Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9d2639aaaa51f874…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.7 KB Created: 2021-09-06 18:56:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-02
MD5: c65d958cfa2a2bfe84d47579aa2f8ce3 SHA-1: 7931e5ee61d4528f95e2c8c41780d22496b3857c SHA-256: 9d2639aaaa51f874f7abdb6320a3abd3ee5be80e0cb881c56dcff0fdc58bf535
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, indicating a likely attempt to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, with the document acting as a lure to external, potentially compromised, resources.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://saraelv.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160efe0580ee47---48483767093.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://allseasonsart.com/uploads/fck_uploads/file/98684660650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhledtran.com/luutru/files/23943121320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ih-consultant.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jupidawimilumowoxogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiopiergentili.it/userfiles/files/84733051646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taiwancy.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/jurotesazati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ciarajewellery.com/editor_upload/file/lawotafug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maggies-handmade.com/UserFiles/files/laxirupikataki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sewakendragroup.com/userfiles/file/fodaworufinepuwitu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shinyjewellers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cpbmkocqahpjf7k9kecjj9foq5/wuxunuvetevekagotaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jngf.cn/files/file/61345765093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tanabuauto.com/js/upload/files/xexewixelojadosazovoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drironcat.com/images/file/bagito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lavishlook.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/724922644d67ebd752d7ecd4a74729bc/10460061172.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.benvenutialmare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2d403c69f7---88402938182.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pametnidom.hr/pametne_kuce/userfiles/file/29650347568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bluefield1966.com/clients/26642/File/75384078273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foxdigi.com/userfiles/file/nabefedetozar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwferrellpkwy.com/uploads/files/86035024250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbmodel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a96ab5065da---mejabefopulozepo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paintingservicesonline.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072b8009952b---xulaxavalibovasefafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://henrysadiereunions.com/clients/876463/File/62547754092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ghidmariaj.ro/app/webroot/files/ckfinder/userfiles/files/71866828396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=pronouns+worksheet+speech+therapyPDF 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_off0000d759.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD759 10724 bytes
SHA-256: 9204149a3d6b00e82f06d0b11478fb9e380d31afa553c3c87dea0e8e6cf4f912
font_01_sfnt_off0000f019.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF019 19120 bytes
SHA-256: 2df60ba204b525fa87f7f5fda9c72c0db1814e48d8c797191b2b7c3fa9bacad6
font_02_sfnt_off00012105.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12105 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1