Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 50f09a4a5e2fa37c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.3 KB Created: 2021-07-25 11:11:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 03a831861d9c0c40e1122cb590b27d4b SHA-1: bbeb7dece6f0b3aa1818f3a042264b945e29d2d5 SHA-256: 50f09a4a5e2fa37c28e3b8f30b78234c971cfcbbe4b74c7ccfc993bc3eee21ea
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and links to multiple compromised websites, indicating an attempt to deliver a malicious payload. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The presence of a visual download button further supports the lure-based attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

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
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://lightupalife.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076b195e7305---resuvofaladumilizugokuwe.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090a9ad65031---23236138420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wodepcb.cn/uploadfiles/files/pilitipelojivulekafokux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alhouti.com/userfiles/file/19389561305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvsystreports.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o6u1tb6uc45im53i3j9m0t1gc0/zunerikosifixamatezad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25437056292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gostium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5a11948dd4---69578797584.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://huron81reunion.com/clients/f/fe/feec28e48c841af8be4ad6373737a022/File/vesukekanutano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeremypourstarlight.com/clients/5/53/539822683240d2210db56c0084569a8b/File/jewagewawaxixiropaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaumont-residence.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/to2ui5rnchdsmqtb9141u9g6cf/83787200787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitebyside.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02568a2eec69247d319c2eef081d2b30/78871048652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sanitaerprofi.ch/fckeditor/editor/images/file/99969273866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brighterhealthcare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tqbfiv0s96tuu89dm5gk296021/58137328868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oriental-kitchens.com/userfiles/files/86398082697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kassa-evotor.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j8afiedq461qsb68nkpa5fr3g8/kedoxajedekawon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ktgroup.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/weturezugugetutuzadebama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tif.cn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/chktiodjljnch92cp14vgld2bv/fozojid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://g3az.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089be979ce97---fadexubiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osc-pribor.ru/products_pictures/file/73549983443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oddluzanie.net/userfiles/file/zalibawefunegopumuzamogix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.democratum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e332e520a5365b4de945eb9601d2d996/36896896661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://propertiproperty.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/65188942753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://solar-makernavi.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/juvib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.guestquesttravelmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u7s7uau4udef93ckbesfn9k5at/xugogozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=rabb+da+radio+2+full+movie+downloadPDF link annotation
    • http://kioskcondoweb.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d7edd555aa2---166201608.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_off0000fe58.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE58 16724 bytes
SHA-256: fa722785a19378d6890e068d033c63fae94221d328db275e9094f1657475b793
font_01_sfnt_off000129fc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x129FC 10808 bytes
SHA-256: bfac8e7bc2c05a67cd324cee2003bd337fe9fdf7aeca886ad513dd9e791fc84d
font_02_sfnt_off000142f1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x142F1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1