Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f54fea41ae1a259…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.4 KB Created: 2021-09-01 09:00:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: c73b941dc7ac5ed4073a5d6cbf4e0847 SHA-1: d0eea8f5f60b9714e2149a79ac213ee8ef903a19 SHA-256: 9f54fea41ae1a2594e39b8a16d2d9e6bc5b9b33ddf9a2ea27597809a7afbaaf0
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. Additionally, numerous URLs were extracted, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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=properties+of+advanced+semiconductor+materials+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://happycustomerservice.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f2ff4f683b1eb9dd2ec749c042631fa/pafepiterozutina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ampletrekking.com/userfiles/file/mesemononumazonadizoromo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mmszke.hu/files/file/gerevakokelogofepejixazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.norestim.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609874c553f7d---86159342295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cornerstonelaw.eu/userfiles//file/33242302284.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://doellefjelde-mussemarked.dk/images/newsmail/file/zigidajomeroxiretame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jaiminsales.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zikififilop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cvenhancer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8bcdfc0678e15323985246247f442985/funedukolumuluxafaveve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fuxutaviri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artechq8.com/beta/uploads/files/93765729368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dekoblickfang.de/userfiles/file/24410163013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://businesslegalgroup.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/ravawazog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ca26de2160---vituxijobegumipolokufutos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yidinfo.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k0kv4r1uijn8pfnmpj3s3i55ha/72119360471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greyquotient.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/20e89115bce19f62bc9f3c15ee742068/84596779314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://birzebbugastpetersfc.com/files/file/jezis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://israel-aliya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0f2a246ce70305c97ec3c1af75cb2cb/kobinakigatosopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rezidencianestor.sk/app/webroot/files/ckeditor/files/51501743672.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinisfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a09c094acde78a588aff04cb66793b68/mixikawopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socialacademy.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e9d6e0cdd1bfd3b962ab1c536cf8c4ef/88960397367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enterpriselighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f9de5df3837ea98d3dfffb9c4cb38244/lenopefemivawofuxeboz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612d3bdb5e0b1---bijolatalomexemoxupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hnkingdee.cn/Files/file/202162310758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brava-ekb.ru/userfiles/file/18481791836.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_off0000ea86.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA86 10948 bytes
SHA-256: 7a27edec3d7c88943f990127abcf1a67540c40b435b3005e955ebaed5acb0d63
font_01_sfnt_off000103f2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103F2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011c04.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C04 18500 bytes
SHA-256: 8c7ad5b280ef047142ff2520631881c36b48da748d8659e04bc38db290079567