Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5e5486fc1fe29259…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.5 KB Created: 2021-09-16 09:13:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 85f3d1951901be9288360d72f9b67353 SHA-1: 18b83002dd54eb79d59e7031afc57250f6b03014 SHA-256: 5e5486fc1fe292595e2ab2363cea29bad24803295b132518931408800b0cabdd
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and other disposable hosting. The heuristic 'SE_MFA_LURE' indicates the document is designed to harvest credentials or session tokens by mimicking MFA prompts. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to distribute further payloads or conduct phishing attacks.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • 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://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138799e6669a---52883530023.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://learnrkbin.jugalbandiresearch.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tebomesapavesunikuxosigip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shian-jin.com/UserFiles/files/3279654621.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://newcar-rental.com/uploads/files/202109152350523889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://virker-ikke.dk/files/96123283728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://houstoncoinclub.org/FCKeditor/file/paderelerelisadilitagux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jancsoalapitvany.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/verofapazexafo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicomancini.eu/userfiles/files/58483981054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hejia-ele.net/upload/komapulolupiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csc-028.com/userfiles/file/20210905043404_n77fzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://areaengineeringsrl.eu/userfiles/files/15248888876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettoannalisatinelli.it/userfiles/files/fowufupuzamodazivumisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chokmanee.com/userfiles/file/74319101683.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://graphicon.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141735476f82---gufomubipovinog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thehouseproduction.net/file/nuripujuginajulolonaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://robotsuk.com/luckingbros.co.uk/userfiles/files/85418756497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mcdanielz.eu/files/file/92780558927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4x4autok.hu/userfiles/files/kuxamiziligola.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kizkulesikizogrenciyurdu.com/public/ckfinderuploads/files/mogexavevugibonimek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aaffebba2apgigwiiececnggk9e4k.xn--p1ai/pict/file/daluguruzejigeta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serextion2006.com/js/upload/files/dufusofojagujuwaseke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161319f4747335---wofatipip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mis.nrru.ac.th/gradjournal/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47802869251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hospedeagora.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c59a6rq1upodmt5sn8kc98njib/tosejijopadolasalol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mebelpozakazu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ae66a80f82c854e889dc4fe82f09762/pupakenamabapotuzobevog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=apple+music+premium+apkPDF 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_off0000e711.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE711 19468 bytes
SHA-256: c20bf7d15e2fa934bcd47955869c23a06e7c8c2172d009246bd63c4a3e3ae3db
font_01_sfnt_off00011926.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11926 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001313d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1313D 10388 bytes
SHA-256: a9525edaac3b998eb234d70fcecc1b4282bf6eeca924bf7fa67ad065371fdbe7