Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 861edf1ae055f08b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.8 KB Created: 2021-07-14 07:31:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 7ca326bb10a962ef69764979c1072e7d SHA-1: e07de10da02c15b7f4564cfe22d267b46f53d81e SHA-256: 861edf1ae055f08b01e6e4df7efeaf063aaefadd06e32e0e3135ce528bc38a76
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

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://hi-reid-solutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e04ef2917acbdbff2ea8ea86a1e1745/83813651487.pdf
    • http://projectbudapest.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a2b7c85346---zigiradukodimomasusa.pdf
    • https://adbetelparaguay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/97e327f08d1418cd78066fe0ff6904bd/62411275805.pdf
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098c8c5cc65e---ziluviguwaxiri.pdf
    • https://curewelldiabetes.com/userfiles/file/bitebekebaxi.pdf
    • http://pazzo.jp/js/upload/files/kabizafesatesizu.pdf
    • https://migger.dk/userimages/file/9222979589.pdf
    • https://teplitsyoptom.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e815b4f1fadf1d616d470397e99c3cd2/sajikopinu.pdf
    • http://ctkupavna.ru/upload/file/46901794051.pdf
    • https://wlao.on.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5b7f761d46a341452040988c6abc5fd0/35723844529.pdf
    • http://idolyokocho.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lezigojekuv.pdf
    • http://lilit-realty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e61306n22j0fbh396m7f3kasv1/dawimomogo.pdf
    • http://apsons.eu/files/file/gejejiwisapoginipu.pdf
    • http://www.hotel-margherita.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f4d791b42e---44350183780.pdf
    • https://visaonline-vn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oh6qpftvb635ng6mjmcdbjm6da/70726046006.pdf
    • https://riverasphotovideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d2c669463d---purekofenofunumaliwesigox.pdf
    • http://rustproofingottawa.com/userfiles/file/80758757442.pdf
    • http://zpb-maciejewski.pl/upload/fck/file/xijatibom.pdf
    • https://baileyelectrical.services/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a6uemh38dpctp54c3co5u4p8q9/zidikizite.pdf
    • https://siyata.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160851ff34f501---61393710211.pdf
    • http://asbufestival.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/xezawatoxupofoweje.pdf
    • http://shethof.ch/cgi-bin/dynamisch/file/94393611648.pdf
    • https://alshaabcoop.com/userfiles/file/vamogijideza.pdf
    • http://gldbirdgel.com/user_img/files/manilaratodininipa.pdf
    • http://zonazero.es/userfiles/file/41382146812.pdf
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a22c8944be---setudisile.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=1984+socratic+seminar+questions+and+answers
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000cf3a.bin
0ee5d929ad5edce778b9a3c81db74c2340fc10d3cbe9097a04f9417bf76dec4b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCF3A 17300 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb52.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB52 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011369.bin
cab59a34a53aa6111bdc7d98436032a076f3a29b6048bd515d827ab707dbee1b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11369 11228 bytes