Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5237abc539ac96b0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.3 KB Created: 2021-09-06 10:55:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: e79ba51952df02523fcb0f78846ec2c6 SHA-1: 9a702f9918f1271b1e4e501893d75e37693cf767 SHA-256: 5237abc539ac96b0d253464d9127e07d31d59dad3ca7f539898ca20be6a7067f
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. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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://ifacemount.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jkas12j9v98kp2en13hctb3mcu/satufirizibiga.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://antwerp-rentals.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089771499668---49609397171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e7dc8158d56---xunatixeloxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whs1979.net/clients/65916/File/9773505170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://independentmusicleague.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74b5ac295072ff37c07fc34a2d5307f2/nesozakumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forthepeoplegov.com/userfiles/file/vapoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://herodumpsterrental.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9fb831501dede6130f16b07e294bbc1d/7769365984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terredellamagnagrecia.com/userfiles/files/74275999124.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://davebakeragency.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a4329761f9eb478ea224c456ce72d281/46747712567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lezeckastenakosice.sk/upload/files/63578187893.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://edu-family72.ru/content/images/uploads/file/tipafudutagevibif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://partnerplus30.ru/images/fornews/files/68184568295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flycam.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b021bb05ba---86335061207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ashtralmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090f8ee4fac0---xosubikapesutasuladokabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonalightingsales.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/03878449e8d4ceda90efebddfcc59ff2/lusajadupofexojakaxog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koppeika.ru/userfiles/file/39348964425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirembeestate.co.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135385259a41---ximifewajisanezap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pizzeria-millemiglia.de/app/webroot/img/editor/file/27310347458.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oreoltour.ru/sites/default/files/file/kuvap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://memorybg.net/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lexodubidigetuwom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://insk.ru/img/userfiles/file/95114821135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pavcargo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/508eb45c796afa739ca9f8d81e8d2d67/kunozugupuvuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.norestim.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610ee77f0f87f---jejiwumimilani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allegroescrow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac63da1870b---voruwixumodan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611792362137c---zodigerez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=income+statement+and+balance+sheet+practice+questions+pdfPDF 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_off00010bb5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BB5 20604 bytes
SHA-256: bfd99ee850007c4b2fc5cc151b418c5ac097cc093a1a439da35d965eef411272
font_01_sfnt_off0001415a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1415A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00015971.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15971 11220 bytes
SHA-256: de5869580234ebb175714bed4a6baceb00834b00b54d70120124656505127fab