Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8515ff91b9b42bd5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

117.0 KB Created: 2021-09-06 11:49:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: c579d574c25210ba0494fdfab452f9bf SHA-1: 75a03deccd2a0ce91b7b13b8c018459872652ac5 SHA-256: 8515ff91b9b42bd5bd0debd38fd651e25ab4e7dd450ce79852e70d2a4b67f0b7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content or redirect users to phishing pages. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9930

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 http://lawcab.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aaaac431099---tutebojej.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f7d368cc81---31009156028.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjeclinic.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wezuviduwokojusilefisemo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://calldidocta.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a5b7861b7a02d41f1c1b13431106bcd2/patufip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://watfordfairtrade.org/app/webroot/img/files/jozenavogagolowapamiji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://homestationrealty.com/userfiles/files/sedigep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://puertoestereo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nis12lphhee03iurtgc6j1ta86/nokezokidanota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b71255a8fc8---16526402801.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lazeo.nl/userfiles/file/punularasatamokazela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/23649919859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://northjerseyseniormenssoftballleague.com/clients/2/22/22e10641a135963e7b476298ec508c3c/File/81240377052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioassociatoemc.com/userfiles/files/5880918868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://energo-market.ru/sadm_files/56846359851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajtoablakcentrum.com/_user/file/bupemusejukonoduzagemuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://journalofcritique.com/ckdosyalari/upload/files/punoloxusazarivukoxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23ccbd4f75581ce8ebf44be092188947/zetabulibireriwimoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.numberoneporthill.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab816da1276---bomojutuvuxurizatuduwawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.victorian-manor.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c9de2a089d---7401584265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santeh.md/img/files/7837571370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://toolsatool.com/userfiles/files/gojajodufumolifulupebixuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://itexpertdog.com/upload/files/74427778912.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bancodevida.com/bancodevida/admin/images/image/file/dopedujozalenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viacaosaopedro.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gavowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ranaghatpchsschool.org/userfiles/file/notebodelito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entone.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b50e98cfefadd03edfd7682e76fe2efc/36809839341.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jessie.vn/images/ckeditor/files/riginalopuvaloliliwaxiju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=gigabyte+x470+aorus+ultra+gaming+manual+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off00015c51.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15C51 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00017463.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17463 20716 bytes
SHA-256: 3bb3149366b0d6fc79d2bc60f1cece41a3bbf5157711b0060485baf5e5fe6fc6
font_02_sfnt_off0001aaa4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1AAA4 11588 bytes
SHA-256: c998b0951810133e155a2ed81a81d4d2ec366f4680530f0ed784475e24cb1a5c