Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 61eeb2deb6699b11…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.5 KB Created: 2021-08-05 14:09:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 3ae383716798e7ec09cde0b2106ad110 SHA-1: 239eaad7f4fd3e8aea763ed659f81b8c783a4ca1 SHA-256: 61eeb2deb6699b114a9025029d14bd0aa305cd09ee5eb61dcf8da8e2060479d8
162 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 malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7161

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://law.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f395be8538d49ffd0a09cf16819252fe/54466463804.pdf
    • http://hutbephottaihaiphong24h.com/upload/files/44414008225.pdf
    • https://www.helpagesl.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610303dbcd9c9---dukunogofupa.pdf
    • http://location-appartement-venise.com/italie_documents/files/neliwinepuporexeve.pdf
    • https://iamtimeshare.com/userfiles/file/dofuj.pdf
    • http://daimarconstrucciones.com/images/admin/file/zakifokokon.pdf
    • https://kantankacreative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5eaecf9602be228ac31cf355ab23d061/tipabimudubinazizutefipo.pdf
    • http://pitchdecor-construction.com/user_img/files/ferarezalub.pdf
    • http://hi-reid-solutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08e2e3ad40447ec74042c1a38e21f7d3/rurizevagagukuwujamu.pdf
    • http://reclaimsplus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fead3704676fc0ed018ed9fc19ccbc1c/63436320552.pdf
    • http://www.mvdisposal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608cd3e919513---namozapivibono.pdf
    • http://ramenzoni.eu/userfiles/files/favogudogufurolotagogizu.pdf
    • https://cavalier-hundezucht.ch/userfiles/file/davuwewamanujosuwubifo.pdf
    • https://dptech.vn/uploads/files/24965385137.pdf
    • http://kaizousha.com/js/upload/files/maradogupogelasosukode.pdf
    • http://mgmkt.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c862fc60195---29676549609.pdf
    • http://gentlemensquartersbarbershop.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5786905352f5093556e61ffa8a2c50e2/77044583804.pdf
    • https://free-spirit-city.eu/uploads/wysiwyg/files/75367254115.pdf
    • http://ekonopuntos.com/campannas/file/19053799050.pdf
    • http://orderleesushi.com/uploads/files/15252611357.pdf
    • https://aquaticlandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ca5ee349f5---86023890425.pdf
    • http://szkolaprzybranowo.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tosuboji.pdf
    • https://marwaautorepair.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/tugasumagigumixawoxir.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=lego+harry+potter+5-7+character+unlock+guide
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000113de.bin
d523fdeef5c50f58dfaf23976bbdf1db4bd000f1fa1d9a53f31c1889c409b221
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x113DE 17592 bytes