Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ae61668e85ebc217…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.1 KB Created: 2021-08-12 07:10:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 16b7e5dba0e6381e4f5f2563346ab4fe SHA-1: 588b049fe3efdf47313f6ced83df852d1a0e3f90 SHA-256: ae61668e85ebc217e6b6edf48d095128b68c15b7d85a316cc6591e1c2dc20e38
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute malware or phish for credentials. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=what+type+of+oil+do+toro+lawn+mowers+use PDF link annotation
    • https://iominneapolis.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d99140b4514e4e7e7611c23fcb7f1a0e/65231422839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ambredore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607955d8a53f9---nodufaniwat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.euroservicemilano.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160876c838da13---92263657867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hondaotohaiphong.vn/upload/files/80217920524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cathyourhair.nl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72699191021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eksan-ltd.com/userfiles/file/9914834851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mamo-tato.ro/userfiles/file/54658538411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.demetagras.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607971c198c1e---3053269752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://counterreaction.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075900d70609---gonusidosozukogumawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://toptenstudy.com/upload/files/BodyFile__611114AF32825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://photographerin.agency/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pvt1rhoa2oag8d59lrh94efme3/30160298505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kenadong.com/contents//files/6028904874.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quincy.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wamupafajidapatujiwapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nam.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160865a8115c55---88973006784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.insurancedirectcanada.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b85aa59e1be---lizigukaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://museuminiaturesbesalu.com/files/71999758856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motty-etai-sharon.com/files/files/lakomipexofikivadetujefis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hizlipin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/51794606342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://polandpools.com/contents//files/57257724360.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.urban-quartz.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d2682a468248f775a0448f3883968a6/59986041437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://norservis.com/files/files/fovufinigazazatapen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tillmanfamilyreunion.com/clients/b/b7/b7385abc5988d1ee605fea7695e3d00e/File/bovajukewojivigemeferexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsoam.ge/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f236ec0ced3---71212355862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crystalsteakandstogie.com/clients/1/1d/1dbb6d5698303b6304ae84622e226a19/File/jodutusu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609441b638954---41545833481.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_off00010917.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10917 16760 bytes
SHA-256: 94b86e8651d726678522f9b6a6e7740488e6014cef7367ed45f382e5f31c0a98
font_01_sfnt_off000134bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134BB 11056 bytes
SHA-256: 696dc28432bc17da0226fe7779c9012178f3734601bb013212d361d9d74344b6
font_02_sfnt_off00014e5a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14E5A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1