Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9c05144ef191a02d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-07-01 22:20:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 765e0335ae914b7923fbc8a5e454af8f SHA-1: cc9e87706a4c1e0977fcba7ef93555476e048b63 SHA-256: 9c05144ef191a02dc33a07b7b18b66225c65daa4de02cdb157c2857096c0777c
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF file contains a link farm hosted on compromised WordPress sites, specifically targeting the 'formcraft' plugin for file uploads. These links redirect to other PDF files, suggesting a multi-stage distribution or phishing campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9899

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • 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://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8f62cd6efe---jarutorufug.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://raunlarose.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc20d9d26c---ranigononofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amoy-art.com/Upload/file/42693230910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariagussago.com/userfiles/files/befajid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vtracauto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c88e1adc0d---86286374802.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/83c591b2d1322d94e0573826bb087d40/22393652114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genesisbehaviorcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c60d5f1d2534a2c94bf0f7afb3db7e0/dixunupupudufesudesokor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emmaushuis.org/pages/bajavirijaduzaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stillwaiting.org/userfiles/file/nakukutesosexamixusawav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vuaship.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gkfl1sa54erckmfkqlrndt07g6/31753987993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipjanah.ir/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uv4gunmvpmj7uul3v8val6pqn4/30298492495.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oikoscoccatoarchitettura.com/userfiles/files/57937171563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kisikana.hr/userfiles/file/39575570832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://andhimazhai.com/images/files/21353621738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gaseg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qqsdhdki7leq442a0ensv4n47o/xasuzibemikuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pitafest.com/clients/1/13/1337b7689af00ddd847345d48bd720ff/File/zoduxosimuvoxifano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sys-svinding.dk/userfiles/file/totatodusigugazugejetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hongshengfish.com/uploadfiles/2021050810493517253.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skiflogistics.ru/userfiles/file/faviwubudav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightspec.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/17cfed032ebdbd9481347218e9914de3/nebupef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rrvchefs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/62d579413cdc4d341588da08be3194a0/sigopoto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b29b901fbd3---16211143303.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--xhq021fvrwdth.com/d/files/26675492761.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purebodycare.courses/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gjfff8djo89jch0sm0pa86hfrs/wenerogufikaxurizuzazez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rubenoferro.com/userfiles/file/sovejadomogewulapakoruja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peptidturkiye.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xitewovawefaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5e23fca35f---49033224720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=transformation+functions+worksheetPDF 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_off0000ee5e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE5E 17000 bytes
SHA-256: d7c74ecf49b6e391b5b8868e079e93b7b56f44bce936e231f6026f014b4bcbb4
font_01_sfnt_off00011ac5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11AC5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000132dc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x132DC 10796 bytes
SHA-256: a315e8ec039d468f58b961c513d3a7a098e89219f9f304a8cf8b585777b04a9f