Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b404865056e3133e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.4 KB Created: 2021-08-07 05:12:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: d2ed50d078aa42533b27f4dc8b4dc310 SHA-1: 6791f676c831df756b36ca7d28346ff878afe2b3 SHA-256: b404865056e3133e927305658a68bae96fbdba97313b077a0abe0e23c2a3bb64
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to deliver a phishing or trojan payload. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for the redirection or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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 https://www.fibertech1.com/my_content/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ligukaxoxexebu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.acefence.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5baa8e675a---larewilajofexotojudomeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://highspiritsmusic.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wiguwexitif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theopenhouseclub.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/225c1acb6d1fa275bc7a717aeb1cc400/jifuvopilujavubumiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saxonrt.hu/img/userfiles/files/66251377298.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.deadclan.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160943b8529e7a---73426988669.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohertylaw.net/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/13278458794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brilsports.ro/userfiles/file///79759407639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bosgo.mn/uploads/files/43185022318.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bochosushi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084312d544c4---52082233735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frennphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610c5bfdebe6b---99060134924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sonarmusic.hu/up_image/file/dolek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://natyabio.com/uploadfiles/58234543272.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iamtimeshare.com/userfiles/file/62430345332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://satakantaresort.com/user_img/files/20668165152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uclerbaklava.com/resources/file/44242510443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wagnerfamilyreunion.com/clients/866685/File/78511627526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palaciodelosnavas.com/userfiles/file/45209431116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gservicepz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7489bf66e4549433e51341c089420def/digitotilevepezado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pilotcenter.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9qoh7k9oljktqpki3oqp0p7l5e/65530069581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwplazaview.com/uploads/files/59570421829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inventory-acepipe.com/images/uploads/files/fodatewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lifesmart.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5850234349.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://areshin.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d9c5a7e9b052bef5004574dd8b567435/38227153158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acecaalcoy.com/userfiles/file/lotaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=8+ball+pool+reward+apk+latest+versionPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e13e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE13E 16312 bytes
SHA-256: 7d15b2d6d265aaca51dda18faee70a1b8fa9d95ed54cb111fb0895789092f9ae
font_01_sfnt_off0000f745.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF745 17824 bytes
SHA-256: 24858bf3df6e0b9c8eef1c5ea5b836208cb864f96bdff543f50b6a3e8b03f99a
font_02_sfnt_off000125a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x125A5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off00013dbc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13DBC 10880 bytes
SHA-256: 4d273818c9b80f96c59a9461cbcdf3ea67ca6b4e447f70b3e2c520d637c84ea8