Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b578ee01341ebd41…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.7 KB Created: 2021-08-10 07:44:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: b3316e8be4d0d2575c369015e011be5d SHA-1: aad342b84ffa4d4eb34943c5618b104ec6a7343e SHA-256: b578ee01341ebd41a971213954b45f7e913b1bcec65bc40d3fccd5748b13cbee
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites 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 distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://bukharasuwanee.com/sites/default/files/file/kafanas.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://coinproject.com/userfiles/image/file/81149201524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bongoes62.dk/userfiles/file/pedixurep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://0-50.ru/userfiles/file/xorojoraxekevow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c186ee2f6be---76684690689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1273e49a27---44144391127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://storage-in-motion.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f2188d5817---noseki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trainternational.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c62787094bc---15553427485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://centrosteadycam.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/42089e524b44763eac04212eea71627e/letogasisinajoge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://martybermanassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b30b20caf232b701a29911316590be00/ramavoxugepadel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eatorhours.org/e-bussiness/fckimages/file/fimonawazamuvavirud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sk-massimo.com/js/upload/files/43372776226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aafjbaeihgganggf9ajkncugh2a.xn--p1ai/pict/file/10663753664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://come2menorca.com/images/file/58060721269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://casentinoshopping.it/file/kupes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buergerforum-tirol.at/file/90692220115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moscow-vernisage.com/files/files/vemuwinufupuvunite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.training4thefuture.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609878eaaeec6---83817906773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ariconium.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/romexugavividetebuzujekez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kino-profi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ff66eedbd2dc620a77b6bee3426f2f20/84079243279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rogierstoel.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ggcd8udrd3oblg4ngidudqomi7/laxawixewosofijigukuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.harasportcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/88vkv1btv6402h1t48p84r7lnv/pixab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altiro.nl/home/tjerk/file/66903493942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.histoiresdegroupes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073e56788dca---58272393552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=how+do+you+reset+thermostat+after+changing+filterPDF 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_off0000ea16.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA16 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001022d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1022D 11212 bytes
SHA-256: 8f8ebbd8bf6669c1854879506d7622f63aecad16c79d0f7fd93cacc6ebaa58bd
font_02_sfnt_off00011c0f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C0F 17864 bytes
SHA-256: 03d3326b58b41b8eaa9da9746c8640bb10c4fe99a04a1af9f41394a45dfc0eee