Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 88edd1840fcba17c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-09-04 23:16:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 2e22db343ed3888f2bbf5a6bc0b35664 SHA-1: 4ee2e6f23e64d76ffaef524336420e5c6629806b SHA-256: 88edd1840fcba17ce0fbf5482371094f6cd3256102e3eaa9aa0254577f4182b7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

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://noospc.ru/SITE/files/editor/file/2549583661.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://xn----8sbnbd9chja.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/nowoge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.makathastaliklari.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c620f19fc2---sajomepopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vibrationmonitoring.asia/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd12c9c9764---buxakadosije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kazenergy.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d5f3fdca81f---jezokomomidojitawititezib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alliusie.com/userfiles/file/83085642666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imahima.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/loginufuferadamifadij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sbox-technology.com/upload/datoteke/negak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kochi-mimoto-iin.com/TakamatsuClinic/userfiles/file/5570441693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andimoda.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c99a2855f2e2e8af32c521a9e73714d/16278692694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouldersudbury.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cbd6c7ea011---65989234714.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dmn.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077dea3e14cf---55232133140.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comodee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612c38feba23c---34149007691.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariaalbese.eu/userfiles/files/88157131695.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lisacutler.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160759a6883121---9167095076.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ventss.ru/userfiles/files/fogijawijobetepebikusat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rerewememisaxojolaropoku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tiemhoahaibara.com/data/dulieu/files/26631873707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nhuaduongnhapkhauaz.org/upload/files/12275122590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yokohama-model.com/userfiles/files/tawuguvizejefikorogulul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://presssimayeshahr.ir/pic/file/41136677382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwong-cheong.com/userfiles/gipolanegozil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bunny888.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/timazajeraraxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.emmabowman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81e3a2035fd9275a32978eb43862f302/zudaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://casaperferiesantamariagoretti.com/writable/public/userfiles/file/nanatavitifefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160896fe1e8e37---petalewiwixuxejemojekimom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://massagetheory.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d00de60256466ba61079534aaedc0981/34928408778.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=group+theory+in+a+nutshell+for+physicists+a.+zee+pdfPDF 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_off0000e165.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE165 11096 bytes
SHA-256: 6fe7ee277f94638ef2c7155abcfb166dc0adf51e98abecadb26275c9527c52a9
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB47 17084 bytes
SHA-256: 0d4bed9eb0626ceaf00e1f8166f7f5ddb83e517f9e1b6b61e1543c328cc0d15b
font_02_sfnt_off0001279b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1279B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1