Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8e93a2f541ea9962…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.9 KB Created: 2021-09-08 19:35:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: fe1af53723ae6246d9b820eb711989a2 SHA-1: 56e99acec96bb8ecfbfc2f64c8da314500e278e4 SHA-256: 8e93a2f541ea99627da5adacde55bcf978ff489af0b45bdbcfd598e4edfc9257
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. It also features a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress upload storage, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely as a phishing or malware distribution vector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f1fe1db08b---fudogifogimemilanine.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://freemansphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613727c31048f---remonewuxefupefefil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jyapa.com/jhuoyue/uploadfiles/1257545497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestlifepolicy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161356c7c063bd---rodumenogodibanejozoku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mekongtransport.com/upload/userfiles/files/gaburap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://electronicaindex.nl/images/uploads/66543467868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://janjoling.com/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3421542704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161329100b7ae8---wawituweraloxedisenowosuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://silatur.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/43357405048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.artikel238.nl/emmwebbit/resources/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jopejisereguxut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beautifulmoda.com/userfiles/files/pifevuzenikisomikafud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lifestyleufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b69499a444d9e6a0092334a401260b0/18593288115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zae.me/datafiles/file/xuwowotirizu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abapaposentados.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137fe6297cb9---23999736103.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recruiters-zone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613105a797234---jizebinefolebumixidak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://malopolskiszlakwinny.pl/upload/File/rojefuvezigufozavep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://facades-et-traditions.com/actualites/file/83971557200.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beauty214.com/uploads/files/202109081401115265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://handsonmontessoripk.com/userfiles/files/xetatap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rotarybrescello.it/userfiles/files/libelabut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infotechb2blite.com/bot/ckfinder/uf/files/65493758910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webinaris.blog/ckfinder/userfiles/publics/files/jomexugegasuwebub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ntep2008.com/UserFiles/File/22417715004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=proper+adjectives+worksheets+for+grade+4PDF 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_off0000b7f2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB7F2 11200 bytes
SHA-256: 67108705a459607c29d7ddf237843e622d0eda46db14bf04335d4b554be196c5
font_01_sfnt_off0000d229.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD229 15676 bytes
SHA-256: 799b0f2d9e7d53e30b05a25bb03314a62ec6c455c4bde85af686f282b36f08c5
font_02_sfnt_off0000fa2b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA2B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1