Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9ee0d8b1f5767274…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.4 KB Created: 2021-09-07 08:10:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 7d9684bce281eb018fdd373170ff5c10 SHA-1: 73c124affb6fcebb3429a3ab68126a68d8781fd4 SHA-256: 9ee0d8b1f5767274f513cc2bc23b6a90bba1e4d005464ea581151a847f732b6d
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and other disposable hosting, indicating an attempt to host malicious files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of a download button lure further supports this. No specific family is identifiable from the available evidence.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9905

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://bonacorsi.it/file/68773128932.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.ddu-hk.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/teteneponilaxifudow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smflow.in/admin/uploads/file/weduxozunawudawekugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaijz0c.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53004757098.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tienhasteel.com/app/webroot/upload/files/gopemixukoliwisomoxenir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://themodernla.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d853707ff4bee15d2abe95e027ff2426/94466005316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dekleinewerf.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160736724bc80b---4370551243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vieclamlaocai.vn/webroot/img/files/luzufarukikor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.whirlpool-beachcomber.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16102fbaddb160---lisusu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwfinlay.com/uploads/files/rakabolemaregup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maymaygiaydachidang.com/upload/files/sugefexejele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vincityhomes.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8o2m41i1dto1or06nkfh0use80/18556908239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feach.ie/images/uploads/file/sutibapox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purpleleafestatebuyers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3391fc9174---lomapivotigobijimimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadiantreasurer.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083acf0d4222---63172939914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wawabed.pl/uploads/userfiles/file/19971005768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cafeau1ait.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57941558966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szao-spb.ru/images/news/file/80120598151.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://color-gateway.com/userfiles/file/50725942846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://1sis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ef3d04e85a---9031307232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dental1970.com/clients/5/52/52cfbc2c58cc98a1938bca6351e90795/File/veroxinakefavodi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fliesen-brill.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c02818d7c0---mumawisugofakata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blackknowledge.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c2ba2f9d0faf66d51d9fcf691677c76/40482975161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://upbfassadenbau.com/upload/file/pilafexukoburusagar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tannhatviet.vn/upload/files/26342935001.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gym-rectif.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dovuxetisilodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catwalkdogcome.com/editor_upload_image/file/79561723798.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=abaseen+yousafzai+poetry+books+pdfPDF 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_off0000dced.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCED 10932 bytes
SHA-256: 93df3771c5a2b9b5a45e23f6192f5a7d454f86d9638f46c7255f675d9fc5906e
font_01_sfnt_off0000f653.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF653 19972 bytes
SHA-256: 53956f1fcf42665be38e065ea4de0c13a2cff9e20379480d5025d5a013bd1a60
font_02_sfnt_off000129bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x129BD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1