Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5abe239d51d9832b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.1 KB Created: 2021-09-19 09:31:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: b4f3a011d6ee36048b2d7e5425b501a5 SHA-1: 32aa81f5f1de294941516285a0e2c95d0bb520bc SHA-256: 5abe239d51d9832ba40427641c1da61c4def8c113c7c0835735515b0919f5f34
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and links to multiple compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting it is part of a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The presence of a 'download button' lure further supports this. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://greenbins.ca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jefumuxemovevafenibebit.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161407ab5a1d9a---miwakakorakotubekat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirilmazbardak.com/userfiles/file/21119320796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130a92802f13---fimobuwigokebulogojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sabiamente.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161323ef88d587---xawetoxevomomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phutungotodungha.com/img/files/78430552645.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fd93636846a46d2e6d58c6b2c7e54cbf/xolaruzepisegebezanemamat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manpowernepal.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52242219894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://currenwatch.myhost360.cn/file/upload/files/09-11-08-55-08-88.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dar-tom.pl/userfiles/file/muwex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grandeprairie.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134b9c9d7292---78476168197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feng-shuiworld.com/userfiles/file/69904395357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://intervalhousehamilton.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49112956646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conblocmanado.com/pics/file/lifazoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipublicity.cz/data/file/xeregobomapasasinin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://istanajp.net/contents/files/winipesikolisaregunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmkstroi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f033a5b358c761df8a6cce2ef828b7f6/wubotokadukekunisewujug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tidupifokubetipuwuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unternehmensberatung-hegenbarth.com/userfiles/file/55172123069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.web2business.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145f9c504414---19351845423.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soyaksiesta3.com/userfiles/file/18086440107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146d9095f5d6---xurolig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensiuneavalentina.ro/app/webroot/file/juzewivamizanaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161467b8d18be7---fodom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+the+best+junk+cleaner+for+androidPDF 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_off0000e61f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE61F 17816 bytes
SHA-256: 43f001adb93eb09ba3d6996496724a764572537c1ceb8e5592581fa7be913106
font_01_sfnt_off000114dd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114DD 11028 bytes
SHA-256: 91b3876f3441256f4b68c371987801c0d8ea4176bfb92971f30d0c9d052af07e
font_02_sfnt_off00012e6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E6B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1