Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 666250b2194dc3e0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.7 KB Created: 2021-07-06 13:42:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 36c754598b4258d50f386f7b22c9703f SHA-1: c4be1cfb34043150e27586b07412eefd6a685bff SHA-256: 666250b2194dc3e0411638080845719d05991f5555026539eb75f4f6dcf052d6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. These links are likely part of a link farm designed to distribute malware or redirect users to phishing sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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 http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5f0ff51bcb---65544495258.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://arcomproltd.com/userfiles/file/10596519850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://astoriareiki.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b41c34f9fe98415b42425db9ef134f46/xasojenewarekununerubiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://workprohealth.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f13bc88ffb---julutogilozegemibima.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salonorganica.ru/upload/files/vufobajuwixajekufiwetome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eubeer.vn/uploads/files/35852475334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adance0112.com/upfile/editor/file/xelowabisodunoxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bechtoldpaving.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b2caa56f18d1e0ea626ccb207d6ec03/xabixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.clubmanizales.com.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160847e8e88bef---31344482444.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eda02a4bf8---joxujeribi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alimentosldm.com/userfiles/file/32863229795.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ekolojikweb.net/upld/userfiles/file/16010048516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.democratum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/50519a06e808e4c3e904ce79a6e71875/sariroji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.golaw.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9ddc95871a---41020224642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lukili.ch/UserFiles/files/teketebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/11547644675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psfund.org/public/uploads/files/cms_files/felozawogilirati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feldmann-spedition.de/pics/userfiles/file/galetixemumapusizivubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mextro.de/upload/files/gefuvaramupunevep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.viksexteriors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093b2b3aa8ca---62523863384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sutphinsgermanshepherds.com/clients/21958/File/radetazawekeruzuruwijuzeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chocolatycakes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a59f462ba82---21492346827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rfcorporation.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6a097996a189b19a25b9d2e99b5eef3d/24628484496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boxerdapolenta.com/cmsimple/images/file/fivibefebodezubopizofite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=dont+tread+on+me+urban+dictionaryPDF 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_off0000f5f2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF5F2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010e04.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E04 17892 bytes
SHA-256: ba4e38f1f3e8fdd33c9bf3ca1c5004aca8a8eedf927249490dac38156087ff6a
font_02_sfnt_off00013cf1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13CF1 10672 bytes
SHA-256: 58156a5e183688cebb558f99a19be9654fdd4f2f93c70e4f81dd71a7ff17cd18