Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 559b242253f331a8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.9 KB Created: 2021-09-08 05:00:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 0c17da362dab69c50162086efd7fe7e5 SHA-1: 43edba0f6b0b9a0a7582ee79e65a0a1ea3f3f00a SHA-256: 559b242253f331a828c90172f84a159bc782473016996055053cd6dd8fdebbcc
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malware. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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://ldksolar-officialliquidation.com/userfiles/files/disokobisajuzip.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://ceilford.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c979e22480f2cdc57404d380660c01bf/75948105516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shining4u.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae486bee2e0b969e55fd0eca34fabddb/zusupenisafavewimuviwuji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://volvo-cars.jp/js/upload/files/dafuzidakipijeberek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irmascaritasdejesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160819fcd1c264---49792107980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a431bb984df0ca90f849f7e3a74182c8/jatukusevutokole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aafkqcanfpgnhbng3b5i9a.xn--p1ai/pict/file/gabiputataxamimoxogozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webinaris.training/ckfinder/userfiles/publics/files/70594834168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fortlauderdalelimorental.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af7f21b087e---menur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8bd3bbac18---xomijarojurosibuki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drmarlenebothma.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f4e99f292d---47213300046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://restaurant-lyons.fr/userfiles/file/6415680251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.teppiche-waschen-hamburg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7c72946623---jenarokakuwikowowemoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pacemakerpressintl.com/uploads/assets/file/pazifazozota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dineflon.com//files/dakunexapabenetetaruzewev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pk.mo/userfiles/file/fupopiden.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drmiamiconnect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c4be974c5a02fddf9f8c321a7b69b7c4/82554152984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dermo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d42e79ec7d---94497740181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideakliniksisli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071a89f35793---filuwuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fusheng-vietnam.vn/admin/webroot/upload/image/files/wilulemup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firewheels.pe/userfiles/file/9486672793.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vattuxaydunghl.com/userfiles/file/farakaruvisewex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ibyservice.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9d9f00067ea9b0b1dfd8f15b2e3fb615/durano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=que+es+una+enfermedad+genetica+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_off0000c2d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC2D9 18016 bytes
SHA-256: 7aefefc485277f07f5b091c8c14303e52c29012a9a2cc1f8dbf5310fb99ba9ba
font_01_sfnt_off0000f03e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF03E 10956 bytes
SHA-256: 2d629cd2963486bcb377192ed53ba8c0250d1db8f3c47ab6267d293fec323f96
font_02_sfnt_off00010990.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10990 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1