Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 809617f12e9d5566…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.6 KB Created: 2021-09-11 01:28:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 7fe6d40028fbed2cf6c01515f55aff44 SHA-1: 816d5c24f67c87351609ad97bfcd0b51dd33ff8c SHA-256: 809617f12e9d5566d00c56cfe8dfc8e7f362452d530d60db0e24fd57ec19bb06
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The presence of a visual download button further supports a deceptive lure. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' confirms the malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pokemon+sun+and+moon+gba+zip+free+download+for+android PDF link annotation
    • http://lpxs168.com/filespath/files/20210902191750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://latgalesamatnieki.lv/files/file/gager.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ans5680.preneed91.com/upload/files/39157545040.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://study-go.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ff6d92a1566f3417b8b181af4614a1f3/72513752687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hse.tw/upload/file/sufigufiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://takitech.hu/userfiles/file/87462127610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joefairless.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/264dbcd9b266bf92adb57242bdf335a4/darabefuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moraure.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pipigizizen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robertmatzuzi-massagetherapist.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613bd81fd7c92---36166844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bodegoncriollo.com/userfiles/file/wewugiresizufemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://whitelightdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5b4bf1ab56c773ac5fb107b8f83900f0/kagixexaxonunesomimip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salonlomi.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b9c93e97f0---43511510588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deforma.it/userfiles/files/80631416898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mail.teleserviciomalaga.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gariwulidogemelegidipesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lisacutler.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135c31fee664---wuvifinezupixovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gogift-it.com/userfiles/files/48942356758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://valkexclusief.reviews/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/71349843241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tese.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/laxenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grandeprairie.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161352771918e5---2045637133.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://himalayanwanderer.com/himalayan/userfiles/files/jufen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jadeite.ru/images/file/99413753320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chiesamadremarsala.eu/userfiles/files/vuzotop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161307f7270851---87039968069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://activsport.ro/userfiles/file/46884920247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off000105ab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105AB 18328 bytes
SHA-256: c08f1cdc318acb1b2187cc3972cf97c0e1e0546f525e94e7b320d443fcb29d62
font_01_sfnt_off000135dd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x135DD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00014df4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14DF4 11220 bytes
SHA-256: 580384af56ca1444a34c1866cf53cf033ba4e1aba7eca55cd1d1e467f059569c