Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9676563ab983f8c4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.4 KB Created: 2021-09-07 02:38:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 44ec2c782b3f8c3fe4a431e6055b5270 SHA-1: 069d70246268c3ee1382b8708a872597fe9ddd2d SHA-256: 9676563ab983f8c474977b690005fee9df44770e293a998795dd8eb505ca9919
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. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external sites, which are used to host further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9888

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 http://www.expertnutritionadvisor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b27057c3f75---15205059291.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://kiavysocina.cz/UserFiles/File/98233042548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cgt-fo-csc.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b6582f64836---20294888478.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tonitomov.com/picture/file/torefolexafemelasoverafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://design-klasse.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gidukipudabiwipeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://samtekelektrik.com/files/72801350569.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrunarser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/2106110940401449220odkz0.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sealjet.mn/pictures/files/44137131107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pelicanfinancialnetwork.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85772469419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.c2commercial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b464192ee5d13ab6343a5fe42f5fb8b/fizitelimilan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/70696216159.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aaefc274421---sowebidonadalikitobum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://historia-bfured.hu/userfiles/file/rajidanaxifogido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smm-mm.com/uploads/news_file/1799917377.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gps-tw.com/CKEdit/upload/files/masepajosurugoji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://signexpowholesale.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/12182211323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3asoft.vn/img/files/rifumidifaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modero.vn/upload/files/23585494388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.examnotice.in/uploads/files/revejojinoxupodakuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.golddustdental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0e683c7aad---rajavetifamikefetuves.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipjanah.ir/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rd5l85c0f1im08dq1l76q41bk3/zatenoxufatexopup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brukbet.com/user_images/file/mepaputafazinemokepipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mandalaconfeccao.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a920eeaf328---64134044620.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160743d1b75765---36300421380.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laureysnv.be/uploads/files/tejelitasojidipixose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thejinglelab.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2mncac9sdeu5s3lcqvejegtmme/rajupuwavekupex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=livro+romeu+e+julieta+pdf+downloadPDF 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_off00010989.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10989 20436 bytes
SHA-256: bf2a86d46e58d7a86fb3ac14a97538e0798bbed6ea88b8b87353cb00bc8effa9
font_01_sfnt_off00013e81.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13E81 10828 bytes
SHA-256: 04f2ca8d1bef0fb62f39e4b5c1c4ad9096b146b977372ad05c312aa3d446da6b
font_02_sfnt_off00015782.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15782 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1