Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad6b01d88a0a0c7c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.8 KB Created: 2021-07-15 18:12:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: bb69e4127230c28564a58d87306b66ae SHA-1: 172bde31fb4aa8ca380610ecf47be86f20c6b8cc SHA-256: ad6b01d88a0a0c7ce3d27718cb33e8fd1bc6a85bd28ca9012b15df8a1937dec9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites acting as a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9781

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.lenoir-elec.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/faeidgbuto9f959fs5b27qjahq/wofozidekuposubutakamalaf.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://albino-pitti.com/pub_img/file/ponuduf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sys-svinding.dk/userfiles/file/39706608634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q7g9l7sq7iot8d6oiaijov1t23/tunaruguwisiveze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://premiumresourcing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c177f742b32---80654550468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.greenfield-sustainability.com/images/files/gelutudemuvusezoxov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjjiffy.com/upload/buwobivajukedobimozir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://promocionesnma.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/be0c7f455aac0e2a20adb84121e77a2d/31828115357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoondb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607441b5e863f---82431849295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klefmarken.se/upload/file/livup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tnslib.net/userfiles/files/9043562157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://geya99.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90345835468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stinpo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62153918664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.albispanaderia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3943797bdba746fdb10b816f3869164/nuwil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://holzhaus-suedtirol.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089aa9edb1ad---26100144118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroi-sistema.ru/img/wesagigupupepoxonal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amagi.la/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c72fc36648b---64633407356.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://metroguards.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc5dadf22c3---goxawukujaxepijafenikizab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://idolyokocho.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sesudavozepogaruluririwes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bushregenerators.biz/userfiles/files/naduwowaweri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cbdc.co/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fejuredodujotivinas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://repare-ton-smartphone.com/userfiles/file/13554268427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alsumiri.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5de9ea9e75cb37e1adc729734b5e54fa/vubufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609648dac5017---zolefis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiodabo.eu/userfiles/files/lugilajof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bikinibody.be/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h66rru2j2qe94npii1tb1ff7tk/gesoletufujabulaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=south+lakewood+elementaryPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000cb2f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB2F 18020 bytes
SHA-256: 1fba8feccf1902ada1c0159c2a7c5251b5be0c2e900b4dab20c7ae1ecd451184
font_01_sfnt_off0000faed.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFAED 10720 bytes
SHA-256: 6c02f12f23013482cd2974d13b26207d2c4eb4dab83dec69a1bae1ba49a96bcd
font_02_sfnt_off00011374.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11374 1700 bytes
SHA-256: 15171638d69c9281a983de8a04f8d213e5ed86d33053034f6aa0dd130c4010d8
font_03_sfnt_off00011b8b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B8B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1