Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 536b48619131a697…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.6 KB Created: 2021-07-16 02:44:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 9123d4f54889fb8e8ad2a1bd64b40bb0 SHA-1: 5aaf70553b9430d4919ee6ac231c74ff5ed4efaf SHA-256: 536b48619131a69784759bf9a2146f4528df786afac341c6d570a59a355037db
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content. The heuristic 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' strongly indicates that these links are intended to host and serve malicious files, likely PDFs, to unsuspecting users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support the malicious nature of this file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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 http://niestachow.pl/data/aktualnosci_imgs/file/58949461940.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ed6916b4d3---xebofadubobowekoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.morenoroofing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2197ce4013---34245776549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e17227d2c69a2f83747b8bf32c5397eb/30033234148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eghamatyab.com/basefile/bainbookcom/files/foxosititubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://interesttour.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/db6a2b54906c2f9b36f7c6cf7101f44d/jorufenuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salonlomi.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e356c9da055---36614800544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://landbar.com/upload/files/78889990684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benthanhsgfarm.net/images/uploads/files/vixojomig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leesman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe0c5bc95605154d7bcf0ac7e2736f7e/tepalawapen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majorisinvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098418fdefd9---deribibigutusabavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abapaposentados.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094d95779528---radozojip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alphacleanwashing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/15d31f2d2529db0b0bdba60d8983dc02/lutaledamilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dspec-car.com/js/upload/files/buweruxojugadono.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skrabl.pl/www/rpbd/fck/file/79200555102.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://naseeha.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6c273847b827484782d9d391a032cef6/zolodurojilozufexeruvavod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b57a9cd08c2---tizan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://czechdidgeridoo.com/admin/upload/file/31488694172.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.birapart.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160873c956a4ce---75233022220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://galerie-louise.be/userfiles/files/24258370871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bridalchapel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cfc60785a3---64832990462.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mko-yug.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0771d1935def4b4b391569b8d3a5a538/pugawowezuzudagexowiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sblending.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afc551d5917---dimunukogejozibaposiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=from+jinnah+to+zia+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_off0000e7ca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7CA 18336 bytes
SHA-256: a2c10d7d9b037bdb5261708a836d07e6f2b3acc717e9a1f284e5e138ac6211e7
font_01_sfnt_off000117fa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117FA 10584 bytes
SHA-256: c2103fa7ea9786cb14b31ed2b8ff2b21538c60e60c932c8cd64b041138e686c4
font_02_sfnt_off00012fde.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FDE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1