Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 247b2bfe3f499116…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.8 KB Created: 2021-09-07 13:36:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 865d9ae1913bd3ac83dd8bf63a5b24ae SHA-1: eb211d7d63da17dcc8bfbb0e895a16987ac3b73c SHA-256: 247b2bfe3f499116880d22fb3f63a0dacba28ab8218f69c7c498b3c44695cac3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://www.theoakshealthcare.com/my_content/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11117296001.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.ferienhof-schneider.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160829f5286c4d---zufida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jszl-rolls.com/filespath/files/20210817004223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adom.biz.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tevimufubuzujupezopidom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sakitonus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/46d8d62957eb2500b69e68f3986ebb8a/45400850466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snotlicker.com/clients/10243/File/27078372166.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fishngrill.iorderfoods.com/uploads/files/19944700107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjzjygj.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/nozebexepuwor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garant-fond.ru/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/Images/files/24247585904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensionatiitalianiinportogallo.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/34a8f4f14dec316bc887b2e602778694/genejek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spencershaulageltd.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ef193cb65f420c7d2d56e7d9eea553b4/wejuwel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thepetrichortouch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/babv7uvsg508c1stfstp5pqmlm/jirakofemilojuvozakibute.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sanier.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2jrbffj3j36d75e01tnkpbnjps/13338237184.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://m-co.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/csnoqp4qmijb3drj70dcjbfjpi/ruxurasoja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pawsandtiaras.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94700317666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://destockbaby.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tumitiliwosodekederino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tepihtrava.rs/files/nikofeloxojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.landalastadservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607735099f674---66459039570.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkhighclassof60.com/clients/871169/File/22045325661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sumterhigh89.com/clients/863574/File/dokopumokizelidigezazori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.associatedomains.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f305dd7cc7---zurepekikanidefixeza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.qlsny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/182b6e26ff6883dd49a975f6370a7305/galujifirexatikitiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://argumentua.com/i/file/sogubewuxabokajemovepewuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=que+son+las+vitaminas+hidrosolubles+y+liposolubles+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000f8b0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF8B0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000110c2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x110C2 19632 bytes
SHA-256: 9e15284faf81880ec81641275b0964879a53a97f4898baa4937c80cb81eff82a
font_02_sfnt_off000142b1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x142B1 11240 bytes
SHA-256: e561051e5eea5e09553ba7aa5432a32b6f3cdcc4f97e9d41f7d54275dfce4953