Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b2abc632c37d42f8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.0 KB Created: 2021-09-02 12:49:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-23
MD5: 1c32e8d409a6033cf7409bd27c314867 SHA-1: c8f510fdf839ed03195e1d6bca9fe3554b99ec06 SHA-256: b2abc632c37d42f8f1144793599520dd48275c98b87c8a13c7298c0b2e36bb6f
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDF files hosted on compromised websites, suggesting it's part of a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The presence of invoice and download lure heuristics further supports this, indicating the document attempts to trick the user into downloading a malicious payload. ClamAV detection and ML classification confirm its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

Heuristics 9

  • 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
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://www.egavilanes.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33268295518.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://benrassam.com/uploads/files/vawulajixefebonejapab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cfo-search.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160881bc93cb07---sudidiworisimevuduf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rlktechniek.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607624ec980c0---wokebidosadawupizup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aplusadvance.com/naver_editor/data/file/49151489361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dalnoboy.net/data/filestorage/upload/files/sobexogadenudet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nappsa.org/userfiles/file/46373840542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicopterromania.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f71e909dc12---92302617633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uleshuzataruhaz.hu/files/file/82500071575.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bscartridge.com/pic/82357547936.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iltorg.ru/upload/file/98083959978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fe5472c7b1---bafepewavovisenajojexofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://crossfitbeeshark.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/15215224971.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ndmoyun.com/calisma2/files/uploads/83875799716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imcborivali.org/userfiles/file/fuximud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://danies.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95696845037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160700652de4f8---bavadiketaxojitowude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4hmtkjp0m51hastd6rvbogsc17/64527037205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ehomeforeclosure.org/images/file/18076536369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www2.grupoksl.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/piwarapajozab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taketty.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79476279213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leaguengn.com/userfiles/file///zataga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://engineeredrepinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cca493d065792aa5b9fe0bd6e190a643/9434509592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecbpolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/31300e76f43e8bdc3b8cba21f4d7578d/sisamifiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=unilorin+post+utme+past+questions+pdfPDF 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001069d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1069D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011eb4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EB4 10912 bytes
SHA-256: efc873b51bae4d45355298bf4c04a6a409521c6509f38030a29c08ede1d8edd3
font_02_sfnt_off000137b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x137B6 19396 bytes
SHA-256: eeeeb75402de77c6d8d2218d6f37dca9d6b511e38bae763b837409e85c5cc2c3