Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9aef9bbddcbec3c1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.9 KB Created: 2021-07-16 16:00:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: bafdfc4dcebc723e75b539ba6516a0fe SHA-1: abc3bb68abe83448a1af93fe98c8dca8a70efa68 SHA-256: 9aef9bbddcbec3c160896ffe185b62f11e33915c0ae251d340996fd22f337e85
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable hosting domains. These links are structured as a link farm, suggesting an attempt to direct users to malicious content, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9929

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://artetendasud.it/userfiles/files/felelagadusot.pdf
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fupalamijufopa.pdf
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160723b8853038---92599446707.pdf
    • https://eobliecky.sk/userfiles/file/megetemujajapubosemug.pdf
    • https://lightsourceindiana.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/32d89f0f763c8a6eac503f8bb1919dd0/65144855322.pdf
    • http://brandweeramsterdamamstellanden.nl/userfiles/file/xadowapepiwo.pdf
    • https://phoenixknights.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04d6327e9d8e8b7ff6f3507ab2a756c1/45875773260.pdf
    • https://www.unicodesystems.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qbsn6hba7jle2n858dlse0o2k7/6499116487.pdf
    • https://www.tzounakos-insurance.gr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kixilexifu.pdf
    • http://www.siscard.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b4ab0a0719---lakexotogogolidolirid.pdf
    • http://bawwabatrizq.com/userfiles/file/nezulumamipob.pdf
    • https://tanthueviet.vn/img_data/files/woxekatejudoluvuritunibu.pdf
    • https://brandonsmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0u0dtrngi2ufn5v8n8kfl7d866/44393637222.pdf
    • https://mangmalungtea.com/userfiles/file/52897659312.pdf
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d964dacb74a.pdf
    • http://www.sensible-seeds-premium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8db3d9af7d---95056672913.pdf
    • http://ahdjcm.com/upload/files/tawejekajenerixo.pdf
    • http://mlight.cz/archiv/file/fajuxilovolemolefep.pdf
    • https://blackknowledge.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd3ed044ebf4cb985e6c1f76723f5603/ludurufaxovufufov.pdf
    • https://solarconsulting.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2e69cbbb845f3be3986cc15434b54ca6/88513757753.pdf
    • http://www.marcado.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609262f2d8f76---sejaneku.pdf
    • https://bitree.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rinuxemuxenutevuxubipov.pdf
    • http://dwhs79.com/clients/15834/File/vetafimotugopal.pdf
    • https://www.saenger-ohg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089c2e81e674---58740257535.pdf
    • http://www.radiopopiatej.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a8458d3f57---vasikujeluboladupegiruke.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=right+total+knee+replacement
    • 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_off00010d72.bin
e2feecc0f1ad9b84d71a2381d966a0c807f7cff2ed975e446ace66daac430a8b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D72 16852 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001397b.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1397B 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00015192.bin
060309173c206ecfd43a417ede71d02ecd8888b87d0fbaeea23c3b98bf5ecd1c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15192 10788 bytes