Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a86749c020f72df2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.6 KB Created: 2021-06-28 01:08:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: 944fea6edfc2cfda751059208ecd9e76 SHA-1: 82d76e2596802dae89e6567b9faeb815a7da82a6 SHA-256: a86749c020f72df2e604c4b6a1630f5b3188432606b41d3f198fd906274da558
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 to compromised websites, many of which appear to be WordPress installations used for hosting malicious files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4da1d3e989---96038464463.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://cwlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a9a906267d1b5a6d1bba8c2d2fcca07f/25705107311.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angelsstaff.com/uploads/file/kotapujotalerujeri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bezagsecurity.cz/userfiles/gopaxezexerutofivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/14952414371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelsafeway.com/userfiles/file/rumofekukawisugabidij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.havanasalsa-dance-tours.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/58dc5ee82c40a9a8c30e07eb074ab3fb/vukunivozudagex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soft-print.pl/app/webroot/media/files/zobilosis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jjmcp.jp/userfiles/Image/file/luzupusixe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.plsok.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae269ca903fba09bfcb013a3376d86ff/1663023042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.melodypods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160964d83bed2d---marofeserorujas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bestbuyfromindia.com/userfiles/file/41961289838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cy2hand.com/userfiles/94784257716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://esportenerd.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fozoxowuwadotet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amtusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4c45c9fbbf---nekitomevubaxelomotuwizax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609234d9181de---rajujopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ogbchurch.com/clients/880797/File/mojixibuvupidezi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.annaleehuber.com/content_files/file/65735263880.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://englewoodgrassfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f85955441551eab45339006eeb2aabd/84856365621.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jointrilogy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160921714dbebd---xobalolipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cgeminfos.ma/upload/file/89554614004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alllegaltask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/atcalmtkrptpj0lg172bghbcmh/jasagufakisosinagune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oschouston.com/osc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d2f6d54eab9---fimenosezovivusejumebewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nowackleverkusen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084d45e947d1---59067624785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=example+of+personal+vision+in+lifePDF 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_off0000e876.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE876 10572 bytes
SHA-256: 57108878b7434a3bf3d9c84959c4710cfd6eb6fa6d4d3f6175275f5163f106c7
font_01_sfnt_off0001008e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1008E 17072 bytes
SHA-256: 901ca630db427edc5ff56156c5a5757e7d6724284541b381ed3ef9b07065a3ca
font_02_sfnt_off00012d2e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D2E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1