Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8bb56b962c3bb2a9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.2 KB Created: 2021-07-07 08:37:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 84732b71b3dcc6a0c5c6d261cec8c866 SHA-1: 763d26316439ed82cba6987cc218b6839f5793c0 SHA-256: 8bb56b962c3bb2a9b91b7a8d85125c60b91cf91dd4fd5cc0075d0b01b60dc0b0
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

This PDF sample was flagged by multiple heuristics, including ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage and other disposable hosting, likely serving as a lure for downloading further malicious payloads. The presence of invoice-related language further supports its use as a phishing or scam document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://coolinterier.sk/upload/files/13782479838.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.assignproject.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ee296a3f1f---29593466021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radiopopiatej.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c247559924f---lobakiwikolalera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nebo52.ru/uploads/files/10751209490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.baileysmilk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab3a881b09693c6355dbf409eff68283/dodilofimeninibit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nandomoraes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079a38d62652---35009526040.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hourinkan.net/js/upload/files/82892685947.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adamlegal.com/userfiles/file/lutaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abroadster.com/files/jiwuzajesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nowackleverkusen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f9b234eff9---36926520258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fjordancv.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a59330ffc8cad0202269fa970cec8a1d/90486141770.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://silesiacapital.eu/data/file/mimaviwewamubabepulefiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gesundimjob.at/images/content/files/21873895942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f420446c00---venawarekuzepukozuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vickers-electronics.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0b951c82c56056c4f42357a9ae5f9cb6/84363674627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mygo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93482701651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mobistore.co.nz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35e11e3d4ddf1705a4bef78237277178/31552506975.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-leuven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093c93f34e09---wimipanovomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mattstergamer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4mj3dbnvhbt7lubn2cvg73ikfn/90813560872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ud2-140.com/files/libipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomilano.eu/userfiles/files/vosubotinakajovabetax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://protechlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f5ffd5d0191e11a6577be270588b6718/80014883832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clumba-indoor.ru/files/files/wesatuwabow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://andrejc.si/files/file/4504852572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unique.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ec398d2a7970d94be98ba1d40e058cf3/42098918850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=expenditure+meaning+in+accountingPDF 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_off0000e504.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE504 17240 bytes
SHA-256: 83a3ff3fb5c688d4e235bc429215bcad72a57acc8e73a7ffe931197c1b68da47
font_01_sfnt_off00011260.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11260 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012a77.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A77 10828 bytes
SHA-256: b1431f10e9ef43ec17e694b74f38203eb62bed512a908718fcfebc2ee231cc6e