Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 869d15eb687c086e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

108.1 KB Created: 2021-09-07 15:52:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: db76894a05f0137f29b643045df12ea5 SHA-1: d1e4afd05bb890c4d80bf9b89a700c0abe1b8869 SHA-256: 869d15eb687c086e3060bf1d8ac76b8a87500c1883d00c9644fcc18fffe11f73
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9881

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://phenix-security.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607272242bc12---domufogokanisewazikix.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cbelmira.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ao52plufq8r374pp68nbr8moj7/wijibat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://photographybynami.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8724841f9f---tebura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://signaturetowerpune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j5frcric88r9gqisanj37oscq1/38692395802.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a0b6b842d74b49ba01159c275addbdae/lifixejemuziged.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://graffitipaintstudio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2cadf7b4449e94216f0e3aa7929a6ae5/kisozutum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gfow.om/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vddrnjk0jgjbojl1tj05d5i136/51992649959.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jjmassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1861be9e4d34722ed7d21b61d55e824b/romufupupiwipuzesemolamow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhuoer.ltd/userfiles/file/85020858661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nmg.lv/img/uploads/files/79193916809.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sanidom.pl/img/file/tojumafupukawekafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganan10.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160876f6e96368---90335613147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://detskypohar.cz/upload/file/7377995880.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guides2alpes.org/uploads/file/bizemev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jdbailbonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/84f5c7a4f88ae68d886b39aa31dae822/jesaxovewilatutumibuzib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmkstroi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4143d20486c1b623bbea38d2d2351595/lufimuziti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rotang.net/userfiles/file/wajebojiwubifuwanumujikag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtreurope.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14246463955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotelristorantenovecento.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb65f846b723add5d31a9d049eaf6651/jibomuni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://strategieb2b.com/userfiles/file/45913226700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medipratik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078826d96e5f---29524681647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://friluftsgruppen.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f7b619802c---jesig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zge-led.com/luodan/images/userfiles/file/94149794549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pnmanagementsolutions.in/uploads/57653342648.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesoriagarpe.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be71e5c0a66---nadakiruzeroruxogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pomewuwuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=dodge+stratus+2002+owners+manualPDF 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_off000141da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x141DA 10928 bytes
SHA-256: c6c69a5db9310cb76cd94c2beca79d18dcf1f3b9280b6da9c7a26ed30c672fb5
font_01_sfnt_off00015b11.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15B11 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00017323.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17323 18240 bytes
SHA-256: 9aa68694c2daa6c65aa7d42f572a551d60ff8080e1461ff62d07a7f51272cba3