Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 79a860fac89f0d18…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.5 KB Created: 2021-07-25 00:19:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 44b33bcf9f45ce3221f71732708dcf97 SHA-1: a889fa0c17b52ae93cde8e0b5c7ffa7bf2bb9814 SHA-256: 79a860fac89f0d18fccb296e941f1a4d65e4ba9edfa64f4d37c0cd3dffa49b52
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to redirect the user 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://cspdental.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35b3127cad6808cf5e93284ec53ce55b/tiwipovuvexomub.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://howardsteeves.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8ef47e071fc20966473e338726cfd4df/butirivonipuxamokujezemed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lhg9a6tkt5jjke8am9iphmvv07/35585473069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://honderhotel.com/UploadFiles/FCKeditor/20210721134434.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c9a0e14edb---63605603528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rintrans.com/files/88607127369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akinmedikal.com/uploads/file/23149660547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carrozzeriardue.it/userfiles/files/dofufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a9a0327c94---binofonuxewoketepir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bef9dd67e44---magisifededopetalo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traviet36.com/upload/files/zugomajak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4c4f11986d---suruxivukododo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.capitalroofingct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bae9b0799c---95625505442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itacademyindia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mipubexozevaxugagup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.centralperdana.com/file/xurijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chachachat.info/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vakidamimesufozonunafazo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prosquash.by/data/fegagepasanifamobaropazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://areicon.com/images/file/vanagolunekupupogik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asja-doll.ru/userfiles/file/tijaxanisalivatalapomaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yz-yongzhong.com/upfiles/editor/files/48064114520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.chicagoalphas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160edc8d2b4b55---45864037217.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://indikino.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tukitivilogukesida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d1b30e8071---valijalixeragokidenivoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://congchunghadong.com/uploads/files/3490025807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anjingliar2.com/contents//files/guparaxirewifegaluju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+measure+carry+on+baggage+for+delta+airlinesPDF 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_off0000fd96.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD96 11248 bytes
SHA-256: 8e4ca56b80f141a96c1bfe1a94ebcb30cd0abf227321b699a0976b63a8189602
font_01_sfnt_off000117c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117C8 17996 bytes
SHA-256: 7242a73a5deadd054af9f2a253cdee42f52837952a71e4d99a3b4659d629f5f2
font_02_sfnt_off000146f7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x146F7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1