Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9fe510b4814b0707…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.6 KB Created: 2021-08-13 06:16:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: fa7a9d64af473ffa976480ebb89430be SHA-1: fa7a01f1e0629db96e3cc950e1c63b1958f346e2 SHA-256: 9fe510b4814b07071a79865a1f65e3269b397799b1722a632fa4fb6a69f39d46
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as a malicious PDF by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript, indicating an attempt to execute malicious code. The PDF also includes a link farm pointing to numerous external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 http://autosvilar.com/uploads/ckfinder/files/88513317188.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://la-roofers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c4aac64e0a---vipod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noble-program.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fajugidikavufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingalbertltd.com/uploadedfiles/file/45115846082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160830fc980278---28126808513.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mariekevanvlierden.nl/survey/userfiles/files/61841688928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cardion.dk/gfx/fckimages/file/zezuzajagodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thehawthornnyc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083fdabba4ba---72123663871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://boucherienabli.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/nidepovovawuzim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sattosushi.com/uploads/files/fiwivivurepajisiripo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.arphplumbing.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b7p11138irlf1ktoduf2d76mi/nulixidakaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taiyoaquris.cn/upload/userfiles/files/20210720222138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://objetivovender.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a21a7642feb---93590697239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://telekommarketing.com/firme_data/files/tuwazalulifulof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e39b2ed98c5---75738492558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hansenlight.com/UploadFile/files/sotokivafaranimovutig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607db5873584d---98258663169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biurod9.pl/public/userfiles/file/29966465198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16100fc5dd89d9---pigixexigezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://energo-winstal.pl/userfiles/file/48665970067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.neslihanonur.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae4f097da4c404f177d9900745f87163/53441890917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunargrup.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/916vb4pd6bjmnffd2up5d1qa53/kolobopufumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://warraichmeats.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075be3ca9ae7---lawajikeku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=can+echo+dot+run+on+batteryPDF 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_off0000fc5b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC5B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011472.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11472 10544 bytes
SHA-256: 6b5523a3730859d704f4a605000bb6e9a54df22641434fcd06554834b92deae0
font_02_sfnt_off00012c6d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C6D 18304 bytes
SHA-256: 48d477c82378142bfc44040898e8fbe659f68124965d54369a931aa93a916604