Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9ce5fedfa32b458c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.1 KB Created: 2021-08-29 07:19:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 5efc68b209dc522c7ded2dae2569fca9 SHA-1: 46d5265f4dc2b7c64e50f4799e51ff74646fdecd SHA-256: 9ce5fedfa32b458cc2f2de9bcd44fcae7b2bfc34df52ad6e16f0d8025d6d43bf
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file flagged by ClamAV as a phishing trojan and by an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm that points to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to lure users to malicious content. The presence of embedded JavaScript indicates potential for further malicious actions, such as downloading additional payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

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 https://u-spot.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sojexadu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://bnovum.hu/downloads/50428810279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ecvbrass.ch/user/web/file/zipafatezalojawinuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jointrilogy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a171c97038---zefokibujesulow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svatba-emi.com/uploads/pages/files/nibubijetoxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoffmanowska.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac3e9e18e59---25335986733.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hak-al.com/resimler/files/kesexevefuwabeka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.citysecurity.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1pgfg3uttf26p3f2notgaa1du1/doxedizixaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092a5fd64b95---mukilidaxisikamifetojab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.siscard.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160814f471ef7c---zemuwalivasarejize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sh-ruiyangcpa.com/userfiles/file/2021-8///2021811624363301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fashioneducation.ru/userfiles/file/dokidexaxopenumesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baheth24aqari.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49965145380.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608861467441d---66428437827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b1858qv85940norkrsrvq3k071/lidesaniguwiloga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba4c3dc419b---pupopisaveg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pinzimoniofiumicino.eu/userfiles/files/guvavowemedujibod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mayfamilycircle.com/clients/5/53/53cd9f4101e72b768929e5daf979c2da/File/98183510432.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lse.hu/userfiles/file/96695070750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k2salight.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abad83c2b311f512a7c97c6d86537242/40115693269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exosushi.com/uploads/files/42112122883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://partner-support.net/user_data/userfiles/files/53917736562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://micro-churches.net/uploads/file/nakudatobebumum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bindashnews.com/userfiles/file/48411178488.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ffd9092b8e---3556158633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=curvature+meaning+in+tamilPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000c44e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC44E 10360 bytes
SHA-256: aa4a73c85f7eae7d6170a6292e9d03ab38c301df0ddca3937bebb8128b4f5663
font_01_sfnt_off0000dbae.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDBAE 20060 bytes
SHA-256: cacab3fe8d265e43ae0aa0fa83947ce801aee94fdf077e6f70404d63188c7e0c
font_02_sfnt_off00010f43.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F43 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1