Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b09dafb56524326…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.6 KB Created: 2021-09-05 19:51:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 787e769f2d1c31be19ee6cfa16b63ca0 SHA-1: ae08f4ecacd06741fefd48f0cfb7a50be4ad2f81 SHA-256: 8b09dafb5652432624492c156802ae239bd26e3a1b8dc85067048df6111296f7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. The presence of numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable hosting, strongly suggests a phishing or credential harvesting attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support the malicious nature of this file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://jokerprod.net/userfiles/file/ratozonule.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://artsketch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/560aa3109e411ccac22d8b7c07228869/depibupadelom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--1--8kcai1ck2bs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/099129a71799fadc64c1a8b9f4cf7b5f/pofesexesosaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hnsunnyfood.com/d/files/jamafular.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wgadget.com/file_media/file_image/file/rejuduzis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skolicka.eu/foto/images/file/dolafomalizipefoxutitegev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81297be90318d256a1ef7f3995d3be05/19418174393.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ilturismoinitalia.it/userfiles/files/gusatazigupisaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sobinco.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/83939307482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recamonde.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c7b8904341b---jujofinoxupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e0shj8i7nnbos1h6nvtep2vme3/vijaselomabipuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mtmnetwork.net/uploadEditor/files/fajemuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amphorabeautyclub.com/campannas/file/vadotokikatuwazujet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diversecityuk.com/userfiles/file/86024786355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ad8dbbadbf9f0183272a540ef7aeff0/60126926224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082ee0660944---97223921099.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fabtur.ru/upload/files/83578493516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allprintusa.com/admin/images/file/jadara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://europeanprofservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160add6312e445---17791874616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6dd64145f2---1860926162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxesystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/70631848782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proektasis.gr/admin/spaw2/uploads/files/jekonejanomojur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paglialonga.it/userfiles/files/132183166.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=the+arrivants+by+edward+brathwaite+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_off0000b106.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB106 15332 bytes
SHA-256: 1d81ed8faa11a22712222a0ceaaa78b6db30652d7dd01d9d27c3ac0f8aee6972
font_01_sfnt_off0000d806.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD806 10800 bytes
SHA-256: cfc274a9c8d0b885389173282cbdba3f494e04d1fc320736081f4034308655ac
font_02_sfnt_off0000f0b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0B8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1