Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 80a682c9693e15ef…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.9 KB Created: 2021-09-03 04:54:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 085aa19908252de7916f00c378bf20be SHA-1: b718b0ed1ecb611cbc36f073ba2213fff5688e43 SHA-256: 80a682c9693e15ef9ad0e274c6f4c9165cc16c9a2a1d86bbdbea3ee245477e5a
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users. The numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggest a link farm designed to obscure the ultimate destination, likely a phishing or malware distribution site. The 'SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE' heuristic indicates the document may be part of a multi-stage attack, potentially using a password to bypass initial gateway scanning.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9848

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
  • Password-protected archive handoff high SE_PASSWORD_ARCHIVE_LURE
    Document gives password instructions for an archive or attachment — often used to keep payloads encrypted until after gateway scanning
  • 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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=short+stories+in+german+for+beginners+pdf+olly+richards PDF link annotation
    • http://ural-kip.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/busijerawovujufezanifazop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cebrigantina.com/025-CEB/images-editor/file/59350877445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotelborgodeipoeti.com/userfiles/files/gaxezuvitowexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioambienteterritorio.it/userfiles/files/gexomasatal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sv-fin.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c28d0757d67087d995bb234afafaf7da/gojalufewudod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barnesfamilyconnection.com/clients/f/f3/f37d50667a1bb99e511e26172889fab9/File/mebenirobaroxaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biogenetixpharma.com/ci/userfiles/files/wofajuzufopozimelotita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://21cedu.com/pds/userfiles/files/5168175317.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teifsepahan.com/files/file/39719591851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asid.rw/userfiles/file/gorebuxaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dspec-car.com/js/upload/files/10027904312.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rlmlaw.com/images/edit_images/file/28965528142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krindustria.com.br/site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bba02039883---luxode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://holzhaus-suedtirol.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b06edc36f2c---9683136585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bona-agra.pl/Upload/file/90743436217.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ludifrance.fr/userfiles/file/87897944947.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2acontractor.it/images/file/gejaribukuja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.misshandicap.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160753855258d9---zaxozimoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.accidentinjurylascruces.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/13u7apqs6goab04cnvr8m4ni4c/3171993243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jpjplumbingandheating.com/FCKeditor/file/74737834944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb91d595b3cc20590f6cfcb378910599/32020463196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://414movement.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/94765fef5b4820fb084dffa96f974114/86030495365.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiorapizza.it/userfiles/files/buwikamosunuzexaxud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cokhihoaiduc.com/uploads/files/60093207148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pferde-fuer-unsere-kinder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610e018a5c5b4---21754074335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teenvolunteer.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0fffb68deb80748e7c4a8d5bb6570bd6/9100958938.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_off0000e35b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE35B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb6d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB6D 21844 bytes
SHA-256: 6d93062c4a2e5f6962a252e7887fad243a8055a403299a84f8eab8764fdbf72b
font_02_sfnt_off00013375.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13375 11396 bytes
SHA-256: 61e1de2d30f36472fb97d605c0391d6f60f474e74abd06b7e73f20e728ac2133