Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5fa564a0bf14d001…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.6 KB Created: 2021-09-01 15:07:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: dcd1aa10f533d8ef76cdc6c74cba446b SHA-1: 22fdb42a55469c724ec4061174e7465e4886811a SHA-256: 5fa564a0bf14d00190150d839cbfa74c8d28590017206428415b5b69daa252ba
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URLs, indicating it is likely used for phishing or to download further malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, with the embedded JS likely responsible for initiating the malicious activity. The URLs point to compromised WordPress sites, a common tactic for hosting malicious files.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9981

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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=idp+waiver+wire PDF link annotation
    • https://pensionatiitalianiinportogallo.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb95a8e8d8908629eaa0bc9774677a8f/29087483500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.appsolutely.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a81161b670---safowafumobude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://charqueadaboavista.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b1e0815e813cd8610d689caed04098a4/81085136551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.simplythebestevents.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611f6101aa6a1---18922121478.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sjmhospital.org/files/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nidevakunogodujudofizirod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://auksozvynas.lt/userfiles/file/75686982379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brixtontaxi.com/survey/userfiles/files/jogisale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://swalaya.in/userfiles/file/8287274633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shopabrang.com/images/files/99158617998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harkakotony.hu/UserFiles/file/pixibirikudobenuroka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://callmarkinvestments.com/callmark/files/zanavododotaridovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fsnn.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba936b3b5d5---lidukewidapetak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mywil.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f71c60ca75---75678309387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.siemers-deutschmann.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4eoas8ha7nqd351rqr8ntpum3b/nefiwobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://readxyz.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2c90c84413f852fdd98b54035074b068/33138037864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fabrykakonwersji.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bca32044651560b6f543fff219ab0925/nosewezivitasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wacee.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a766968c412---sijunabufej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://securitydm.rs/slicice/file/34644021747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beliangka.com/contents//files/76804509291.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sys-svinding.dk/userfiles/file/pabidokoxaxipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gcnaura.in/images/uploads/files/50130903109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092735b48114---gapidosozire.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://15449010.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210824_65595DDBA7AAE1C3.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000e0f9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE0F9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f90f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF90F 9952 bytes
SHA-256: b9808ce3da33788a06b144b47d2b7d73a32e358f3bd17154daf9fe2463871699
font_02_sfnt_off00010f34.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F34 18624 bytes
SHA-256: d4e643737888fe5308ca443ee2a27f90a90db06cd758ce88a59cbdd389cbe1b1