Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 963f0ff619be0596…

MALICIOUS

PDF

108.0 KB Created: 2021-07-28 10:05:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 064c26c5e464692de0c1853835d7d535 SHA-1: c8a9f7b2f3bf05a941004ec2cb0e3ee887c9b4da SHA-256: 963f0ff619be0596751d4e79c04bd13e4202f0b0fd3119712e4a8c495b2df2bb
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9898

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://eduomania.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071849529e6e---6454968716.pdf
    • https://envomask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f5fecfbc8ff8654962d0aeb00c2248ec/welosozigupujopiwezaza.pdf
    • http://viaterrestre.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095c09d9cec9---88021215919.pdf
    • http://www.la-rocca.pl/app/webroot/files/files/fusum.pdf
    • http://innova-perila.ru/upload/files/xagitatutovivuwelife.pdf
    • http://www.sunargrup.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g1957hkj8pgnjqq8ak42ponrkl/66643475113.pdf
    • https://amagi.la/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607322007feee---woxarufelebusikawu.pdf
    • http://afghansolar.com/userfiles/file/lulijubemejibi.pdf
    • http://fittbikese.hu/files/file/talarolafama.pdf
    • https://dm288.rs/slicice/file/mediwosilibutog.pdf
    • http://cpils.com/userfiles/file/nonugilusez.pdf
    • http://hyundailed.com/upload/editor/file/jetewumoremizonupijanire.pdf
    • http://www.myhhsi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf9a1d505268a52d8b3b976c52c687d2/zetupamonafe.pdf
    • https://didacostruzioni.it/userfiles/file/rolerowav.pdf
    • http://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160816998851af---dikujomusisa.pdf
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e5ca79d299---lukokafaxijabixap.pdf
    • https://agatanorek.com/files/file/zarefavomasuve.pdf
    • https://xn--80aaaglcftt5alesfkk7f.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/18992c5cba58b77af5d06a4fa31d89a3/42310961936.pdf
    • http://cathyourhair.nl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64624560518.pdf
    • http://ipvoicenj.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d1fc1cc705---53376802592.pdf
    • https://area34.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l5h0jdv9kvjns88gio32tjmkv2/14079865572.pdf
    • http://timnhanhonline.net/upload/files/rajumiwemipofi.pdf
    • https://duext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7424cf1fad50386beb8a35b4eb75a5fb/zenagatuviza.pdf
    • http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e244ba2515---75970149667.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=id%C4%9Fam+misleyn+bila+%C4%9Funne+ile+ilgili+%C3%B6rnekler
    • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_006_off0001670c.bin
e368afdb5986f91f9b684721095136a30d9fe7d3801b5165f074ea64606794eb
decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x1670C 32120 bytes
font_00_sfnt_off00010782.bin
b89a9d045cf896882d1fd30c7032478819b0a5ddadbea734eb3a2146a84cd98d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10782 11216 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000120f5.bin
f744346078bdd21f6153758ffafad34948d2b24b0c04522b34d5b99c7ab4d349
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x120F5 18964 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014efb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14EFB 16792 bytes