Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a94a019315f7480a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.8 KB Created: 2021-08-03 01:32:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 1f281936ebdd386025abe9511a477f55 SHA-1: 0f4485a8ffb7e3250c559fe234120d1c883d4ecb SHA-256: a94a019315f7480ab294f4eff05f54fb7dd68a60b1f9d6fc86a413744471ba02
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting an attempt to host malicious files. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicates a tactic to distribute malware or phishing content through a network of disposable links. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://www.histoiresdegroupes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cd1cd84981---bebul.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.dismaplant.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99376678682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://namkhoasaigon.vn/web/images/files/nonel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cancercareresearch.com/userfiles/file/49098421721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zoltysnieg.pl/pliki_wyswig/files/jukowabebunapaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8d4b5969bf---90598517336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mariapolis.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/getodazopatogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trucraftsmanship.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9ad88484f1---diroxoxenefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soles2walk.cz/data/file/wavos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://huntland.hu/upload/file/xedizabajavarogiteputig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davinci.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b730d43c325---magefavanowabom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmjrgoldhockey.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/790de39482b456232d912c8247ebd887/dotuwavabibojigupemikaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alvasari.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d0de9035d7---jibuwizew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://interfacetravels.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13672595032.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paroissedementon.fr/upload/files/laxadosapojawasizof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regenerativetherapyforpain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa67d64f84c9c45f3ac59b8829cd8e27/xotolaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pincailight.com/zk/UploadFile/file/2021062322272673499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amgaa.org/temp//files/37873222787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://c4ir.ae/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kstv5enuge445cmujhm1i88jf0/tunokepuzizamavod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.communityheroesproject.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160892b1e3962b---13341831308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atl-50.com/files/file/86900198071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fhs76reunion.com/clients/0/00/009202203981f132fd14d012a57c0fe5/File/diwepuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socialchangefactory.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe10b6ad9b76d2475ba0ec49768b8287/88038123225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2a6dda1e19---28665356043.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+create+biodata+for+job+applicationPDF 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_off0000f24e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF24E 10792 bytes
SHA-256: 125f00dd7bbea1e86fe8a36a362c914a031085eee8aac95513df5d346fbc9102
font_01_sfnt_off00010afd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10AFD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001230f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1230F 16592 bytes
SHA-256: 0254d94f60527283a2474c62ae69ec409ea100d73bb5424131735ef41f424f97