Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 24f9fb190f7f397e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.2 KB Created: 2021-06-28 20:19:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 18e539a51d18b71bfa427db1442249c6 SHA-1: 8b2ebd7dd4b5d0d9a9a3dabc8b88b79b056bb53f SHA-256: 24f9fb190f7f397e2f76a1f1daeab2fb9a01ddfaabb4c9c9542926f1670a265e
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. This suggests the document is designed to redirect users to malicious or phishing content, potentially serving as a lure for further compromise. The ClamAV detection as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan further supports a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=ca+foundation+law+question+paper+with+answer PDF link annotation
    • http://for-rent-antwerp.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab9219e7b47---zezososufipizu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c96617bb2c---buzivitoxujon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tqt83485ub639dkrqd5uic87qo/fomin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.criteriainvest.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/of89midi1c2835eh0t26lflbju/91738076340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thedestinbeachhouses.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dd2e1f6b43ac6e8e53ad0855a40efc29/vobinuribi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://otartufo.com/ckfinder/tartufofiles/files/ruvofajukonorakoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sk-developers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdcbd41250c---42573431847.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sg-design.top/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9b1ca3997ecb5d658092b6c1f32373a6/sanosiboruloweruvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160729dff7d0fd---julinuveduluzexunuko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagpack.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099d1ef14e1e---mobof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.makattakasinti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f2d99bd38e---soziganosopudipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viral-list-machine.com/ckfinder/userfiles/publics/files/pemijamokolusawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160992277b23ad---kalakugexud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://happyhanool.com/ckupload/files/vowogivisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://career-id.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lokad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vakukh.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/181ab845c1749c6458b8d50e5aeb53ec/mavaxutoduvinibujumowej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/58982714057.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarsurdurulebilir.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hnk04mlf3mgtb34m8qhctaui13/sabeverofakebaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/paxezizapinopesiriz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jrpst.pl/userfiles/file/3517531691.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbadce7db90---wamizaven.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://segurosjdd.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dn6dvf0bj7iv35sm27r8q8rrl2/funitukogumokadinad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enviedecrire.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607caf453f447---95548151961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicacomciencia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d3a190d4c9d---pexovafolababuwupodotemag.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_off00010e7c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E7C 18664 bytes
SHA-256: df675df8b0036ff57cb55c07f6134983ad5ffb6c5973e5a9df0572d455eaefde
font_01_sfnt_off00014029.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14029 10956 bytes
SHA-256: 2a91a4ea12156328bdfe08daa7115e78a34e691d9e9786624d874d0c57c2cd20
font_02_sfnt_off00015967.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15967 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1