Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a8f93b536797b9c5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

103.3 KB Created: 2021-08-22 03:57:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 0fd23565f77c41f69757205d6f1c33d9 SHA-1: d719b186775772b17817f2d50934af762c9e61d3 SHA-256: a8f93b536797b9c55db5cc1c998ff42071fead59057593d2be7d18f54cfe6d4d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious content. The heuristics indicate that the PDF acts as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs, some hosted on compromised CMS uploads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+turn+down+a+loan+request PDF link annotation
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab54436070a---74526081830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atamergranit.com/userfiles/file/kosatepizinavazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alianzatours.com/imagenes/file/84691647687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arcadia-fitness.es/userfiles/file/kirosututa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jerseybankruptcylaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/tulinadovunilatekajekipol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://insights3.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d0c0176ef3f47e8852f95bd8f582659b/57318388036.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608eaf49809f6---19510507287.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clair-environnement.eu/catalogue_dynamique/file/16785049417.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inspirationallabels.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609055e32f972---83549855722.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alongsideasia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/214251eb3638a40bd9ea7b96cc964ad9/nuzetenuverifujiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://postelezmasivu-zlin.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/viforusupujezulaludipifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akanaymatbaa.com/calisma2/files/uploads/xewexakenulisij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oaklandscreche.ie/userfiles/files/pozemojerudigokapapid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hflbdq.com/uploads/file/032021258412.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saptpadi.com/files/file/49854780206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neodev.space/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ad409caae5---94292643072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f17917d3aa5490a5b5ae22fcb44275ec/58670119389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dijitalsanat.link/upload/files/vibafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://security-m.jp/tool/images/file/98386218684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://euhoca.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kuxekotulojikabib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://astdubai.co/userfiles/files/20317511907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.focus.mu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/06fb44839a7ed4e4a6fe7dd3b3e98a15/19770832491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuizpyy.com/upload_fck/file/2021-4-30/20210430121657649953.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.telsercom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e192322c7f2---godegawenajebelisazavawat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bwawarszawa.pl/upload/file/wowivobowi.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_off000131f7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x131F7 10472 bytes
SHA-256: 0a034a8dae4f413f6bc616c942a37b76bab0cdf305784a4870c1bbd247b70d44
font_01_sfnt_off000149b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x149B4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000161c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x161C6 17428 bytes
SHA-256: 47ff3caf78632859e4640aaff46b5218b519140d72142128cdef4bf28e0fc537