Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 868178b81791b372…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.9 KB Created: 2021-10-06 00:25:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 15005d129acf01860eda1ee73f4d3b84 SHA-1: 838b507cbab19121d362621ee57f5d6b41f1e3cc SHA-256: 868178b81791b372bd11dcb84f114b15a57e4884bd86b8c2de42fd7e5fccc02d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully analyzed due to obfuscation, is a common vector for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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://ntweac.edu.hk/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90247792674.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://buddingheights.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144e77d5e06f---makazokuzewetupodazugop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nyirfa.hu/uploads/files/wolopoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtmhomeschool4art.com/mycms/uploadedimages/editorUploadedImages/file/xuxenugajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bargiel.com.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pudigew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajatotogroup1.com/contents/files/25901298586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://delaneyllc.cfonewsletter.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jutakajaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kadeavenue.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c90f18355f39736e298681e53e7f635/46817649917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotnewsmd.deca.md/upload/userfiles/files/18265037317.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lalicorne-hotel.com/userfiles/file/muxikeriv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kibunajcc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88664241139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wilsonbarrera.com/inicio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161585c1593261---nuxabozafigodogola.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zkpower.net/upload/files/dalezotaparusejejewefinab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brothersaluminium.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161506be24e0bd---47554879483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.phoenixdentalacademy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd7d469f4747ea6edd14b564b15c48a7/54900434201.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://borik.customreal.sk/data/files/30658745332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gifarlcm.com/upfiles/editor/files/14053419649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kar360.com/resimler/files/vojasiredod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ctcinsulator.com/uploads/file/32049869716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ms2oke.com/contents/files/jakarelalolegotugosakovig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sun-marche.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/boxazixorenonar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ng-sons.com/userfiles/file/86766462660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dailythang.com/userfiles/files/bowatifegebubizexuwutatop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambiance-cinema.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ac6ed48826e43c76db4b04fc05acd7b/36028575993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=nail+shop+87th+cottage+grovePDF 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_off0000c7de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC7DE 10852 bytes
SHA-256: 3575a34a1530a4aafb2ec65084cbceb6f06e3817dbb32dc6e3cd247ec6ee1eb7
font_01_sfnt_off0000e131.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE131 19680 bytes
SHA-256: efa162ef642b85ddd074894cf0b2716e0a2dbb0db7f2ea7b88d4505f942b2e47
font_02_sfnt_off000114c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114C8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1