Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 50ef87988b70f4e5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.1 KB Created: 2021-07-06 05:06:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 4df118dad82bd5444da91ae92fd3d8cf SHA-1: 18c32fadf763da2b7ac115e23e0de28b3087fbbd SHA-256: 50ef87988b70f4e58ec62a35ef3e4e86a0ab198d24b572bab88f9f59befd3bd4
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users. The heuristics indicate the PDF acts as a link farm, pointing to numerous compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting domains, likely to distribute phishing content or further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://israelonthehouse.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c9a3412b0f---gogobuviwe.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ldbell1965.net/clients/85689/File/41925588225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.okcfarmersmarket.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5aed7727296966544915457c9cdb02d7/nevezarav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oilbasaro.com/web/images/ckfinder/files/20210617030038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://konferencii.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60917440468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sskj.pl/userfiles/file/89768078603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.net/FCKeditor/file/18236465579.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://areicon.com/images/file/wopul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vetranhtuongmamnon.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fbf6bob0n2j01piv1pbsei4p8m/pisexewafemerokege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abw10thstreetne.com/uploads/files/lelidujogizeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alphaveneers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae4fea2e29b6a07a997eae123049ffbe/tuzupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bandai-k.com/userfiles/file/83860805589.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c55350c586---mawepamojowerexopome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2e2a9127e1---42541237052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-leuven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d8877b06e5---36136943591.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radiopopiatej.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b06d4719672---1058087837.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://krimgranit.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/846ae63b33dfcf9806235a030249094b/lobutufizaxebosuxokuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chortho.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sf0m25u8upfppas4ms4posq37u/zodawujoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avenirpourtous.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071651b329b4---sufakuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pikhospital.com/ck_uploads/uploads/files/21350910364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bistro-8.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/36afc6296d119e318db1eeb03ae49211/43917971875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.m2asolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d1dcab3a70585c62b0b6fdd653a755e/zefigajoxesonakosinabis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allcreaturesinc.com/files/files/84894096512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608feb26606ad---30337902646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=animal+quiz+questions+and+answers+2018PDF 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_off0000ea19.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA19 17104 bytes
SHA-256: 404fa3f601f68c4d08ea616fc96fca0f77a6239cafbb6f455d683e8dd957538d
font_01_sfnt_off000116d0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116D0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012ee7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12EE7 11284 bytes
SHA-256: 34098a94198969a05563b05f8428618995b6b15d0dac108e464b18e5bc4412de