Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b6b30eea2038732a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.0 KB Created: 2021-09-06 14:52:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 4526dd9a42ce4ad26b6bc4fc3aeab645 SHA-1: cad57c0ce9edca163a521931e263cceab9591d85 SHA-256: b6b30eea2038732a4823b6a0b4d3c9cade7d3ff8ee995ac0d0703f0b0c8b1965
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features numerous links to compromised websites, many of which host PDF files within formcraft plugin upload directories, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9840

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://engravestone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090e182369b0---tizimarafigoju.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://lightupalife.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160edceb06c33c---jewewovuso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nedirajtebosnu.net/userfiles/file/55071143350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://globaltruthmediagroup.com/clients/a/aa/aa8380eac451876ae6ab993bf3a720d6/File/97601936588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kfk-dekoration.dk/images/uploadedimages/file/rijotekakerope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.agrosystem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f1f173d11a---17353420565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iphonerepairservice.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/satisawanomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svs-pm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d491dc39c45---82899449059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thm-holding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e20988085a0deccc93de79204c17032/34511431617.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szguilong.com/userfiles/files/7207080928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607eb8ebdc1a5---wapowunujizovase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://congtrinhnhaviet.vn/upload/files/notunajinazigelalan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quimis.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/75073668552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modianodesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f7938768c1---valagewarowemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kurishupally.org/userfiles/file/fudape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://finestblogger.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0nve2m6tlt10abnsagnj15ot1s/sopuvisajufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zap-interactive.com/uploads/files/55339005391.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gaviprintpack.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090b69f3bb4d---tegalidivawasunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fullx.net/files/87104884716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pferde-fuer-unsere-kinder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607740f16bf6e---dokobobexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a2itsolutions.com/chop/multimedia/userfiles/file/fiduvuduzeza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hocaukhudothithanhphogiaoluu.com/asset/site/files/bebumib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotelstrack.com/bot/ckfinder/uf/files/86322691769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://interel-rus.ru/test/sites/default/files/file/19349974474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dzbnf.com/upload/file///5529291644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aksaxena.com/bpms/includes/fckeditor_uploads/userfiles/file/42549028396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=i+will+goto+you+like+the+first+snow+piano+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_off0000bef6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBEF6 11120 bytes
SHA-256: faa9c087cd3e075e172f7a960b98ffcc53fd4c010d6ec0c737a08f7b357be490
font_01_sfnt_off0000d8b7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8B7 18764 bytes
SHA-256: 746678ea738da6e8736b88bc23c9f3ced7ed9d58fe3e36e7c72177ed0d6bf1a0
font_02_sfnt_off00010a23.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A23 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1