Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b553c72fbc8f25a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.5 KB Created: 2021-07-06 04:45:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 2c0755fc7aaa5d45ca96343b58fbfb27 SHA-1: 78522a301549137764ffafe8df530fb1b43e0fd2 SHA-256: 2b553c72fbc8f25a95961e8e78eb64a5c694abda443d8f01d7f19ba473da7088
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users. The sample also exhibits characteristics of a link farm, with numerous URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination and distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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 http://sarahscupcakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a44cc447e38---87010253514.pdf
    • http://www.rolstoellift.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b61bd2cd56---vodovajoxileziriwojob.pdf
    • http://edgewood1962.com/clients/2/2b/2b25cacec04995aba37d275b9c35b4d1/File/dedoxasilosabusijesoweso.pdf
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c9d45195be---52869185847.pdf
    • http://www.mvdisposal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609aca67e5722---rovafesapaxeliwe.pdf
    • https://qualitycountscleaning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f71675e8050194348a6b83ce4bf5d56a/38238168973.pdf
    • https://personalloan2u.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c04db135c996787798a090ab78942be/60352332429.pdf
    • http://secohthailand.com/file_media/file_image/file/52089035720.pdf
    • http://pansophers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160742f4dc6aea---56415221349.pdf
    • https://bmw-zona.ru/uploads/file/mokevisofi.pdf
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077b712866cf---48470650627.pdf
    • http://intechsol.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c481fcb57f2---gufupuzilaliwimuwe.pdf
    • http://ebslang.net/_UploadFile/Images/file/vemozavebu.pdf
    • http://2girlstrippin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d8345e3dd17---29938983923.pdf
    • https://www.northamericatalk.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c235ecf3b08---piluposidijomarevofox.pdf
    • https://ipcare.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9c57mk73jhnkqpuefeoakeelb5/54182815548.pdf
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/womirod.pdf
    • http://xn--80aaeiengkwpz6p.xn--p1ai/pub/file/83443125221.pdf
    • http://www.sempresaude.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090727fa6318---12327305693.pdf
    • http://mineraux-et-lithotherapie.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/xunarujafelumejefad.pdf
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bedb03df69---fidugabezude.pdf
    • http://starkhigh1972.com/clients/d/dd/dd83d6d7846a033806cdb512e10d7d7c/File/98281996047.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=7+to+the+3rd+power
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000102c8.bin
b6f90a8731c8e68c98cce7070cebf23d3eba2319edcf44ec21bf12073a8053a1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102C8 18664 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00013497.bin
df1abff3bdcf4f4080c47f9fc11f7f71676d8e30a9babaa093dbe7378423db91
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13497 10128 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014b7a.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14B7A 16792 bytes