Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6e5ec22579a852d4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.1 KB Created: 2021-07-26 12:28:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: f089bda74ae9bdb83128b2bd674a7460 SHA-1: 8bedd1148edc5154954e7b1218a5b0c0eea1c22f SHA-256: 6e5ec22579a852d495d3293665e7e84062013cea6c6a8bec2d40877910a9ae46
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

Heuristics 7

  • 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
  • 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://borderpak.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7c6611f35fca5d8ac68d80fbd45cd66e/30425386890.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://pavaniautismschools.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/smf5q7e737qkctoseip8vfjm4t/kugawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poorclarescork.ie/images/wulazitobimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/kobinesupibanekekofiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f85e230b9e8---kozodofixogifegewupega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maydangson.com/vietkiendo/upload/file/pixidewoligokuvemonalivow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://optimus.org.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dbc0898b8c---bilovanonejikemezefuzakik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://profbuhotchet.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d2a563dfa68c41e20a9812356ea42e97/moxerakurovofizemar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gradur.ba/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081f426620ed---20455438942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pietri-automobiles.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mm8a8cu9kc1dgrqg3s0efolsi4/23183018321.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ar9dpr8i1dvhcov1lk6n6ilrc5/94176744080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganan10.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160761479d3694---lekukitevafozuzoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.euroservicemilano.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160815f898e47e---63388675484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarahscupcakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fe964acc29---31569178056.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sunwayhk.com/louis/STARKGROUP/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xijasovowawiduv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medicalart.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acad2032dde---gifuvesajezuremerogixunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webtraffic.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sne2pct23if40u24ifojujt55g/64513641486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yournew.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ck4ba3tn7o1suc08789e16iqi0/wudonel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.org/FCKeditor/file/zitovesikuzuwizetaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tai.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dddf7574077---keleveredupekolusujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ivelinabozilova.com/userfiles/file/38843204931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kantankacreative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/006f88e4aa4fed967a8df77cac73e4c5/rufudug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karavanlakesfet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/412e08fd85911f09a347b884aeceddf3/gaxenivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=will+we+go+back+to+school+in+2021+californiaPDF 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_off00010503.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10503 11220 bytes
SHA-256: 87d8b20133b8dbf3aa8006f1e26cd1fad10a3f9052c1229cc1e4834854350d08
font_01_sfnt_off00011f5f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11F5F 17632 bytes
SHA-256: f872759721f3d274e5fc66b8a431993ece6ec519b280a5e8795d05d15516da1b
font_02_sfnt_off00014dcb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14DCB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1