Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3b8bb8abd1a9be18…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.3 KB Created: 2021-08-08 04:08:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 07c2c4e2abff27946f3cecf6e68a3a80 SHA-1: 87dbdd0f9eb28ac341ac6c7e7fef88cfab87cf5e SHA-256: 3b8bb8abd1a9be18750e87d3f6b7db58b5afdc26a64c8844050c1c718bc86fc0
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish users. The heuristic 'SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE' indicates the document may instruct users to open a password-protected archive, a common tactic to bypass gateway security. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=dog+clothes+pattern+pdf+free PDF link annotation
    • https://polinagerz.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bnn3gnm0gb18d469a3gehqvmsc/81825458322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fixmyhelicopter.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/zetugowasaxes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mayfamilycircle.com/clients/5/53/53cd9f4101e72b768929e5daf979c2da/File/dowadonakafasolegexadag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://augustaelectricalwork.com/editorData/file/dokemuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cfcf820f9d---duzamafumaguvugawipija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kazenergy.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac253829f46---suwodaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://counterreaction.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ad436e199d---82996838218.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amandamaitland.com/images/file/35553953889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brodart01.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/iv8it1aeu06kps8isthistv5hl/65502925772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.traveltimevipp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d133a36b1fba1b8acac0d11e4619857/19115018191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bertrandetgastineaudesigners.com/userfiles/file/wobegubugunike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zwickerfoto.hu/_user/file/voxizilifigijewunani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monacollection.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5a50a9fbaa252bb522ced862e19f8d36/suputijisaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://naseeha.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4ceebb47b56933858137cf74b94d5959/50640293785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mega.kz/media/upload/files/56539363647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uppersanduskyrotary.com/cms/files/File/vesadesukavibugizexapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamachine.nl/userfiles/file/59466112969.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thriveelearning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe948f6ed789c6459982ef3649e839ec/53578879421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59477641977.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yarsan.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2109e5294189e2ebe869d5e17a0496ce/63105354146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f34d28acbe---wuzepilozuzatopowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://osiindia.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sidebuwag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bluewhaleline.com/image/upload/File/dowugixomuxe.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_off0000f169.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF169 17172 bytes
SHA-256: 38b7cb4d3fcda5f43829631a60311d0d28d918823c22a42e74b4e93710d54cdc
font_01_sfnt_off00011e41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E41 10808 bytes
SHA-256: 5aa1a726cb93785f799cd6953a1dd3a9f7c37a97414b3fd5a7a363765e847314
font_02_sfnt_off000136f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x136F4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1