Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5cf03e23ee4fe1fc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.0 KB Created: 2021-08-21 04:19:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: ed7c0a2adc9ceb7da5670bc8a6dcd2b8 SHA-1: 7ce54aeddd6948445665082eac1263ee6ebc32ba SHA-256: 5cf03e23ee4fe1fc71ec02d650f9aed64f69cbdb0f8b08637d3ac483fd49be62
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external links, many of which point to PDF files hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading and opening further malicious content. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or obfuscate the malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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 https://patriot.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/071j5bcq3e0ov7jdconbhve54d/welixajuluwog.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://stacjaregeneracja.pl/userfiles/file/97872287131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071d26fbc3df---fewepewujorejoxosibosag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahkjt.com/upfile/file/felekovuri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vietfun.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmi2aga58778ntgibkkccc7ila/84712470723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iamsong.vn/uploads/files/94004399223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8a3f021ab1---83338877189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hs-hofgastein.salzburg.at/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29336123086.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baconbites.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m950s11ro4qfaal19tpdp6nso5/99881068132.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://remont-bez-zabot.ru/files/file/57116308343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alllegaltask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kramab9q2plg22legssbfb1qnf/savuzewepiluwor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquaticlandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160722c2469877---21235916723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mojahotels.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36395927148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://americasbestmanassas.com/uploads/files/13855005881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santeh.md/img/files/ziribij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082b7975d94c---virak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alamansyria.com/userfiles/file/vosevasozije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://freemansphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077ca6e928eb---muzebatebapux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pikewallis.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160770aad8f156---pezudosaresosepubivudafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gunjanjain.com/app/webroot/js/uploads/files/jobijizuworaxala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bistro-8.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/699becdda166c5cb1a5e8b94b91c0367/79423183287.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chokysitohang.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/36376089647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonwering-belgie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3451236374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gsacademy.ge/uploads/files/7483675007.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.isnb.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c27cb7acb7ac31953d76674e8ebb040e/likotutunutoluwepidunura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+open+sentry+safe+1250PDF 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_off0000ce31.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCE31 17684 bytes
SHA-256: 03b4c4ae0e66016abd33758c5455466fa0f9eb4e4dcb6cfca3b3a861f5c93417
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB28 10832 bytes
SHA-256: d0a57c3351af8d3f3234df8f7d3c23a0e1e24289433d8e9236a0f5e55c57c4c2
font_02_sfnt_off00011483.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11483 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1