Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b6a0fe9db32fb80…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.5 KB Created: 2021-09-07 09:59:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-04
MD5: d09bd0ca46e06362fd2b12389627ad48 SHA-1: 9d89357fbc112593a66692b6e6f509310cabbed1 SHA-256: 8b6a0fe9db32fb80103e6f74a62aa0c997d3d8e4120e41b98bab0f9720c3c8e3
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It uses an urgency-based lure. The file embeds a large number of external links characteristic of an SEO link farm, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories and contains embedded JavaScript. Specific URLs and indicators for this sample are listed in the indicators section.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=botany+objective+questions+and+answers+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://elitteaccesorios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e4kht2kl4a1h0kqrr8nt1b36ab/venifivepaluxonado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://njnccualumni.com/clients/0/05/05b55d2c4c342460da0dc2f503861b12/File/84374697865.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pulsrmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609caec47fcd8---78757073680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78553832514.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inistor.com/ufiles/files/funidabalojipumov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://az4group.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e3e77486bf---vufolig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fobiy.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ebabcd6256a461195c9d058b5536124a/wugitirisogimibiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cortopolis.ar/userfiles/file/soxegufaxovumunari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.arc-welding.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fphln25r9h2rg017p3avrptk16/volodukugofumubaketulosuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lindopoint.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c2da0d7b2aa2277a6fcd177569ea893/dazis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marblobath.com/app/webroot/img/files/55225493405.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gallery4walls.com/upload/editer/file/rimadabelumijoworejofujen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sirikulsteel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb21a9b0971---96380618636.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitteaccesorios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qtrkelpsvm3u2u5c601e8k0sk1/bewimik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debsecond.net/UserFiles/File/nimelubedusoxuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sysyanginguvenlik.com/uploads/files/xojepuxoxiterevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensiunea-escape.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62267394353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kungfuclasshongkong.com/louis/taichi/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kupabasurujesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba8ba2ee579---rinujaxuzinonulupasipetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medtek.vn/storage/file/24427179441.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ukicda.com/admin/fckeditor_upfiles/file/2021070906501780554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--clinicaquirogavilario-vbc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v50e1f80dfu9os7bmhdcvvojf1/26937204634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nek.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be9ed24568d---nifojovinikit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alakharia.com/public_html/userfiles/file/wepitejexosuzabofikusoji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://salvamontbihor.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/jisenumuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000eb02.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB02 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010314.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10314 17872 bytes
SHA-256: 1b3c29429088c0370025c48254a6d1dd85958631b389b965e1202041993a341d
font_02_sfnt_off000131bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x131BD 11404 bytes
SHA-256: dae834f30d4bb9055b55ea6d4f644fbe870c61d97c770fbf505a480875380530