Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aeff05b9dbc89c50…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.3 KB Created: 2021-09-08 10:22:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 575d987a09cfc3f41e28e0995320400e SHA-1: 48af392fe3457bb5e0785a20827c67d4419875f1 SHA-256: aeff05b9dbc89c5047140ce05853680a8a953c0fe4e0fbf2f2da9bdd0e06b8d2
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute additional malicious payloads. The presence of heuristics like 'SE_INVOICE_LURE' and numerous external URIs pointing to potentially compromised or disposable hosting suggests a phishing or scam attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely involving a phishing lure to trick users into downloading malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cricket+tournament+form+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://lexcyberia.com/userfiles/files/88103755374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shiphangnhanh.net/uploads/image/files/soravuromulukebanupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://starrsgazette.com/admin/images/file/47431499773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d8d8230ad3d---49879046310.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fcraregistration.com/UploadedData/file/wupame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612a3e1a10abb---gowujifopiguvaxapexozirij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160baae1c37c01---18923116762.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comodee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160971131529f2---luxawebakegotuxilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservativista.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45986535088.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.aironface.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2887084926d57f376d27ebf28d81c9dc/79915953075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607abc9b766a9---90237542169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhvuongthuphap.com/upload/ck/files/bikivijurerivuba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://limpiezasinasel.com/userfiles/files/fotefudefipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ahcjevtqq.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pinokojenewilenamagu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://associacaoguainumbi.org.br/wp/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a64b409e80a---44439436448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nosolodespedidas.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad7197d39f0---28046119516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iqubz.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608802ade59e1---gejenisesuluri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://playfromhome.org/clients/4/49/49939bf6a151252ba1adfe53d1befa29/File/paraluwas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advancedcheckcashadvance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607185a3e20f2---vimukasizowitipifepexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://computer-rudolstadt.de/upload/file/juremugezanudaxanikude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/54268192731.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alfatreyd-mebel.ru/archive/images/file/36443036659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/medanorobekanowavebaluke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wasael.com/userfiles/file/zerexivevonez.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_off0000ddff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDFF 17412 bytes
SHA-256: e9610723b8dbf98e741a5fbb990586182b3f9caabc4b7f82b129e8e8d633dad9
font_01_sfnt_off00010aad.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10AAD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000122c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x122C4 10788 bytes
SHA-256: dbf001147ca33e63616c5f5e6f7abfc2c52a8dca35570d2f5a1f692109a8faec