Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5b82fb0a2fffae1a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.5 KB Created: 2021-08-16 03:56:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: bb6a25ee64734daf21db31ab7478da85 SHA-1: 6ee10b58abc29eb37a1e95488de7a26aec9bf0cd SHA-256: 5b82fb0a2fffae1adcffd19082b79238f3c7a1656f2911c3aff71bfd389d8653
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 distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9983

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://www.sehersirin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ab1b83cdec---sajevikagejevutejut.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://averon.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607340c4afdda---gidugerimunetamufeginowud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rongoldmanlaw.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pogibemusakipu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dianthusindustrial.com/resimler/files/89852548345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worldwidefilipinoalliance.com/uploadedFiles/files/fupododemagolujemig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medprobr.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/22d2a55b4cccff5452913f0a56ec1e05/takukugonuwolajutuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cosonhuath.com/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/61785430961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refour.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6000be308b21f9abf0c9bc712161b080/88582406583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akgikorea.com/file_upload/fck_upfile/file/58020461746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.geosuiteonline.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160900eca1dfb3---zovoxanetuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.baileysmilk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c684d9d6c77db84524d25cce5957cc74/23533485780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://golfproradost.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26620803234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alwaysflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9bcfb71250---zesunuposewidimejuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ansonseatery.com/uploads/files/6334679714.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelworld.ro/userfiles/file/zabugevipajuleros.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://netshopnepal.com/userfiles/file/73944947482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evocative.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf4b779182---nirujerubajetomimuxuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drddvichitra.com/userfiles/file/velilivawulim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kochamsushi.pl/UserFiles/file/43761788118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evocative.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d25c465b6a---bejetin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aven.su/userfiles/file/besaxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jiptv.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3mdmv74ld6mrr871huknmlmcmn/jifakepego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pocatellocampfire.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uf7ep74cjaa113m5ndqe3sjkms/59521881164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cambodiadriverservice.com/userfiles/file/60769345336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://getawaynewzealand.co.nz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607798c3ac98c---kosurafiwagapepaxuxifi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=bill+gates+11+rules+of+lifePDF 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_off00011863.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11863 17752 bytes
SHA-256: 1ccdbb48793e451f8a33bb6be16480def3e34078ad744a7943e33d49a9fae0c1
font_01_sfnt_off00014748.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14748 10488 bytes
SHA-256: 4c0e76f7e3dc37dceb1a15262db56d6879d29a84b0a761b8bcb0f5984a9de1d8
font_02_sfnt_off00015f61.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15F61 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1