Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b2f0e59e50cca7ae…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.8 KB Created: 2021-07-04 12:52:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 53574d2cb9699852c2715c2c67b41bfb SHA-1: fd78eaf94c4a0d146969b3d6b1ab6d718e44e2ec SHA-256: b2f0e59e50cca7ae894d5e87eba91a6fb95ceff1933b26b9c09756224a780929
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9937

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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=sat+reading+comprehension+practice+pdf+with+answers PDF link annotation
    • https://mavismanagement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160911b66865c6---71406101896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lateonsettay-sachs.org/userfiles/file/venun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609978ac19769---26874643855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelone.ae/userfiles/files/wefaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbd6eb74c99---78243652265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bezpieczna-strefa.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d9f0bc9da089e635993e05368953586/govibov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zpb-maciejewski.pl/upload/fck/file/80922796465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://utilitydiscount.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b219286b76f---5911177039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svenstavik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c897ae4b965---wiromowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bustotoronto.com/userfiles/file/1111033638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://risme.vn/files/totavelabes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bronia.org/userfiles/file/68818438407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cualuoihoanmy.com/uploads/userfiles/file/58696601160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.superioreagle.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082f26d146b3---wixamos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://na-nule.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nitih0upmp44ch4qetb1ivk8c0/fetaralanadinujilez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fosterfreezesantarosa.com/uploads/files/21915246725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.argentum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2gt4l9r3e0r94di17vasi0sbuj/73162876860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://777mto.org/contents//files/33566663282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://el-master.ru/userfiles/file/gapuxigijijogurinoxele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.saenger-ohg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609446f550a63---somawetinol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--o79av69abka850ab6c.com/upload/file/202106071952468443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fpsh1980.com/clients/7/7d/7de5299bd6bdc19cdd6b275c058e9c4a/File/bidemogibal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b7d099b859---mowijutuxumekexigojutemip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nuregio.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ff96ed6348---vasamobugurazapat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/81796249273.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_off00010209.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10209 17560 bytes
SHA-256: bdc9a5b275bced3c57b8ce76d3c9a5645377298eb1bfee78f0e40ec651f970d8
font_01_sfnt_off00012faa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FAA 11180 bytes
SHA-256: ab49be3282e01592c44a2983d6053cf65ed08664442a005e4e7b7a3284d10c1d
font_02_sfnt_off00014974.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14974 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1