Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8eb8160d20f3ea15…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.1 KB Created: 2021-09-29 13:11:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 35ec1561537380b59d734d4404144fc9 SHA-1: fb2e4ce29ce920826b3e172b414dbfa8ead2906e SHA-256: 8eb8160d20f3ea1589d5efd886f0b91ff9a5150cc78e1605ecdeb2657fc08af3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites hosting PDF files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to distribute further malware or phishing content. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting users to these malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9928

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://swotin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ba650f2a57---71204494506.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://pribatu.lamilagrosaimport.com/images/files/lekixopefuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ponderosafestival.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a92377dbc1---61644162381.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autosvanbeek.nl/mindcms/js/ckf/userfiles/files/livifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161434346da194---43646677050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kipia-nn.ru/userfiles/file/59960280907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aotem.com/data/home/qxu1780220113/htdocs/uploadfile/files/27734096810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mylodge-naoshima.com/15106120270.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://solarconsulting.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f583d0fac447afc6a905af4bb8770bfe/gipoxitamifesisosexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dsfly.com/uploads/files/99657983625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tierlistei.ch/downloads/96867767898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inverpalmas.com/aym_image/files/raduvudetirimuzefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gyndoktors.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wabozesibiwafajaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heilpraxis-pankow.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c1dad0cbb2---momibuvererinu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/39ba3bf3a723b7498cd91c344d188843/pukulavajuzapopesepixad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://essentielles-theater.de/UserFiles/File/28404081232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mwasafat.com/uploads/files/gisonijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lang-mayer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161470892e1c4e---70597862837.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sk-developers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b1ca98bfbd---37489352818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.melodypods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161339a4150401---wimub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yingzhaoliuart.com/upload/file/ratimevowujemikexalotuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2b1b1c14148e59471e8a7b0d6bb20bef/63394167488.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://munnartourism.com/uploads/file/38126759065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3e-recycling.ru/app/webroot/filesfiles/visorofezefifiwarigazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=apk+hack+hungry+shark+worldPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000bb7f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBB7F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d390.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD390 18220 bytes
SHA-256: f476e6f90120bdb8ad888f02f5eac03bb9370c6f986ce8fa1783473a675a4c77
font_02_sfnt_off0000f056.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF056 20804 bytes
SHA-256: cadb8c8adc124bd69402fcac7a75c9873289b0b7adb4bd116b0ce8a54fdd90f3
font_03_sfnt_off000125af.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x125AF 10844 bytes
SHA-256: 7aa51857d5ae288c8d01116db72fa1701a2d38ae3c7060aa64c2a7a493dcaeba