Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 afadbbc235fb6654…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-08-14 19:57:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: f544c4c5b57d5264f7478fd050cb1e53 SHA-1: ee954ec2ac176127720542920d0d7f112f8ae997 SHA-256: afadbbc235fb665485a7c7fe3f4bb4e0fbd0a9ab0ea66e13f17ad11630fa2d15
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware hosting sites. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8689

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://boldvision.tv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161106d1ac1362---mikakukoxidaboratejapux.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://onlineexpert.in/userfiles/file/60535408673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ha73cs6slr4tsqmodop7go08t4/gikojuwulori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thelawchamber.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f472062b8dd---bofobemogijojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bluecars.pl/userfiles/file/dubovanorimaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adance0112.com/upfile/editor/file/nomiviniz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afd.me.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dkhfqnvps3634eua95prevre7t/xarorivapes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marosme.ro/hirek/file/kefitadibizakuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wacee.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098169be5b11---wubitelodaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thecuriosityshot.com/mofufexuwevixadoniguva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cathyknightwaite.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zugokukogifaxuvudogepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schodylux.pl/userfiles/file/dajesodetarigubotida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whitefamilyreunion2020.org/clients/4/4c/4c64578d40ee165aaf486c9a1ef3309b/File/76315558734.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://geya99.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7287139741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c79f8f39143---78788940836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.frankreich-ferien.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c3218ca66c---vabonokokejunutobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bascobrunswick.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbae6cd14ec---42829086410.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jkohut.pl/file/sajuvakikewuruvuxejofaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://langestrand.se/anvandarbilder/204/files/93081982433.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eurogeographyjournal.eu/admin/fckfiles/file/99820527581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webdulich.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jobofalonaxuzepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=misumi+india+spring+catalogue+pdfPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000e29d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE29D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000faaa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFAAA 1828 bytes
SHA-256: 84348684a59760915e496120e81b0b413b7d26358fcf157bf500dfae315630ba
font_02_sfnt_off0001034f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1034F 16996 bytes
SHA-256: 72344735b68048a651cc8c0e359c48f75b06b5a12061758396bd136a9217ff2d
font_03_sfnt_off00012fea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FEA 11056 bytes
SHA-256: 048e3cc3e61b7de8e28191d452cf397c8d23ade8e5d8eb91ebbe2690d7c1982a