Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b81555b2f66ef8f2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-08-24 12:54:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 50b0d3a9792ce043d3ce05d6d7fae1ba SHA-1: fe154555c8b58b7002771a916e4b83ab52bc3b34 SHA-256: b81555b2f66ef8f2105c56cf096fb4ee876a0edf4de46843eaf26c74ee80bfc2
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple potentially compromised websites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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://sjzhtchem.com/upload/files/95330089674.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://sincaremedicaltour.com/js/upload/6231100083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianztc.ro/files/file/25749870862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.brunosistemi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160749b7f4dac1---zetoganatoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isystem.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/56604830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hdcorp.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vsl6vo82ldqqr04mo32dc0fb20/xunavibepukakasak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.varishastalari.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d316a61a7c---92120844135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hzkontejnery.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nolavigikamekedajawirudub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://etonbio.com/newsLetters/images/file/wetika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hosungtour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210712_14D9542970B8DC39.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093b2b8cdf87---kuzesedovudazarifetafozeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zoop-tech.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dixogegejaxixivujusuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aldea.work/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3408679b4837187621eb65566ad3c09b/sedivalozurakatabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://birgatour.mn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/selebapofax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://irepairplus.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/pofukusokonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://to-kajihan.net/js/upload/files/70624756717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bistro-8.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9976608e2893ba3fd829160699b8b152/59561635153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medicalalliedtraining.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089424b916f4---vunixodejumugepafiwewabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thewellmanteam.com/userfiles/files/seropuzanevuxur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.peopleoftheheath.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c6cfe08e3e---nojesigomadibogavagasog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vasekurzy.cz/userfiles/file/92564969962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biothiennam.com/media/ftp/file/ninuredotolomopidekaxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://letdentalab.com/img/files/9626209394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=meghan+markle+palm+readingPDF 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_off0000e323.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE323 16772 bytes
SHA-256: 216c3f3668b1f6505d2bd48a309d31e7f40954f2a3a377825bb427072420744c
font_01_sfnt_off00010ebc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EBC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000126d3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x126D3 10536 bytes
SHA-256: b99a3727fc2eea7051eb9036d9ef2cbd554de8f70d9a9130e5fc8e08dbcbf55d