Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2105e85707a59df8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.2 KB Created: 2021-09-01 22:54:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 8b561b9a0edf93d69fbc6748b562b3af SHA-1: f54d73efc1a64d26e801f84b9865b3ea98474f4f SHA-256: 2105e85707a59df83897d0b192fb1db632fd74f6153988c3af27b570088ac6eb
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting it functions as a link farm to distribute further malicious content or phish users. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download of malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=covariance+between+2+stocks PDF link annotation
    • http://orbitsecurity.qa/pro_mvp_tech/uploads/file/lujogipopurepefisema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vector-luczak.pl/new/fck_user_files/file/73566839483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://contextuae.com/resimler/files/fazabuxuzeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://statewideroofservices.com/clients/b/b8/b825a24af54c157c196cf52173d75bf0/File/fekuligukunituvesepazefob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2990592.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xazulatujejipasusi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://halobysciton.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fb0d876154a---kilufosevotilotuvog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawpropertyconsultants.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l9al01vi2r4jpvdrcq27ttdomp/31966221729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nadamasristorante.it/file/68801314200.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://informerfitness.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bc7890761715ca4af57d440814788cd3/wixiponanomoripix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holzbau-hoelzl.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f5a887b285c---4370968049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://epiphanych.com/images/file/zaruvidirifeto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medok18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/31a386be3dcad67f7af50657ba3c196c/fuwegaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gostium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac739e14671---51082140068.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hb4d8g7460kfkuiq8aq9es4k63/jeben.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vanxuantravel.com/upload/files/2635522671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d97660a32a---40437601497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvsystexperts.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5hrp7f3sla4jqvstsg2uon5ae0/toselupasazatavifavesowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chokysitohang.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/remiseb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seyrimerdin.com/userfiles/file/38295960684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://callhfelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160778d7e37ed6---mugizewisavavijiputofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/bexig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hart-metale.pl/gimnazjum/userfiles/file/runifuvipuxubamuwuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ebsenglish.net/_UploadFile/Images/file/80704675335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serendipityorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161295a603b4ab---65559739819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e2f8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2F8 10712 bytes
SHA-256: bbed69b2eb8502329474fc6672a2e4521d8f7be5b0df6e8010c268d0d22c0e4f
font_01_sfnt_off0000fbe5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFBE5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000113f7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x113F7 19168 bytes
SHA-256: 9ea47a11240d09b84e25c66f1e5467f99e0b13619b85118a402374d8862d1aec