Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 93fb9898570a25a5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.4 KB Created: 2021-09-20 03:02:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 95679f45548c6334db55ec30ae07ddeb SHA-1: 406ae93d1520b5af34e902e0c7d16b2124f28d16 SHA-256: 93fb9898570a25a596cb4531b25a03717aa79e06d450dd3c35a5f587734b1da3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating further malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://shrlie.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-14/20210914145847665953.pdf
    • http://clingac.com/d/files/lafov.pdf
    • http://art-wonders.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/togujazipu.pdf
    • http://xnucleus.com/members/member_images/files/55451476936.pdf
    • https://www.ikedatosou.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137f7b93fe93---lutiwokavotoz.pdf
    • https://imapcb.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/549e4710d98437fd56f727b4af2c7ca3/xisafa.pdf
    • http://msdoubrava.cz/foto/images/file/fedewasizixebibovewevaku.pdf
    • http://music-saikung.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57212531587.pdf
    • https://deniz-sogutma.org/img/userfiles/file/bavejur.pdf
    • https://buddingheights.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161419f805af08---80868505387.pdf
    • http://www.propper-droppers.nl/files/file/11251086320.pdf
    • https://lyonsinn.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/11142884348.pdf
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146755004c08---83500577468.pdf
    • http://dent-pro.cz/pic/file/83684630181.pdf
    • https://euroialinsol.ro/userfiles/file/kisutebibawezal.pdf
    • https://photographerin.agency/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ddior6etavjnvgppusd9tb6256/93947311327.pdf
    • http://hotelamadeustorino.com/userfiles/files/14737485654.pdf
    • http://kommunikator.nu/demo/userfiles/file///buwemew.pdf
    • http://csc0851.com/userfiles/file/20210911031104_1gem6a.pdf
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sb4nov7vbajcurm24nt1nctk52/wabonokemadab.pdf
    • https://semangkabiji.com/contents/files/29265570955.pdf
    • http://xn--80aab8aioy.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/duseposalutogabugogo.pdf
    • http://gostium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131264545d0a---30880018092.pdf
    • http://ameshamagazine.com/js/upload/files/femufurowamegugu.pdf
    • http://cgt-fo-csc.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140255604979---62678890483.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+start+mac+recovery+mode
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000de42.bin
e68614359152a2af491ad90e1841f1cb12fb23311a3a44eadb2d3cfc900efd1d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE42 17964 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010c1b.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C1B 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012432.bin
416c86f1712f37118e863e2abff208764b9ca68923c2fe47e38c711a527cc852
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12432 10544 bytes