Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4fbb7625b0411323…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.2 KB Created: 2021-06-26 09:37:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: e011ae0bda9b0682ed80cedaab527353 SHA-1: b643092048e7b518a680248e43878d2ec25f00ad SHA-256: 4fbb7625b0411323fd97da248a71dbd479f9eb408f05b72d14f1154aa53c1fa4
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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 http://www.driftime.ee/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af73adcc4bd---7462008401.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.audioclinica.pt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qj5f76tglgmckah3jrg4ksvhdn/gawipamuvonudositif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agcslohian.com/userfiles/file/14378946082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ashtralmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9e615d9e46---vonerevevogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuicrew.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-9/20210509063000458330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elesud.it/img_pagine/file/jatupugigidej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medical-psychology.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ffb9e0c31d---tirusoxitizomumigamudat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.consorcio.edu.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb2bf5cb4b9---suluzodogajitasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bajajsports.com/userfiles/file/wafigamemajoberokulaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjbtrh.com/files/pic/file/57962229314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://businessplan-capalpha.fr/mbp/upload/images/images/upload/ckfinder/20667755358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kagoshimakojintaxi.com/userfiles/file/84757904843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://neavocats.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45c78d6d1688935eec1890272cafbaaf/66248075031.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://araonline.hu/uploads/file/55914498259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.icslights.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f1fee195d9043e8839ee3059f512de9/67551016594.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://impariant-club.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45f8f0bdc2082211062b239faab25bd6/juxuvazix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pankalconstructora.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d5288ab8151---kofelatefir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carefirstyoungatheartgala.com/clients/b/bc/bc61c41cf33a111e4089ebab1e34a2ce/File/pedewuledunudogojafak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mwflower.com/upimagesfile///21776488600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.publicitymailing.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077cc322457e---gatuzabapurirebakaked.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mundori.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/riduwisupivaredoniwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://technok.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abf7833700c6e7be9f490780fb645a80/memegedinunewiwesivuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c53663ba9d0---pokapeginow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ochoadentalcare.com/tacgestorcontenidos_ochoa/documentos/file/buvapaxazotisijilujaxizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=all+logo+quiz+answers+level+3PDF 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_off0000bbe3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBBE3 16484 bytes
SHA-256: 12aa45513134a7af161eb91bd611ee513e4c836ba93ddb920a2d029b829c9533
font_01_sfnt_off0000e66a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE66A 10796 bytes
SHA-256: a8ab99eaedd71198386e4f9faa06028805f0f9232c0f7a965b3136e2551aa454
font_02_sfnt_off0000ff46.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFF46 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1