Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b95afe2e35469e6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.7 KB Created: 2021-08-30 01:35:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: fd9900eb009e0102b922125a94bf20e3 SHA-1: 572b32de5b11d524a16e07d086a0028e34dea72a SHA-256: 8b95afe2e35469e6a297be16d57485f5c9139392ba6b7942a8548f15aed96152
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to compromised WordPress sites, specifically targeting their upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript stream, while not fully analyzed, further supports the malicious nature of the document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

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://hsegroup.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oqhablh5upaepgi1k4d1osaq61/xudimopakakafokekop.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.rekalibracija.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0a108fae7d66ec7585719a57a316cec0/47983846773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tcufroghouses.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e2bb1f1e852---povugutikigigopota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balticstroy.com/uploads/files/78876584927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartmedicaleg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbb79ec1226---kifixomazebavoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akkoryazilim.com/userfiles/file/xewodosepijan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ameshamagazine.com/js/upload/files/binefenuseremem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stacjaregeneracja.pl/userfiles/file/976314302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hophungvietnam.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/mobogub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://le383.com/uploads/files/bunipitadudawedivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://htapigroup3.com/contents/files/tipumumemol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eva.am/files/5d9c796c7e116c88.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharzh-ufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b80bcfb7be808d8fe23abad2e475f7c7/jozowawukupuxefizixuti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://europartner2.pl/uploads/jikubomodufevodegebisu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jaluzipro.ru/public/userfiles/file/mavulake.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refour.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e3108055f8d0b38dd00e1f7b5ffd5fb3/33860163315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topaslt.com/userfiles/file/xoveseropeli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traktor-tv.de/sites/default/files/file/sumezurawegezipiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://transinfosoft.com/userfiles/file/46784427513.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bushregenerators.biz/userfiles/files/ruveraxuseragilufover.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mrmusicfoundation.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gccfmn3a9aej81b30h3p4kjfvf/barekafegukuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.org/FCKeditor/file/68874549809.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adatechotomasyon.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095211fa88f6---vitoteralidexosukamovesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=slope+intercept+applications+word+problemsPDF link annotation
    • http://e1pl2.nazwa.pl/busy/fotki/file/zibete.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_off0000f878.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF878 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001108a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1108A 19324 bytes
SHA-256: 714c93327f9c3fb2882edb3cf7ea9ad896fd0a870f528440e02e2a945efc77c3
font_02_sfnt_off00014242.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14242 10976 bytes
SHA-256: bcc684c0918e2fc3f0eefda4fd271d99737d3dd6397b6fb0be5bb483f5416ba8