Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b0bc83997046b62d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.2 KB Created: 2021-09-01 13:49:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: b251edbaa7b7dc670a78640cdf4a2721 SHA-1: 865265b29dbb5c6c9daa8e47e7f14b3ed9bb365b SHA-256: b0bc83997046b62d35ee7465d3d1400de180e8310434e1942a3797154e3425ea
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting vulnerabilities or delivering malicious content. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, directing users to compromised WordPress upload storage and other disposable hosting sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9983

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 http://vilaportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607714628b732---nogivusololix.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/boxasevemu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2greenchicks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/605f9fc570715a11ca491043f31921b7/49609144781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jvcc.cn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2108211325482625643rayi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ed-web.cz/userfilesfile/muruwetoragot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/010d335204eee80381aeb2d01de9286b/79901169542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accomplishtheimpossible.com/userfiles_ati/file/ganuxoxoremokirizorumafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://winecellarkeeper.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/8690999300.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zimaletto.com/uploads/file/fojenujibom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.osteopathe-montpellier-sud.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93770054428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://freemansphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d303fb9508---xavesiganevalibu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stacjaregeneracja.pl/userfiles/file/regefalilaxazutumokimifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.freshstartdigitalmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0b4104a31feebbb8dee36a259bbf7bd1/wupifuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaeximworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607894df3baee---faxopagosebugobikakajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rivebistro.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nufebazoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiodrago.eu/userfiles/files/muwilesufexolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flyags.com/editorResources/file///8674633293.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://djennebeads.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/noralor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6952050b90---6017622073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eziblank.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ahoj40rnk52pf8ro8ivm8oqka2/guvuvirosixunat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bountyvacation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070b2e9348ff---gumibixosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwjefferson.com/uploads/files/sinonovujadelumetimixejad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arborvitae.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sudekokudoxewarow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.velkoobchod-man.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fumofusi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=aerobatic+aircraft+for+sale+barnstormersPDF link annotation
    • http://crossfit28.com.s125853.gridserver.com/siteuploads/editorimg/file/napexupuvewarusorukomujib.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_off0000dc0f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC0F 18444 bytes
SHA-256: 7592baad3c3a0a287f0957cda4c2615c14abe0152ee3acbaa26cbbcf44efcd1d
font_01_sfnt_off00010bff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BFF 10620 bytes
SHA-256: 5830ffcf7b583f28f493dcc35a0e4deabfd7595a8e988002220b6a187ad494f6
font_02_sfnt_off0001244b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1244B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1