Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8dc0e9653d144df3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.3 KB Created: 2021-08-17 16:28:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 4239e1ffc450fce35000541614bb8d2a SHA-1: 7ec151e2c4e6b254637f6d024f0a3e0413ad04e4 SHA-256: 8dc0e9653d144df352b2bded4117bf9797b16159cb48969d27627e9c9c268c49
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features numerous external URIs, including links to what appear to be compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=operaciones+con+monomios+y+polinomios+ejercicios+resueltos+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://hesexpo.com/img/editor/image/file/mefigumazekaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ewms.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/13br6h2ppaef00p6kp9a98u5ou/vinopojurigexopunikikugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jngf.cn/files/file/2211233724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinariomauracotti.it/userfiles/files/69056830237.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://am-assets.com/aom/magnolia/userfiles/file/85331652461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jancsoalapitvany.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jedukakof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://urjabatteries.in/userfiles/file/71857322179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ihotel2b.com/upfiles/editor/files/jeruwajixevepapuzose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mbcasc.net/imgs/file/30399651812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://a-1commercialkitchenservices.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/82350778243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f69c4072f5ed50203fbcd884b9cad78d/54563118322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/76d57d3b45f55f5d73f208c95b3e1888/bobemijekekefotatuviv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nanoscopy.ru/uploads/files/lorerarubukelufun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dialogueinpraxis.net/files/docs/vejotirugasepure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://choiceenergynetwork.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43d6d7c5cc13dfb35e9507f0c82b3a77/34267580248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.makattakasinti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607521dec65e1---butikola.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dispomydeal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b70c8137492ee841b519cd2af6dcd96c/90785953558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://liur-krd.ru/userfiles/file/nesevirafebimoraliju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldenparadisestsimons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74559eb59f3e44d896868ee7d734ebbe/fajufanubum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medical-psychology.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160944b5aeb620---6378620919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://formel1vermietung.de/userfiles/file/34636193509.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodomus.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47061571841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.higher-energy-trampolineclub.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cad6b05a81---7557862420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.scmphotography.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a52b0a519a---99313743629.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_off0000da46.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA46 17408 bytes
SHA-256: d08304dc0e321b4c5c11aa799e34d9851f3dfa9d65ad955c7709c10ef19b7218
font_01_sfnt_off000106a8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x106A8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011ebf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EBF 11152 bytes
SHA-256: cd8557359e0faeccd604540524e65585fee8a338a841519c408827c8d7d4764f