Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a2eaadcbdbec1f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

116.2 KB Created: 2021-06-29 01:32:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 0681f4563c879528152b452b9c64fc16 SHA-1: 056b09aad39b5cde810137d5bd92e12a742fde4b SHA-256: 8a2eaadcbdbec1f06a1b7c083b005a0849c9be199a9e7fdd0f83aa0eb0233533
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The PDF also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites hosting PDF files. This suggests the PDF is designed to lure users into clicking links that lead to further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

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://www.bouldersudbury.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089b34d80c81---jusovuxadatikubada.pdf
    • http://mfplus.ba/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084fef053da1---20973750479.pdf
    • http://www.suffaheducation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077d326011c6---25519622404.pdf
    • http://yuseigachi.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf9e1286261---jejawutuseroritebepat.pdf
    • https://cutletsmeat.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089643eebb5c---perozexekofab.pdf
    • https://www.sblending.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160807935db8d2---57188277358.pdf
    • http://pechati-piter.ru/userfiles/file/70946882447.pdf
    • https://www.djluk.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ckihn1rdrm94li0sd80hj192c5/duwuf.pdf
    • https://kamber.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c0dd7cfb78705e98bee7e68c5a3eda5a/firumufa.pdf
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xofoginareri.pdf
    • https://118highschool.am/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25bf73d1855270eedbf87570d4124363/desawisuwivebizired.pdf
    • http://pivotal-technologies.com/userfiles/file/5302753347.pdf
    • https://hotelristorantenovecento.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd50fa81f9e48f8be5b1e9c82682b398/45145192725.pdf
    • http://for-rent-antwerp.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f0ed505676---pakerevetobifaravu.pdf
    • https://precisionautoandac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b5b9329e10dfa440ce3721adfec49ee/mosidavos.pdf
    • https://www.hausbootgeiseltalsee.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ik6cgb1c0ocmojqenv5t06q2pl/22115821234.pdf
    • http://china-zub.ru/userfiles/file/20828881956.pdf
    • http://kimyasaldubeller.com/upload/ckfinder/files/34325941859.pdf
    • https://puertoestereo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/otpsmoc8otf6blqtaja6t3at9h/31416347855.pdf
    • https://popa.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/db87c59e666775d6c0fb61c69e448d65/sexamovaso.pdf
    • http://saamfactory.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a2f46f5174bff325a1ac8da817d5d34a/metotupivagejisixiweti.pdf
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bc84f2759b---guwilulovafubesa.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=flowing+smoothly+in+music+crossword+clue
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00016308.bin
ceb554f6ec91521eb804bbe55e7333a59f9421c0ac5ca5acf729fbdbbeeed163
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16308 10932 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00017c03.bin
b394e9c9c05050792115a147685dd3dfec9521673c32d95626a94ba6062444c0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17C03 18972 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001abcd.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1ABCD 16792 bytes