Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2ef8db0ddd39a7b5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.8 KB Created: 2021-06-29 09:24:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: b32aa04f6c5073be5448586dd2baf3d5 SHA-1: de7164cee9c06de4897203e4d0f157206a3e3307 SHA-256: 2ef8db0ddd39a7b589c2f24b851f172a5c0442fdd2850f0bd2a35f8bc8753656
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination or leverage trusted domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=a+spiritual+biography+of+god%27s+miracle+working+power+kathryn+kuhlman
    • http://araonline.hu/uploads/file/rowelesafilu.pdf
    • http://www.timtransportes.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160845f741ffa9---vivabukodesabirir.pdf
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160778ddc14299---29868324080.pdf
    • https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7af2e7451d---lakevebajiwufijekimogofup.pdf
    • https://cashmeredreams.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc37ca4f286c305ea0325bb708db2ce8/pimonudojunetedizoz.pdf
    • https://www.oneirishrover.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/af7a41cc15fc633d1bde8c8b230947fb/62092816942.pdf
    • https://cvenhancer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/73671024893127aa7fe4160df88c7375/suvivemetarimabofa.pdf
    • http://brodart01.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0l2lsegd7l52do5g3ph52qiets/55405559819.pdf
    • https://gk-termopanel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/98634ffe4f18cdc9e580c33e02a3ffb5/3918180579.pdf
    • http://pericosrentcar.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160862f9803f41---repixukasatedidezujusutu.pdf
    • http://hkalc.com/userfiles/27841490939.pdf
    • http://chicagohalo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160986f1bc9b38---xagowilejilazenamixesirex.pdf
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ko8esegebovi0sjr68r1sco1le/fepagabemivajugemula.pdf
    • http://exactblue.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e1d86eb3de---9784213745.pdf
    • https://t2sc.me/userfiles/xomakuledaberijovap.pdf
    • https://completecollegestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a591e41e3dffeef690206a6ed0dd2957/jirudogugomubunageg.pdf
    • http://alkanboya.com/files/file///51020755129.pdf
    • https://dedywiredja.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d97baec13a---gajemarejibuz.pdf
    • https://papiratisk.cz/soubory/noloxajururik.pdf
    • http://uppercanadatwocylinderclub.com/clients/877835/File/40659590012.pdf
    • http://iideree.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abaf253f425---12696185680.pdf
    • https://konferencii.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/588611786.pdf
    • http://www.sbawerribee.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160810b0897175---savada.pdf
    • http://inlikeflintlogistics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c526097398d---48914755839.pdf
    • http://raunlarose.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b7edf2a7e6---lozerofovotito.pdf
    • http://www.hptindia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160987a26d8ac6---powowinuxinaruzibojuru.pdf
    • 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_off0000f178.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF178 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001098a.bin
03bc96b332e6c8f8bb35f73fd9761900a4e5c7f4bb76a68e299e6b3275e34387
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1098A 16996 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000135cf.bin
1e19e83811beaf9af2670cc38b17540b03e67ed0beefbaa3846849847204569e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x135CF 11612 bytes