Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9ebd093a9ab29fe1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.5 KB Created: 2021-09-15 09:20:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: ce09ea3b12b40d32a4f1fbbf02dbe8b6 SHA-1: b8fb94ea623d6c63c2b009755494be93b63e9bc5 SHA-256: 9ebd093a9ab29fe117f2669eb1932632c60f72b01e360f3cd07b3f82ee672e76
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, indicating it likely serves as a lure for further compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+download+torrented+files+android PDF link annotation
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614130d7b0506---gibekesuxujozudive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://westcoastmovers.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bvbka9h9f0hkus0sc9oeg8asn6/74595503713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brunoamaranti.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t39787mnv6r1bvgqe0grjdqpo0/42059236332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://youandisagenix.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55032903911.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mosoptagro.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a60824f7d22229e3916edbbfc711ff4b/roxabosepipirelaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balcimimarlik.com/resimler/files/xizusawukev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a-range.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161413ef978c8b---lifupezaxoled.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bascobrunswick.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161388a7d16367---zexebafenorazekujopawajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.avenueroadadvertising.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613be4de8a75c---15322251205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vuoncotichdep.com/upload/files/99468154048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pietri-automobiles.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ahhqq889jlrbr558c29huffmlm/pitug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gold-carsales.com/js/upload/files/65162247794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://norrlandet.se/userfiles/file/nodameziwif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://campbellelectronics.com/uploads/62317408376.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hunting.kg/userfiles/file/701278160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.chinahkcarplate.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161418270b2114---63594799995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkqi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161410facca4db---dimemowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lidaoxc.com/upload/files/12450307405.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--z4qq44i.tw/upload/actfiles/vakedafamasofefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lalitas-thaimassage-spa.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613536d79502f---bixejezox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klpa.net/userData/board/file/67204840510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.aledrukujemy.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fesebevepuluwenatera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahchala.com/img/file/wevisijaduxatexodatak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jia-longsofa.com/uploadpic/jialong151126/files/202109022123476184.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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c007.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC007 10424 bytes
SHA-256: 5c7c0d458ec0e09a977dfcf8ab284c7bea6fdfe26c025e8c3203c6f45d7b7fdd
font_01_sfnt_off0000d7c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD7C4 19196 bytes
SHA-256: 10954cdad065223909ff9a26120443af485a63b83b6036c4153fbba0f20fbd32
font_02_sfnt_off00010842.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10842 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1