Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9a5eec44cfe6a094…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.1 KB Created: 2021-09-02 19:51:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 0ae9a110328025456ae846867d4e2a19 SHA-1: 282197279f6d9e0a8e3dcbe7b0255bce25a87df7 SHA-256: 9a5eec44cfe6a09495f64d713b8af87c5e6758b25d17138072b1b3df27663067
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting users to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609837a0a8cb5---xuwokoxoruxixuneg.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.saenger-ohg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f367303022---kuromipefitex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cvenhancer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/90f81afe8bdeca97ff64718c23eefd43/79296511497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://steps4cancer.org/clients/a/a7/a78c374070a178914b502abaf3db82b8/File/11823749757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenturtleproductions.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c47d7b3076f4a7438ae77114c9a7ec09/bemob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chablis-gautherin.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/50944221342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160792dbfecec8---85954921624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entone.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/69e0bfbed9689c0712e0e063200ae9b2/tefiwivozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://giyimkent.formenemlak.com/upload/ckfinder/files/kewonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asupuro.com/upload/save_image/files/puzuwebitirowava.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adaviestransportltd.com/userfiles/file/zajekedegoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elpmarketing.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8fbb7163a580ae5118b26488246fdf9d/48159116844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://monterroso-construpuntos.com/campannas/file/28783480136.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vizzzio.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a30f1be02944f6c2f8f4519db048e961/zujodulere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dakdekkersindex.nl/images/uploads/zoninasin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kawanmto.info/contents//files/69815743035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.landalastadservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074adbe5d960---50756342086.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leesman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5803afef1491128f7146fb02ab481cd1/zomufobudafon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://friend5190.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/favowetanivoxon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mama-light.net/business_school/uploads/file/82704937033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laneopx.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160721e053242b---golusodox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majbrno.cz/uploads/files/20654982521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drinkandshrink.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fdded0197f---wewajujakemelafuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80akij1ajew.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e6bde897e1---56875491748.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=guided+reading+activity+1-2+types+of+government+worksheet+answersPDF 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_off0000e3fa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE3FA 11724 bytes
SHA-256: 2cfc8a77b75ad806396c84519311253cce5af88143d4fdffe2357772c920f05f
font_01_sfnt_off0000ffcd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFFCD 17728 bytes
SHA-256: b465c53b568e8f5fab42aa9e08b05e08607cb3b7d56cfd6d74bb2c5e40dedcd9
font_02_sfnt_off00012e03.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E03 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1