Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8af0367b8d637e10…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.9 KB Created: 2021-07-31 12:13:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 0612f5d45cfeb9dbd6986108e4204a61 SHA-1: ee4dd6601561d029a6a65a67b421f381b0c500fe SHA-256: 8af0367b8d637e104e13a96962d52af9db8a5d8681e679e0a1606e3cf00b2d7f
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download and execution of a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://luckyassessoria.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088615c6d118---tuzoxejaviworupiwevorin.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://sieuthigo.vn/upload/ck/files/sezajaxejafudekanagowowir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.meglobalinc.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f9d5cbf1d2---gapepofigawejewanatopul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akiyastyle.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53252387671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://egca.fr/userfiles/file/mivosukonidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arslanemlak.com/E/file/50384624909.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--e42bt3l.net/upfile/files/lakopifopabeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://associazionemillesogni.it/userfiles/files/wolifetegume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sipsib.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/37ef440871cbf48290dfdf7e90930659/22915600083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grupo.iberia.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95787749065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evg-prague.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160949950e7f81---bubizotujobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahxxzx.com/userfiles/202106/file/29992173506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pluckywize.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dcbbbb225d6---kolapifijaniped.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://299-45.com/CKEdit/upload/files/suzetojekozezig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abugfreemind.com/userfiles/file/40537137847.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bnbcostaverde.it/userfiles/file/pogokaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.paparazzirestaurant.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/71f0ee73bf9377805af3b94d9a0d6b60/wesojudisabakusazep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phuongdonggolf.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/zelanabuvapadisapajuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.picmephotoboothhire.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082af5455e5a---1363772790.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eventcompany.org/clients/e/e3/e30ef11cf4efe639fe6592aa37b9cb94/File/18059702450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sempresaude.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac442367803---97243831829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petroblend.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c92318804c---62176661038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=download+dragon+ball+z+budokai+tenkaichi+3+megaPDF 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_off0000e182.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE182 11300 bytes
SHA-256: 73bf55f788edb0d18f606d0954926bf767c24f40f60e3a289984af77224371a2
font_01_sfnt_off0000fbc7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFBC7 19484 bytes
SHA-256: b779547aa90a54a83e0e8641898263ef822f5b2a0387fc654a0cdee70864563c
font_02_sfnt_off00012d86.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D86 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1