Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a88a9276130999ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.4 KB Created: 2021-09-19 20:24:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 129ca6b7a32ce8a8f16cd76c4f18e6fc SHA-1: a9c28ca085e9ee10a85c6cb25e29506d54561ce7 SHA-256: a88a9276130999ff61143242ab9fb5c5bfb13a7bf77928152a43279e3e021601
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to execute malicious code or redirect users. The PDF also functions as a link farm, pointing to multiple external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised CMS upload directories, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://wamsconference.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5be057fd0009ce73bdc3bf5e48a87e35/35275074350.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://fibra-optica.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/misikeromeritoru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xulipigugewutufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pointwebhost.com/calisma2/files/uploads/finagaxedabubemudab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fortwashington.abwingsmd.com/uploads/files/vixedi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sictombbi.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pudag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pomelieagency.com/userfiles/files/99267069484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.d-table.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29e324c7ef0371a50cff4d63929e1987/gamiruvipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rund.cz/UserFiles/File/64010625336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.phuketvillarentalandservices.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/liwoxokusilapamurufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brothersaluminium.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145945749983---tunakaxotododuvizixu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://icloudcleaners.com/uploads/account/autoresponderfiles/8322237535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apartmany.cucoriedka.sk/data/files/46559150137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.britocunhaadvocacia.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161338e34f1a33---50377523728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aroma-es.site/yamituki-n/uploads/files/35495038019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aesg2edcv.handylover.com/upload/files/nusus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wacee.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141c648257fb---90787156586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shortguycentral.com/ck_uploads/files/48400939055.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szilasfood.hu/pic_upload/files/80536195336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ct-tci.com/cttax/userfiles/files/16187964532.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ricettebiagi.it/uploads/assets/file/xaviruwojalonew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newworldss.com/uploads/file/4867646949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://semihkerpiccilervesupersound.com/upload/file/24717194049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=ld+player+gamesPDF link annotation
    • https://b2cdemo.tickets.com/content/files/77523415101.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_off0000e8c9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE8C9 18364 bytes
SHA-256: 1978a73284729fb8343221b86dc56822152af3d5c4edcc0f6cf0c46ea2da2d19
font_01_sfnt_off000118c2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118C2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000130d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130D9 10392 bytes
SHA-256: 609ffa68dc972f3e62fc456747a2816ba73f9211b3f250c984a39cab7fac03cc