Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8ac0f55416cc9bb0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.9 KB Created: 2021-07-07 15:28:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 13a2f487455068a5ee134d099e2962cf SHA-1: 525a5fd3eba41b207b0eb203e2778cdad89f3d7f SHA-256: 8ac0f55416cc9bb0efd0cd4b81135962e02670463d6c93c92910191fcddf3d8a
244 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and ML classifiers, exhibiting characteristics of an advance-fee scam. It contains embedded JavaScript and links to numerous external URLs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to download a second-stage payload. The document's structure and content align with phishing lures for lotteries or prizes requiring user interaction for delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 9

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • Advance-fee lottery/parcel scam lure high SE_ADVANCE_FEE_SCAM_LURE
    Document contains lottery/beneficiary or prize language together with large-value draft/funds wording and parcel/courier delivery requirements. This is a classic advance-fee fraud document shape.
  • 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.hamburgeriaagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t6u3s9se44qtfas54rjb1olsnj/98958103451.pdf
    • http://willtorock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d7a70c4b446---52835241225.pdf
    • http://eduomania.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e92d1694b3---sawagegegala.pdf
    • http://akifkasaboglu.com/esatfisek/images_upload/files/20065850846.pdf
    • http://agnieszkapawlik.com/userfiles/file/74123204185.pdf
    • https://inchirierielicopter.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091b48061e84---42462520222.pdf
    • http://slp61.com/clients/e/e2/e296dcecfd7d10ffef0cc83fef253c72/File/woginati.pdf
    • http://files.ibiza-ferien.de/file/78964417169.pdf
    • https://banghenails.com/upload/file/51218028948.pdf
    • http://legendtec-eg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4kkpgotv5an07cfj0lplio4pp7/tevoxijaxoxiziminebexop.pdf
    • http://banghaija.com/userfiles/file/84817169519.pdf
    • http://limoride.net/gallery/file/rosobo.pdf
    • https://rosemonttherapy.health/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m87dafjppqn65cikr6t6mb8e2a/49754036380.pdf
    • https://3dreamvr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2c7f86ccf6bf7ff3cf74ae6f2311cc7b/19987882067.pdf
    • http://mtcongnghiepxanh.com/upload/fckimagesfile/bogegazexavejijofinek.pdf
    • http://sincaremedicaltour.com/js/upload/gasazapuvekexitejesuxoke.pdf
    • http://zamokugrofa.sk/admin/fckeditor/file/77130467838.pdf
    • https://prikolnaya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b1e596b2f36f2af592cb8526532577b6/mirigaj.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j2avsts61fk46ggrc378q7p131/melipezuv.pdf
    • http://bmcnx.com/userfiles/file/bilave.pdf
    • http://viaterrestre.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160815e8c2b1e7---vojajasowa.pdf
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160761e34ae29d---42594918402.pdf
    • http://afghansolar.com/userfiles/file/jadavodilugufugibozenu.pdf
    • http://bmcnx.com/userfiles/file/wuwuz.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=download+style+gold+photoshop
    • 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_off0000f47e.bin
4a17cdbdbc96cc819db503c0fadf0d8975d1a795806e958fe81356a7e558f48a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF47E 10680 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010cd2.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10CD2 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000124e4.bin
16f6c67fb47b6c52e16112629ab986cc4a5ae394d03637713d407a35dd0254bb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x124E4 17376 bytes