Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 61eebcba6e887908…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.1 KB Created: 2021-09-09 03:05:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: dce3064ac06c4ff26a7209b5b0136ddc SHA-1: b0bf6ea2176783beb493610c05ed0df5a27b1125 SHA-256: 61eebcba6e8879085e201ada7fac0ada86fea3979b460b2c0ead9bdb7edd4cf7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs, which are used to host further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://highlander-inn.com/assets/userfiles/files/gagenogeruximunuvemate.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://tw-sincere.com/upfiles/editor/files/zorojawefokisoruzugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://konakelektrik.com/userfiles/file/69423488135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cathyourhair.nl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30112272563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://francoisdaulte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/marodofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://files.ibiza-ferien.de/file/menofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cafesca.mx/ckfinder/userfiles/files/toxigejoguz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redemaisfarma.com/userfiles/file/bulixexamokarare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acgroupenterprise.com/userfiles/file/84524580629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhongjiukeji.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-6/20210906071651713053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterpieces-mallorca.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e58d12fb117362d7c1e5faf915befdf0/subulivamegiruno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xinyuemu.net/assets/202109/files/20210903145650352087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161394070a0a4f---32690944289.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yourbuilding.ru/userfiles/files/naderojizovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137a8fbdcf6a---79678052736.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sergeybazarov.ru/file/12907841269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mikomisushiwc.com/uploads/files/gerisebeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.farmaciavictoriayjmleon.com/userfiles/files/dekewejopelopel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denisonlandscaping.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613009d68a6c4---lixiwugoxedezegolegipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dnepropress.net/files/file/fobepar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2726537268b8656cbc8ba8804bdb2a55/49690765646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://slotpt2.com/contents/files/juvobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161393547704a2---10990963431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bccphil.paramedix.biz/uploadfiles/file/zitewabedawejikerelub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tribo.kz/userfiles/File/44450557697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=setting+voicemail+on+androidPDF 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_off0000e3b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE3B4 10688 bytes
SHA-256: 96c1a4ea39094e727441bf387c31d37c9b26fb2862ec4f5d1e05f9fa3ffd8cd8
font_01_sfnt_off0000fbfe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFBFE 18024 bytes
SHA-256: b386cddfc15db48bd6297fedb1b41fab7fb9ba8293045a04d06269f1e1de80b5
font_02_sfnt_off00012a6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A6B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1