Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 929ffd6ceec354fe…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.2 KB Created: 2021-09-07 20:28:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 126ace801dbcc43828147341d5a67bed SHA-1: 53fdcb1db26f72eda8cfa23fc75e298cffee51b5 SHA-256: 929ffd6ceec354fe21ee8a09f35a0efacc1c2b76112acc5a65ab46850b9a12ad
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users. The file also functions as a link farm, pointing to numerous external URLs hosted on compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9849

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://www.hagensmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094b619bcff2---12654210186.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16114ef8e43047---17094085085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://interesttour.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45f39b7bd9c0af7994fee313d53622d8/xobagarisuwonekitewag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ketoanantamhcm.com/uploads/files/fefuxokug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manenshop.com/upload/files/fofaxurotukefamatida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denisonlandscaping.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6fdc2d4e16---87079731466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://123kozijnofferte.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vmbgcofe6q7jmnr7j33q3iors4/linoxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bulongvungtau.com/media/ftp/file/wodowanebuzido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://go-trec.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g1v0frvdbcfejk8mbgkp4ic5b3/18400090951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxtarget.by/ckfinder/userfiles/files/10878833857.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aab3a903fb1---xabadimejusebeketatojiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://basyapiemlak.com/yukleme_klasoru/userfiles/file/baweruxipexuvavuwikiselam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fygl.net/uploads/file/160012361972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pakianco.ir/data/image/uploads/news/files/balozorumisavepovametela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caacoding.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074d6fdce18e---91571035245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ats-dz.com/userfiles/file/bowizutexevob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spec-so.ru/sites/default/files/file/dogimiwetupifadugufo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ltanimalpark.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5a6a8c36da5bb5fdc0ccb79be1f1c68c/gurijojakulixixaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmonlinestore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a489399ea8c---13044043540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecogestval.com/userfiles/file/sutinejotumejikuxaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservativista.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lixezelilurimokivewujuwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://english-island.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3ppsm34msgbc2vm2ao50nrlb6/jigumazogasawik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://detikakdeti.ru/img/file/loxivajiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://careerhack.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611535092f63b---xuvelove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dazzlin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43f7d19789718427d53be54a1b4224b3/bikawumalaranatapupepo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ar-intl.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26j7ht4d5g5hnffb6qm3vgjbf6/setukag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=spelling+rules+worksheets+freePDF 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_off0000b928.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB928 10828 bytes
SHA-256: c11b6232a6ca5c24a2b5a32c68f2f34831e8d02ddc0568565386ed46fe86eb7c
font_01_sfnt_off0000d21e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD21E 16008 bytes
SHA-256: 9696057efb776549cb75a21a6e48e1577be66d723ffa722da96aaa4ad30efa1f
font_02_sfnt_off0000fb08.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB08 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1