Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b300bdded6eb5b68…

MALICIOUS

PDF

105.8 KB Created: 2021-08-13 03:46:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 9f922fc3bcc0b4393cb9305837c81d39 SHA-1: 6b3a7ce3b2d882253ff4f506d78b8569850440d3 SHA-256: b300bdded6eb5b6858c8d7401a304985d16938c6a2d01f1e40372116ae959f14
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The presence of JavaScript suggests it may be used to further obfuscate the malicious links or initiate a download.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://www.pilonidalsinus.gen.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072334273ed9---nenesefer.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.budgetskemaet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8702cbac2c---76825262071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ehomerealestate.org/images/file/9112625831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bascobrunswick.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae740f0c3ea---mugunesimoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wskinbody.com/data/boardData/files/95129112513.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://claudiodauelsberg.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093b07e782cf---tokopuvigak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enerjipiyasalarizirvesi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dce9c5ee63d---97539553627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paintingservicesonline.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b521d41abba---kadadatobiwad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlasautoglass.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d4c8f931ef3---jafifoxukogavuriponogeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baldonimarcostudio.eu/userfiles/files/38167822370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.insurancedirectcanada.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1ec4f6e5b9---motudawovavo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medgarlci.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d505d7249ba060d10107020cc5aef93/getidifejufatowovili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stylist.in.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609257c8981a7---bezediledoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zbigniewrodak.pl/galeria/file/8662588363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa42f891763---xudapujifejupomofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://speakingaboutnetworking.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vafizufiviwizevemuwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eyestech.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n1ciophpun43k8tqj6il2t0via/81398990064.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://supermarketdv.ru/files/file/31936837789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hourinkan.net/js/upload/files/31451637732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timatey.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ccidracoho7p522d6tmdko9rh7/zaseloraxozabejudoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moawin.org/editorfiles/userfiles/files/duterabinaxone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vaughanreunion.com/clients/7/7c/7cfe0b8ff6d5e3136a6575a9b258a09c/File/nolokibabitelikevinovevop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siphouse96.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43cfcdda0a164c2a74935b850becc6b1/turijidufumafawulubefifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarmisir.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8aerldtgkhv3dh984nsb8ceja0/tubulujoziwizudopa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tavio.ru/files/file/2453170203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+program+a+braeburn+2200+thermostatPDF 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_off00013222.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13222 19868 bytes
SHA-256: 67b79128df6ac65b3b5991ab6300da9909ec7ea557517dcd2f7e3d59dabc7100
font_01_sfnt_off0001676f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1676F 11120 bytes
SHA-256: 2ec1f9927410a9568232fa14dce81236067d960de3bf40914faf4a4927b046d2
font_02_sfnt_off0001811d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1811D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1