Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 89b770940524c03c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.9 KB Created: 2021-09-04 23:56:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: a13ad2917470c0254f3728f04c92c3a3 SHA-1: f11efe533a904d2671ee523f05c4357d9c4c3401 SHA-256: 89b770940524c03c2199a58703b566e2b31b0de76a18b7315066894e504c7e53
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs pointing to compromised websites and 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 redirect the user to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

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://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f6ab8eceef---85534059604.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://nhuaduongnhapkhauaz.org/upload/files/78358453690.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bibliothequedesarts.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/71126261552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rongoldmanlaw.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76349552161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160990e7a776ed---dotoneso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://didopack.com/files/jexelezisasugunomok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalazeri.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tjkj34s2bi57jti7onucqmfr26/bolaxinovusalotef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rrvchefs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ddaf07ccfc08448347a4d945e277c5a6/10409594045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bienchidan.org/uploads/files/faxejiviludakuxaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rath-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160850630db695---sisugogixiwejowik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.americanapi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b56f1d74907---labanexejekeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tvoirostov.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wopaxifevizomepulitazivun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zazilha.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7361f6bb61a42a3fe528cfa89450044b/rofetomamukenisixotipibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cherriestattoo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6999314308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uppersanduskyrotary.com/cms/files/File/buxabozuwubaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alfavit.tv/userfiles/file/jexubired.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ludifrance.fr/userfiles/file/93114222180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chicagohalo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e965b620e96---rekivubojonokumipu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestlifepolicy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac0295c5428---36780237790.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://landbondcorten.com/attachment/file/b230d196961de4c61738797f35992271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parkettworld.com/upload/files/pajeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agribusiness.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160860f6d60738---mofeviporibunexizovuxedak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.psk.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38668389956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digimaap.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28gro5f0eblstc648qnqietv15/49901634787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://searchkar.com/ci/userfiles/files/tazabisoxidemaloxoxubowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=kiran%27s+textbook+of+quickest+mathematics+pdf+free+downloadPDF 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_off0000c65f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC65F 21136 bytes
SHA-256: 26148a29c2ee2805cf139d5de2fbfbcaa4b2c2d48c7f72c582d09c32c9e9d5c7
font_01_sfnt_off0000fca0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCA0 11576 bytes
SHA-256: a0d26ac659e27ba0df49f2dae23b1fe9a75d5b7f42963fc89965f239127fcfdb
font_02_sfnt_off000117a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117A2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1