Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6f8b125f855c3d87…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.8 KB Created: 2021-06-27 17:52:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 0ea4d848e39ea6332751dae0dff4a71e SHA-1: b38f49062122cfcb044318876dba03973ab0bf33 SHA-256: 6f8b125f855c3d8792b7c574d77e8976974b8db6f1361e1deeeb83e5219da313
176 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The document contains numerous embedded URLs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting it functions as a link farm for phishing or malware distribution. The heuristic 'SE_ENABLE_LURE' indicates the document likely contains a prompt to enable macros or editing, a common tactic to bypass security measures and execute malicious content, potentially JavaScript, which is then used to download and execute further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9848

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.
  • Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LURE
    Document instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
  • 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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=attaching+pdf+to+excel
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160736fec0b198---keravizarofudek.pdf
    • http://projectbudapest.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607459e82cac2---nepakofawo.pdf
    • https://1877painters.com/FCKeditor/file/zefevofowebidigotogije.pdf
    • https://yourtuscanyguide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ul8dnrk9jc0v3o53ss116kfm80/gegipuvizoto.pdf
    • http://mko-yug.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a5a696fd184bcd933372baf74e21990/74102989343.pdf
    • https://1877painters.com/FCKeditor/file/rolirazu.pdf
    • https://www.sblending.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c2396d832f---tutogurotijipexovatedun.pdf
    • http://erfolgsapp.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160724c92909ad---38316021520.pdf
    • https://baongochoa.com/upload/file/dulimegobuxesofu.pdf
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080416fd1495---nafaxituwunuzime.pdf
    • http://fouladsazanco.com/Upload/file/34487829533.pdf
    • https://sidexsideaudio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5ba3ba13e5---juxuromitadawuzidawisil.pdf
    • https://anpheatingandac.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/71249521871.pdf
    • http://thehigh86.com/clients/13680/File/jonaf.pdf
    • https://www.truesdalepainting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160877f5934973---garamenusaxawegibug.pdf
    • https://www.tessilgiada.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086c8952905c---goxenegafalewavezenugili.pdf
    • http://tcsm62.org/uploads/news/file/zizoganubide.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160827ffb31b12---buwutofowodopinon.pdf
    • http://pozitron-s.ru/userfiles/file/16546920882.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b97393bcb4---91140348869.pdf
    • http://www.hkqi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160756624f03f2---58279454713.pdf
    • https://rjiminfra.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/52cf0fa3903bbdc1353a453a4b79f782/vodiworuwabi.pdf
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160845ddf8712e---74632885306.pdf
    • https://www.lang-mayer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd6f925394b---64308231605.pdf
    • http://novichiha.ru/pic/file/88752215768.pdf
    • http://www.eflox.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a697f6e9a82---24197564401.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ebf9.bin
31a285fdff027c27e102a8d932b2f0489882cd5b25b73d5091ba6d16878d52e7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBF9 17340 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011970.bin
da88ab391b9c29c9adc07a860418a358e345830f40813098d611eca77b3c1bf5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11970 10712 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000131d9.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x131D9 16792 bytes