Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8862782a2a1d819e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.1 KB Created: 2021-08-16 16:49:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 90025a97d53b385e807d13769fbc613b SHA-1: 91f239eb8afd409b5ccfc0ce09fcb280679e4577 SHA-256: 8862782a2a1d819e7ad6e1c432cda4143735d671978d44746a8bbb55ade9f0ba
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery through these links. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests potential for further malicious actions beyond simple redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9923

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://graphicon.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161129e5d93ad7---minixo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.groupenahno.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abthutj1vv7mokh4h5kk6j8gt4/31540911209.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creativenursery.net/home/creative/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mudumowofodesebifavon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vtdsbinhthuan.vn/public/uploads/userfiles/file/bogaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://machnik.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vazisiwubuguneminavedon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kebecelectrique.com/upload/editor/file/gelov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9b59e5781c---49053731561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://299-45.com/CKEdit/upload/files/fidosilafozes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gaviprintpack.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b99e8fd2a2f---vifedolapefunonevaguworo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://healthywithhart.com/res/file/leworaradonepajosewiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altiro.nl/home/tjerk/file/bewoxevapifamelanuwuxexuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharidendesignasphalt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/389da756fa2f7bade4b1039c8c815a21/sidavesuruzipumemeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santiagoporter.com/js/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/25722453748.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aurora-c.jp/files/files/totipepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://absigorta.com/E/file/67648774606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ukdirectremovals.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23de03252f778c7f22a43a376ca2e9eb/levig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boulderdivorcelaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607158677a25b---80848644473.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karavanlakesfet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e10963d364475c3ef821704e7f80b90a/72816565909.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://microfocus-realize2020mea.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6fa5b57b775dcf11c19126ef0cf9cc03/92220945130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cam-ceeds.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87757816595.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://associacaoguainumbi.org.br/wp/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cdb7f0f73f---movodezutokapod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://servicepapik.ro/files/bekulis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imaggu.com/ci/userfiles/files/mitapikara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishio2.net/contents//files/87550487619.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/mizakukiwuxexitepoxer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=10.+s%C4%B1n%C4%B1f+fizik+yay+dalgalar+%C3%A7%C3%B6z%C3%BCml%C3%BC+sorularPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ead0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEAD0 19528 bytes
SHA-256: 1ebf52e4b5269dc6ae7a4437fe4bcd5eb7f98f8f5ef563de62ee8cdd26549ce5
font_01_sfnt_off00011b33.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B33 16384 bytes
SHA-256: 6bc4420bbfa61156f096b6f0725168f8601d7500e332933a6f3144c23c09a2fe
font_02_sfnt_off0001317d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1317D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off00014994.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14994 11628 bytes
SHA-256: ebe11d836ae36c9b043d11435e9998c2b0ef5a3fdaaa7b5d4fbb9e8080cd0b5f