Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8d9b748e8b2c4419…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.7 KB Created: 2021-08-29 23:53:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 538980d4fa20cb55d223567923df3346 SHA-1: c2565ff9279c910c24629adc6e5a9eb2acf65dfe SHA-256: 8d9b748e8b2c4419f859c2e7f03e1dcc10ee8cc5c24d84430c9c10e7f1c0ab86
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. This strongly suggests the document is designed to redirect users to malicious websites, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support 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 https://gaseg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08dh6i7t1gul3u3ahcfqk7vfpl/51760334773.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://adoriantarla.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dfcf5f77f29---luwinav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seabeachthailand.com/UserFiles/file/jupeduzadunilugogapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jahanchart.ir/data/files/file/bupupexipirin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zoxakinekebiniw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.immiflex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0295e65891---dilamogogudoti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pantanalmsnews.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21915360454.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sictombbi.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nesarapisu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eminencesolutions.in/resources/userfiles/file/tomiburope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.temsilcisitesi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607649565dc73---fowonukemomasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flygarfield.net/userfiles/file/sekevikukovarulajilopor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weinquartier.at/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc748c42661c812822fe59dc535f6eb2/pisunelez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luminex.pl/upload/file/sipomuxabanixoxakik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vitrierbxl.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d3eb3a9c4ab---dedenunezipaliz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.udelimpa.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90995356982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boldogelet.hu/media/88968145278.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://udmvdpo.ru/images/files/dokaxikatonibam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvgrup.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b0ce887037---2823495758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.americansummercamps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072e3ab013f0---29798868797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kleiberit.ru/files/file/24301390208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ellisrasbetonwerke.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a885c15ad89---68877335877.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://f1com.ge/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1b16944e72bf180ff3f6d831e0664291/28597779587.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cargobull.cz/res/file/91762441879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.accidentinjurylascruces.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cck4fuce470093at6s37cuiivs/netulevuninokobejunobal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.webtony.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f017aa8ac12---48647447307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=angular+route+to+external+urlPDF 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_off0000d925.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD925 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f137.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF137 18176 bytes
SHA-256: 99b2136dba5c42a6f3a4c8ea9c956e36640db711421cdd36a077b2c0b0aea7e7
font_02_sfnt_off00012197.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12197 10204 bytes
SHA-256: 82bd43c81a20311287c8bdca74893b20e5a71a4bff9a81a39d753808c40f1a85