Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9da42084323c089a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.2 KB Created: 2021-08-07 14:05:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: baa188a88986d2d4a384e37609393dfd SHA-1: 3f02f7527ad685d285b64d6892125c10501ae2e1 SHA-256: 9da42084323c089ac8ca00f3899a69611c9f8b46ba6f35902c730f2627c60719
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

The sample is a PDF document that contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The heuristic 'SE_MFA_LURE' indicates the document is designed to harvest multi-factor authentication details or one-time codes, a common tactic for credential phishing. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • 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://www.sgestrecho.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb50053c2c8---tisefivulujelanigok.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://esipro.fr/userfiles/file/88599323097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catherinehourihan.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8a1be4f7150fb6b9b13418c378c3d852/61540744884.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupogmec.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ceccdd6afa---73338189317.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orarestauratorisaf.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a74735f4189---befes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dermatologie-francophone.com/userfiles/file/25016757171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meta-min.com/files/fubomuvoziga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072e3ed61f96---dazoguvewopidolekizuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sanarina.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lugivojupepofag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pulsrmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097042062247---vanapuporazuzaluzetadalug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unipell.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094dfe27e026---webat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apluskleaning.com/admin/images/file/6784954107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dimensioninteractive.com/WYSIWYGImage/file/xewavarasenexefupuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grupohk.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c62b56b6523---37460311101.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apvn.info/userfiles/file/burugogebusipolivew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wbbray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087bf891d35a---38331205543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isemya.by/modules/ariol/static/ariol/ckfinder/files/7605740075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hangtatmj.com/userfiles/jidemetinavagukivivezuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohappy.org/userData/board/file/45220890411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lexus-custom.com/js/upload/files/71625711653.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.psstrecno.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abcb1f32bcb---24852421962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0q404egvnjufube4g41c0l0ci5/62526726430.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://portsidestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/68c11f1b238829c1d0fc9ff77347e694/kukizigum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salt17.com/userfiles/files/gajil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=nvs+admit+card+release+datePDF 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_off0000fcb0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCB0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000114c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114C7 10352 bytes
SHA-256: 44c630481922ab99154aab98b9c047a64121652444a8d530f50fd1a384fd4b1d
font_02_sfnt_off00012c27.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C27 17308 bytes
SHA-256: 4a276add23fe2cd44ea93686934f2874214b5111259bd9509caa12ceb4e6d9e1