Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9de2c15d1d73fa13…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.8 KB Created: 2021-07-14 04:43:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 04402409194c5adde130586b02ff8f33 SHA-1: 0f0cd9571c3ebf339f45c87f2f8b246e1ccd4414 SHA-256: 9de2c15d1d73fa13ff8a15227524c7575a075d5eba55877ea4be39cfd6101e08
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF viewers or redirecting users. The sample also exhibits characteristics of a link farm hosted on compromised WordPress sites, with multiple URLs pointing to PDF files on various domains. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://a-range.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0f521e94ed---wobajapekurobatapudelux.pdf
    • https://velvetskin.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8575cb9ac411468fc41cd8915d0e38c0/xujoxig.pdf
    • http://interfacetravels.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/74009075880.pdf
    • https://twfern.org/upload/ckfinder_temp/files/20210530103353.pdf
    • https://sipare.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lhg252j37u00od5qrufvfk32t3/54346704628.pdf
    • http://nguyenthaotech.com/upload/files/belowomejipakoruzoxovewip.pdf
    • https://enville.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd2b6b8aaa3---visenusemefatelipikore.pdf
    • https://zoorichi.com/temp/fckeditor/file/noxetoge.pdf
    • http://baugeraeteverleih.de/benutzerdateien/wijozunajobetedapivebaken.pdf
    • https://www.phoenixdentalacademy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e5cd5d3a3ebf937e18d1426135f13109/58195692537.pdf
    • http://www.nbrownies.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa7a3e637ee---werujabuxopurefuguxet.pdf
    • http://matchedtubes.de/userfiles/file/pagazinow.pdf
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d0be08ec10f---20308386.pdf
    • http://littlepearlbooks.in/data/eimages/file/kefuxukoladalilen.pdf
    • http://vipavtoufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05a1abb68573f55e960d21e6de27c14f/jerenuvugid.pdf
    • http://maidnheaven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fbc787fa37---bovupovij.pdf
    • http://www.hotel-margherita.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a426957356a---kidigepaduxulonoxaduti.pdf
    • https://massagetheory.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c0b84437e9df6d2a095a4d63448f7595/livemoloburog.pdf
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b478ba8734f1748b3f10933e87d505f5/42487114542.pdf
    • http://champagne-marc-chauvet.com/images/files/nugozulemurepulokozaziv.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=distended+small+bowel
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001010a.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1010A 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001191c.bin
7b5a3376097a4fd102f05286f231699ad7943da2385ac216d1426318f8f6798b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1191C 17376 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014664.bin
6e538828d4b5d94c319e7f70ad65cc824f120212218450f68e9f06b8597a6999
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14664 10536 bytes