Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9bb03055040ba268…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.8 KB Created: 2021-09-21 07:28:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 23289d3e8fa18c255568e5298442d92f SHA-1: c632b64883f29d2dc75a09113b71d5898b932b20 SHA-256: 9bb03055040ba268845a12b74239c825ee3ace2d5e55da7198bf861794b88a02
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, some of which point to compromised CMS uploads and link farms, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download and execution of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9906

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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://greenfins-thailand.org/uploads/file/58975263003.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://aczv.fr/userfiles/file/8856326413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quimis.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30759980561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://villaturri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161432bbaaba51---gudodedagogutonufiwupolos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shipgo17.com/plugin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dibifoxazozudupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajatotogroup1.com/contents/files/44276371149.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gibisch.biz/files/files/gatifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aumnat2car.com/ckfinder/core/connector/php/upload/files/11400029385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tsolisp.com/files/file/kujumakof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambiance-cinema.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d43eadb9fdeccd40a6fd6a2bb00f03c/51122965812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spokoino.ru/i/upload/files/bofipapezuxew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aybar-gallery.com/userfiles/files/67907508100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ozhelalikram.de/resimler/files/349447806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://meritumptt.pl/dokumenty/file/fidozekakadorojudo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://johanbjerke.se/userfiles/file/jusugov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saatgaamkansarasamaj.com/admin/uploads/files/8506623236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e21a80c0297155b20a61ce55fa9f30b/mujegifavexafubasobojamaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timnhanhonline.net/upload/files/8614567369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jiu-hang.com/upfiles/editor/files/powepimup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tbrr865jos7shmsrufl5ia85f9/vovuxemaladizepura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pacpartner.net/images_client/imagesfile/85999723409.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naoshima-habitant.com/images/blog/file/12405464704.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iranjobex.com/cache/fck_files/file/bidimujatiwuxadakapawuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aallergy.friend-match.com/upload/files/dugopemabosedotalawuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mkkdigital.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16143c8f6566e0---zekuvanefopaga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makesrealsense.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pajugasewalaviw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=best+free+mobile+hotspot+app+androidPDF link annotation
    • http://abcs.umontreal.ca/upload/files/40746771552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000fa96.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA96 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000112a8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x112A8 18976 bytes
SHA-256: 827136dde61e6f4370019e3266e1769845a6739111f1d4b50b4d6ec0169fe69b
font_02_sfnt_off00014439.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14439 10956 bytes
SHA-256: 5a5a13b6f7aac6a1ba7402482e4d1ccc7ed713e0c7596e6cebffce3dff754488