Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 699a862691266537…

MALICIOUS

PDF

64.0 KB Created: 2021-07-14 09:04:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 54412453cff98863d74fa12a24b83807 SHA-1: 083a079b79f28738c708f57e613066f0829f6745 SHA-256: 699a862691266537509fc462f717cd1fc3c5947d7d75b45ab60e38989a29af49
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to compromised WordPress sites, indicating it's likely a lure for phishing or to download further malicious content. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' strongly suggests malicious intent. The ML classifier also flagged the PDF as malicious.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6848

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 http://ehsclassof88.com/clients/7/7f/7f6c4973f16106f9a1f2948091db50b4/File/sobaberi.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://akdenizokullari.k12.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/iine160iisbb8pmvgnpgrht338/97924099656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160808971dbeec---bivavesovelesiwedirobane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://popcouncilinstitute.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bdbec8e2eae725b1d32a37e34b802570/jibebuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.combatsim.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cbf2b3171e0---notamowakexofog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ptk-astana.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4d05be6de14ae357ed53dd22e45d723a/49205522932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musikpark-live.de/userfiles/file/sanakinurujidoremonilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beckydavidsonhomes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083fde3ce495---dofomezawomox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bayzones.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/megufip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://actaviaserica.org/board/file/files/lasomutujexitisipovurefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rosewoodcity.org/nbloom/fckuploads/file/firuporofapor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greshamgilessalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f66a954762c1aa39be3d1677f4a23d6/newikemugogufibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ndgai.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5r0bg076rva8i16lhpiend5m87/36755698832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://formapolis.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f172837d4b098a5d25fe2f8b73f52bd4/7408809241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.a-fairys-choice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfd2a5a388f---75207119563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://discoveryenglish.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609559c882b0c---68316710678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feniks9.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/soxesewezufobevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.leesii.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c63e68488c---25986416767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://czytamzezrozumieniem.pl/userfiles/file/dasuxidasulijoroxef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psystat.net/candyticket/uploads/page_images/files/nowovudumurinapitibos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sibzakon.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37026095721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bankkartya.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33393080160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fitnessrev.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b02p8q1eduhqlg6l3mb4sndb35/25055839194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://churchosonline.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/83fa774b11311a647dc6bd44f562a19b/48370034729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=noise+level+dba+meaningPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d14d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD14D 16860 bytes
SHA-256: f38b9c801fd8c9b65ad71b05c5d003192b402c36d6dd38c6801300d0e466d343