Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8fc0be83439e3da4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

102.4 KB Created: 2021-08-08 23:44:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: be212a75de16b8ec0a27cafb133018c1 SHA-1: b0068a2f3d9b942ae8d2c5a99ad1c41310fce87c SHA-256: 8fc0be83439e3da417c8e78298aa3a0798ba9ba76c4d83fac8e0620b366fb3f5
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs pointing to various domains, including compromised WordPress sites and potentially disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of a 'download' button lure further supports a malicious workflow.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9878

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+necklace+story+plot+diagram PDF link annotation
    • http://coffee33.ru/archive/file/wutepelemogujerodusad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vakukh.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/349fc3d66ff3016a810fe77417acbe49/natadejarafovozulelanak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhbanglaw.com/userfiles/file/lanefanuxaxewegovuni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pfgpartners.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f336f2b59e---diroku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://danies.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ziresexixadigiwofumobom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://actioncoach.com.my/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16105cd93a683b---12686553301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tectrongim.com/uploads/files/wovazalezizabefufeselawix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ettermanenterprises.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16048120230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://middlegeorgiacoinclub.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087f1928d709---xeraxafisoledisamisaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://insights3.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f7ed87012a729cfdde20bc4c33038aaf/mesefaxomasilunugikil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haki.vn/uploads/files/zivazexonivasofupaliw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mamnonlittlesun.com/upload/files/32653896954.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burelomdo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41119820046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blessedfamilycovenant.org/clients/c/cb/cb727bc273eb4203dc66fb73741ae5ae/File/59328026010.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canadapremiumlubes.com/survey/userfiles/files/lupazitelarir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamedunyasi.com/calisma2/files/uploads/39211435458.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ubp2gs475kpc8smdm89dqmnm94/wejuxaminumuwezeka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trackeg.com/en/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160867e0ba3be7---99092034274.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099ae33d9767---62541949913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aprilboya.com/userfiles/file/nubilumuluwinebisesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nnk.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da7fae8f4a9---kakomosularaxazojek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lacecinella.com/writable/public/userfiles/file/bupizewuwuzarerif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chrislahoda.ca/userfiles/file/82211727093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mytutr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d2537efbbb6c1571489795191218c3d5/89870816721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipjanah.ir/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uhn2531rrt80c2ab8hnd5olos4/muzupofuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chargers68-50th.com/clients/3/3d/3dd154274af4887fbe356f6dcfc18689/File/77456537562.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_off00012734.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12734 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00013f46.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13F46 19476 bytes
SHA-256: 58bb18a3a69a13dab91eb71942e2ec478b2c93433360a0af6068dd22a3f6b92f
font_02_sfnt_off000170b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x170B6 11132 bytes
SHA-256: 34fd1394671533ef88e0c87664f8446c07b034221454629e6904b95ed0226a1f