Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 84b6b00982bde964…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.9 KB Created: 2021-09-03 19:50:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 29ff5051cc15cfa29305c3477d721c4a SHA-1: 5c0350994ecc7037c3df38427664a7f0e538135b SHA-256: 84b6b00982bde964cbf1f2a3be6db9cf00405ad825046288f6da42a9f46e7bc8
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The heuristic firings indicate it functions as a link farm, likely for SEO manipulation or to host phishing content. The embedded JavaScript is a common method for initiating malicious actions or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9952

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=math+worksheets+for+middle+school+free PDF link annotation
    • https://medok18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1424b9705bb01ac9c2aa95fb5c9b0310/suxojepubunel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lavaecucebrescia.it/file/fofof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fjordancv.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6452c0ee075d9bb6ada3b24987d29a54/16790712475.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diversified-nj.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81df44f2c8b86c5e925a7da7dcc33075/12402361028.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gostium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac34823908e---lavibugefazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kayakbranson.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16111331cd67f4---kexiwoxiwas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canionglobal.com/FCKeditor/file/56536485443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirakuramen.com/uploads/files/79507710613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ordineveterinarivenezia.eu/userfiles/files/14855546891.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vedaaz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mdo0o9p6q17s3ammiu3rbgaqg6/1753441182.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakeshoresmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/17djsecos8mpt5arcfo4imtnr6/bafelapos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nbcmedia.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sibokirazijifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.scmphotography.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e613b1d8ec2---fafupemapukilisavaxopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lbf-cosmetics.com/website/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1f87ac31fe---piwaporibevitevules.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hysansam.com/fckeditor/userfiles/image/19229335159.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aaffebba2apgigwiiececnggk9e4k.xn--p1ai/pict/file/kojizavilepaminabaxore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://landlorddebtadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0ec429eb6abdb377a62fddfb9c554a0e/7973917618.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://velvetskin.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/36f7d8c8915b8db67a52e38368bd98ad/nobamixizukewowadijenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bugosuse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cb9a4da3567---9101609755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ridgefieldpark1967.com/clients/3/39/39eebdc8797e30ee23d4fd57d071fd44/File/25686635592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vom-ragnaroek.de/uploads/file/87114003660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/lifido.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_off0000e945.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE945 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010157.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10157 18264 bytes
SHA-256: 2c6e77ee0c69c551208438090004946aa1e19ade43e3c0344cdfa5245e0c8432
font_02_sfnt_off0001313a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1313A 10808 bytes
SHA-256: c2e7e5dcd2e5ffd7f12eeb49eaa656ee0bc93c98201a75f89b5e0a5a3e873977