Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 646f5e12e8f96270…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.5 KB Created: 2021-08-10 15:45:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 2fdd324304421172f76b8781879c9d5f SHA-1: 8bd8d8d4c2e4e2ce6185aed3ec4397b581ef352b SHA-256: 646f5e12e8f96270a3ee8cd689d5ac100fdb7cc662e06213acbca3f1a141bd6b
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites hosting other PDF files. The 'SE_INVOICE_LURE' heuristic suggests a phishing or scam pretext. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further malicious content or engaging in fraudulent activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9995

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
  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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 http://www.sensible-seeds-premium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a035cef909---labipeg.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://creativesilhouettes.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c394102428---64622499284.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studio45.live/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tg82aoorclj7o8ghtmnk8050vv/xilatosenit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.justgiveahand.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070701a4525d---xemomiseb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seataclightingalaska.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0f62da9cfef4e14fe450e60605018887/53610382281.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emotionalgift.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/8153714448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baanpowertrain.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b496a1a6c09---90967573438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rfamilylucas.com/clients/73238/File/wuwowizuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thesaddlebank.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ush4dk3i2d592g2gijr136qke8/penojotiritupokonipufafux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.blackhillsdancecentre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dd1975ab33---42289275727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaplanpm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160802a1a695c6---50189353822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://olympicwroclaw.pl/zdjecia/fck/file/rusadujawuseleni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thekolkatapackersmovers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/losisuxuposojemokevubukek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zegabilisim.com/calisma2/files/uploads/wugasopexinegilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biznesfishki.ru/files/userfiles/files/fizanebavibibupuresija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://longarmacademy.net/fckeditor/userfiles/file/38843798148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baharemadinah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9a9afc7d01---wologomagisor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wildpflanzen-planung.de/file/42410060480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whalesart.com/uploadfile/file///2021061501501440.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/80326888612.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.formwork.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/piu5eucmjsm015e87puh7pd71d/59380426031.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bluewhaleline.com/image/upload/File/87051312980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=dollar+tree+application+cashierPDF 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_off0000deff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDEFF 10472 bytes
SHA-256: 406c3ad82243b1e420e75478f87620200b45725c068e3a02587788d5bb5c0f7d
font_01_sfnt_off0000f6ad.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6AD 17376 bytes
SHA-256: 8922234b5117bacabbe29dc5867ad4c794bbd497e0100c877b75e32f556ec3d3
font_02_sfnt_off00012419.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12419 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1