Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a90f0b99c9cbda1c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.9 KB Created: 2021-08-01 18:38:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 67d0c4b2a60554e027ddc1631b665f7a SHA-1: ce4d4311e1a0414c048cb989c8f13bd0e2da49e0 SHA-256: a90f0b99c9cbda1c929ca6860e49a1ea9503600cea7afe1352a1233a309a0dfd
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or SEO manipulation. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to redirect users to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9876

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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+long+before+dog+worming+tablets+work PDF link annotation
    • https://www.scanworld.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e65956e9d25---zezolizukaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amandamaitland.com/images/file/nofekoborap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fipjp.com/userfiles/file/23348233441.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chelseacarpet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/uploads/rakupizimax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://donnasalon.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab4075f2ffeefd660ed6bd1e1e8e197a/62664737242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.barefoothoa.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vadatogotikonubex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yourhealthyourchoice.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f34f54a4f2---46837154242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a85d450b5fe38aa45d5677f964d38965/pelugizuzobotamulufa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dekleinewerf.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091528f38005---80863079875.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sevsport.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/88af3293693bdfe9dab9d0d33cd9bec2/31729254825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fobiy.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b28adca28bc83ce8be0de111ad18ebc5/wizeba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-kiel.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c6e24091b4---61332673818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://roadtoring.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/66376b724f4a9ebd6c6ae0911c66652c/zoxegaxotimewigoropojeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mides.vn/images/ckeditor/files/71444787324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fincasotilloviejo.es/files/sotillo/_repo/file/sosewofis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d6lggturj621piuq4md9g6pghm/22715185444.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mrmobilewebsite.agency/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bb9dfe5c12191b298c1b6662b3ed3a22/55780088958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uyaviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160856c88519d3---82625030753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://otelm4b.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/goxituxizogep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://j-line.ca/fck_upload/file/xujalajexodof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nationaalgolfcongres.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a26b019da4b---tusob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entone.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38c0245af225061618f977b68bb8d431/50865471073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ifacemount.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eflon7ofr4e9rghevfvnf35b5k/xonukel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sad-azov.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ce310c8b0b11e0cb6581bfd0efb4e624/kudalazoginaxazekipit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teenvolunteerhouston.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/715e275a75cc99da3e6a6d0c87c218c5/45014295130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vannordenvastgoed.nl/userfiles/file/51622711744.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_off0001076a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1076A 11004 bytes
SHA-256: 3ccee9e177a77542934e873f9aa37a5c2910202bf6cac72faa1c99f3ebdeaef5
font_01_sfnt_off000120d5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x120D5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000138e7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x138E7 16716 bytes
SHA-256: e85188a0177361e01292cb987c0af034fb794e6971102f550aeff8f786de809f

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