Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8203b4908bffd71f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.8 KB Created: 2021-09-04 19:02:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: d2b66097854d9a888ea8362d2e877f3a SHA-1: 16e6f489b9a2189ce3a900b2e4971d4e957e8801 SHA-256: 8203b4908bffd71fc47e05ac3e9ce8e77a153a7b028b388b5041eb15400311b0
172 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 embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised websites, suggesting it's designed to trick users into downloading further malicious content or visiting phishing sites. The presence of a visual download button further supports a lure-based attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cara+convert+pdf+ke+word+tanpa+berantakan PDF link annotation
    • https://baconbites.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t2doeubhj52d4rcs5sa0hati01/nawukitanovokisoguruvami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garystrike.com/clients/3/30/301ae0ed988f9237e4cb8f8c41f6cb36/File/tagugorakululimexuzov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constantemail.com/userfiles/file/1626402409pakitafuvajisudawexato.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sevenchurchestour.net/seven/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16121bdf0d03b1---nakakepolaxedukutuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://malimbe.africa/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d90e8f77fb040334fc05950c2240358/75741740636.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://solelane.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/widusujen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://torrentclub.vip/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/354c58pqsgvd3n2uqkj1moudlb/30244810331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creative-format.com/upload/editor/files/degupumofan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chrisdepanneservices.fr/Sites/cds/files/repurazisozil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nodka.eu/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90370625419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://multimetrics.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xopaxoroxikujofeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3a87f7e2de---56894802717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingsauto-bar.com/js/upload/files/41417114739.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amatnieks.lv/pictures/image/tunubokot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asiaviews.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/okp9u84sjeua1higjj9jnpkqo3/91135795535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://informerfitness.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4827c62d2b931d9aa2cce0467be1451c/95903826995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.breastcancerfoundation.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/958195c19c1f3d7f5e0631c566a811c5/6158734726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wadsoda.com/UserFiles/File/newifikokexopesutozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac4bd144a30---65381967042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kppzp.pl/userfiles/file/92569149486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guojingmall.com/userfiles/file///bujolaxomobimolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trongtinpc.com/luutru/files/62996476757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orel-trinity.ru/sites/default/files/file/xaluwit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rybarict.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gifaru.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_off0000e34c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE34C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb5e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB5E 17332 bytes
SHA-256: 0334755f1d7a97f60f756619dac1c0108efc01cd66a4edff8cc3ad732dbe9f56
font_02_sfnt_off0001288d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1288D 10720 bytes
SHA-256: 831f81ce3b9f6f3d0b17534099ae62ae374a70e764a80e19b771fc20e577031d