Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 96cf35e77e381d93…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.7 KB Created: 2021-09-24 07:18:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 0934e5f6676193ee406c2a0c5dd5fdb9 SHA-1: 0b9210a5507f78390c7472aa162f9eef71973d11 SHA-256: 96cf35e77e381d93a796472683789bb6a3c7df739304d2317f66351955dbdb91
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. Several heuristics indicate the PDF acts as a link farm, directing users to compromised WordPress upload storage and disposable hosting sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware delivery.

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://gostium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fc146ccc45---49267759673.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://techbis.pl/files/file/motikezelosokabolibogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pspectr.ru/userfiles/file/78829177630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kangshi-you.com/uploads/files/202109180803593349.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141b2749fce5---tazulixenitox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musicpark-live.de/userfiles/file/3573975788.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://satellietgroep.nl/userfiles/files/fokodobukagowoxejudo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://le-lemniscus-incandescent.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/23500330588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ixiu-23.com/uploads/files/202109171945214927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://friend5190.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lodazaburod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adoriantarla.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613abb025c1cd---lotukobimixedunupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://redengewinnt.com/userfiles/file/1957694648.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://king-ber.com/UploadFiles/file/20210904075601564.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vidol.eu/userfiles/file/vupepetinufijibumozux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medipratik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161390916c4413---birizetajexovojigabegegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://norservis.cz/files/files/38224822917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phuongdonggolf.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/33626685908.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bekescsaba.varosom.hu/userfiles/files/95447697572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asmitahrgroup.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gabepuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hotel-margherita.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614cee8d9dce6---rokisudegupurebikazul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://raljob.com/userfiles/file/57996850875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://intersonik.eu/upload/files/2794947164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.inhd.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614ae59721c1f---96337416620.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cimkezes.hu/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32061341376.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=halo+reach+xbox+360+cheatsPDF 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_off0000e34d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE34D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb5f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB5F 19004 bytes
SHA-256: 3b1a16c20d8e719b3c1a743f7f3b1dfafc1073f3b3521923859f4bf60e6fb1d9
font_02_sfnt_off00012c67.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C67 10824 bytes
SHA-256: 1336fcbe8197fdba0e01725f905972ea4a39f1d9c1b44036defb6d70f4436b0f