Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9dfba4d985423eec…

MALICIOUS

PDF

110.2 KB Created: 2021-08-01 14:26:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 5e784c1362f299946d51e15c4dde70d6 SHA-1: 41af3850f00cdc20d4e3120fd45784433bd11986 SHA-256: 9dfba4d985423eec7e66fe712e8fd8b487b390addf7fee862f04aa1a61e4b245
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The sample also exhibits characteristics of a link farm, with numerous URLs pointing to potentially compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cfa+level+1+books+pdf+free+download+2020+schweser+notes+2019 PDF link annotation
    • http://limpiasol.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079b9d357927---lirukojamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.webhisto.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609831174faaa---71009445787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nassagroup.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45809191197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carpanea.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c44873221fa74d74b87d2e5305c20c4/rijugexexugowimofas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b05e9a46057---rokezapunudapesedidem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stamfordtaxis.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e5m52il1l1turld5vmegs46jlu/jebutizasipidopure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cnhhgj.com/upfiles/userfiles/file/wetam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bakirkoytemsilcisi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160816df5402d9---65041017148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-vidnoe.ru/upload_picture/file/93268629224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mygamedaysports.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/95e06dba63d371ac5ca92a70128f648c/daduxedi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://runningrhinelanderrabbitry.com/clients/875187/File/25930920898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razvozka24.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/13fbc9b08d32ebe3855cff84a6145e0c/44201565768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parquet-cortes.fr/data/Files/robovusokimina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maidintown.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc040ab8386d8afc3aa04ddac106af45/wibabeximowew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sheenabusesandcoaches.com/userfiles/file/pijofetafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diagonal.org.ar/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dccd9446987---13678465368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fertilizergranulatorprice.com/d/files/subebitojefobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://getlovebooks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7dc2a0e39e3e62945dd750a4c97fc46/sopavegerazesuxujejub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kalatranslation.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rdndah2jb0lghnqn28sp5ckrdr/maxife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://netron.pt/app/webroot/media/files/sisujijexebo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://auditorescr.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mosakagilizez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://readxyz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3292c933ef9a0c2e88d10fb3b1fbc5fe/47619983674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rhodium.vn/uploads/news_file/45513394750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cdmsig1.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27449899136.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nomorecpapmachine.com/userfiles/files/rugifob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000129d0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x129D0 16092 bytes
SHA-256: 9d5144547e0b729630886a3ad3ce48e7da84b0115899dd9c2390406af6f0fecd
font_01_sfnt_off00013f11.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13F11 22160 bytes
SHA-256: 64ae5b6ba1c16eb8d1166582edd41a138e50bbfc93cce635f3d426b96f608813
font_02_sfnt_off0001759f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1759F 11504 bytes
SHA-256: 9ba09a1de6afc29b2b0593574dd90c22f34c63f36f2d9035a3234f234feb4a9b
font_03_sfnt_off000190cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x190CB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1