Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8d0f0ff45505fc36…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.7 KB Created: 2021-08-05 14:11:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: a2026d66be21aade6737436d17b71066 SHA-1: faa8ae971e4647c9cccaacdeaa31f80fe18b1cbc SHA-256: 8d0f0ff45505fc36b3f37ddb6447cab829c6f6744e6c8f2d5f8afb7efa67e45e
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. The presence of multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage and other disposable hosting suggests a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or phish users. ClamAV detection further supports its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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 http://www.aceitunasdelguadalhorce.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zukorupovuzamoropafiza.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://langumeistras.lt/i/File/fivew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vitrierbxl.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f6dae6c905---62730029555.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.entornopublicitario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/560b537526a71ca9ce35b98a68abfb62/4720586830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hagepoorter.be/files/files/bivarepikazixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092e607091a7---37710405842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advicezone.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9kgjhklppbvdlquhrkt0odcmen/sunegibijikusuwifawilebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hillcountryawningsandsunscreens.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072d16fcd9e0---29242633980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.emma-solutions.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085375be52c2---womifas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://15fratrowreunion.com/clients/2/2b/2b18ccadde375fd95e9ac2d5db5aaa67/File/42599813209.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuoredicane.it/userfiles/files/25610291872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atx-stroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/10c0d3c551f729dffb4d2885977372da/10448535518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.auditsi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c680b85727f---62263423406.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://praconsulgroup.ru/pict/file/repatagej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sixteengrams.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ithp5h5osuvjk9hd3h5d65aihh/98253842306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bustotoronto.com/userfiles/file/najijemipemibejigujep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nicemexico.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8a96f8fafe---63821773225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://michellesmithscott.com/clients/36670/File/63029542704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foto-klub.dk/userfiles/file/bupenaniwotolejav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teresachild.com/upload/files/55850217015.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3f929eeb21---94780150592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaishachuukobuhin.com/js/upload/files/vewebazeforagufipejasoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creativesilhouettes.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609dcf072f584---18022969622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enslev-anlaegsservice.dk/userfiles/file/zalavumokekewigobawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+ask+for+dental+shadowingPDF 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_off00011bb5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BB5 10804 bytes
SHA-256: a662503eecb40add797fb980fc724643cc2db31f606eba5c54c71945e8886814
font_01_sfnt_off0001345b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1345B 16908 bytes
SHA-256: 3989c74a8f6679bbb60399bbf5185c6810044492374709ac16e0f4874fae220c
font_02_sfnt_off00016072.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16072 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1