Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8255d9006fe85124…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-06-29 16:54:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 5f1874c7cb170367e5f1ce308445a142 SHA-1: 6909056975ce3bdf965a36f20cd3efaea7db3e76 SHA-256: 8255d9006fe85124e1180b84b45359a57a8e817af5ba398a44e38c50f49032d9
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, some pointing to compromised CMS upload directories, suggesting an attempt to download a second-stage payload. The presence of a visual download button further supports a phishing or social engineering lure. ClamAV detection confirms the malicious nature of the file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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://krisoc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=download+william+mcdowell+i+give+myself+away PDF link annotation
    • http://sun-eko.eu/files/file/biduwodowiwegasebez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oknookna.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160755fda0fb46---sezuboduj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frangarcia.eu/upload/file/purokemubifev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://manufim.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d892102e80---22841443895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.webhisto.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0a658a15c0---keraluwozemasisenugu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burningspearmarketplace.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46107913049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-kiel.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f6058ac174---5403673707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goksirkrupskimlyn.pl/img/upload/files/81018487354.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ltgpartners.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60826e4f8ed1e92125567714e8318f01/35080640588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miguktour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210621_07F4781347FDF19B.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dangkykinhdoanhkiengiang.com/upload/ck/files/13915889232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c28216e3af0---nigixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2c15bca6bb---65767362154.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sindonis.com/userfiles/file/jomapowas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://benqmusicworkshop.com/fupload/file/vajegoniza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mouaumfb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077ed0083b43---xiwegumerituvinifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarsurdurulebilir.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pa4h8pj395043j7a0f68fojoi6/nowixabagumedixikil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://norilskgu.ru/userfiles/file/23974446602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c7178e816f8---82205683936.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fullmooneye.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080edb5977e3---gavafivenifexuvudabomupab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://koetec.com/home/~ptow/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17300918330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dermalab.pl/userfiles/file/bofuwekuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.superioreagle.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3e44c8d9ca---rukomazewemerasuzigaxanab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaongonmaiphuong.vn/webroot/img/files/josegiwosamoti.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_off0000d0b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD0B6 10888 bytes
SHA-256: 9dfe1a548ed38103fa43ef7475445a5231eee18c5849fb6a12d1a3b282bda47d
font_01_sfnt_off0000e9b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9B4 18392 bytes
SHA-256: 98edead5a946f4160834263bff902034982cb61ecebc2c2020bfd7596aa3177b
font_02_sfnt_off00011a34.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A34 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1