Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8749ee2af2ef443c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.6 KB Created: 2021-09-02 21:21:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 9f2096b9a983a8d5d6f3df844eef2459 SHA-1: 6fb2039c1252798a77ee41b997cefc6a68c1a8ad SHA-256: 8749ee2af2ef443c9a0449546ff283ad726249a98d7d60bc8c585e36be050e42
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 websites or link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates redirection to these external sites, which are commonly used for phishing or distributing further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9860

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 https://krisoc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=ley+del+impuesto+a+la+renta+2018+peru+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://designpavelzapletal.cz/files/file/bovepebowokiselazine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taybaite.com/userfiles/file/fowoxetititadomaxol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cedresarquitectura.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079de2c53ebd---97923254521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rebranded.tv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16107832685c62---67156653017.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zaindu.drogomedia.com/files/galeria/files/12763652039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pu-sk.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ligumirikifijaxeje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noble-worldwide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8106697265cd1b37242a3f6186b294cd/16061820220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carparts-fixture.com/file/file/55086464754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cursosadistanciayonline.com/medios//files/53655874993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patriot.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bl0tri9s7hbljmo7ks727pop6l/71336220881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rosabaum.de/web/editor/files/61114725832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.findvoters.com/userfiles/file/52499789999.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://camile.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9k8v76tjiudh87q1m8e1kqlgi8/ruladubuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modianodesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d69086ef3f---1734516220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvhs1967.com/clients/a/aa/aa78cb05297cd93d8a9ab6bd1eb8a3c4/File/88594114460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lnianemarzenie.pl/userfiles/file/mejusok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.everhouse.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160742fbee3fcd---95440641930.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursakaynak.com/userfiles/file/jadav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gulertrafik.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ip59sua7i5ct2er3mk7ug7tg9e/30974753880.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b013842db32---29770828041.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.io/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612dc854012e9---57040861671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarozlem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45i30bi17okrvq9e9fmfo52au4/buvawopagapevunududom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://omeofest.eu/userfiles/files/kezufapefimosesadexinuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emergent-partners.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ccb1a3aed3c---47781849899.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eastindiaspray.com/suvra/eastindia_spray/files/sarubip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mediaget.com/userfiles/files/nuxusirowesuj.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_off0000e070.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE070 17856 bytes
SHA-256: 1b62c45031d5f9e84517cdfcbd6cbf31ef695531617360face24cdd8204a1da3
font_01_sfnt_off00010dbd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10DBD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000125d4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x125D4 11332 bytes
SHA-256: f05f4290e9604cbdbeeb42c701dbdc6ee6a601a89ad2a5209f07ca61fa7bb38e