Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b871dc081cd5de77…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.3 KB Created: 2021-09-08 11:47:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 11305e32e8508cb5dfcea24964e4f0eb SHA-1: bbd6e217e1d096f808b0126616d2a9674c2adccd SHA-256: b871dc081cd5de776d194728f8fb503798b103f092a91320f968930e1ac07799
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting it's designed to redirect users to malicious content. The 'SE_INVOICE_LURE' heuristic further indicates a phishing or scam attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature, likely as a phishing lure or a downloader for further stages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://webgirls-studio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cd716983e4a---fumebujok.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://rockyshairsalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2jq933507v7otan5mv0s2o7r1a/55127604906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argol-editions.fr/userfiles/file/84226950796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://puertoestereo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f7og7ucdq9ec05fhlhs1i6vq0h/72424848720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hosotte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/neretovera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faw-asia.com/image/upload/files/31414512943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://micronforgacsolo.hu/UserFiles/file/93594403611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altinay-law.com/images/file/ladonaregumexemazilizota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://earthideasawnings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a01b30b9fb0---922209025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abeess.com/userfiles/file/2403878940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cageart.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ec4c51607a2---xebiruwetofibapizotip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tekkoo.net/images/library/File/83354432552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahkkpcm.org/userfiles/16842828745.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pietri-automobiles.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qfs057nmefgvkj8s9nm464br7d/falowatorilupowevudo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaishachuukobuhin.com/js/upload/files/22720790379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sgdivorcelawyers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f79d746de0fc9670c230a878e9a05549/74486483274.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pooq-design.com/app/webroot/fckfiles/file/rifatogenivutele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ffb314510c5---36679336708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rjiminfra.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26392a2c0695caf587bdf7ed14b0d5cf/rabusejefolaxomofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4193225de3ce75aec40ebb7f713e8023/77888099873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aviatechinform.ru/sadm_files/famotan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be7926c941e---roxumev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crescentcarpets.com/userfiles/file/64836466124.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chartsunlimited.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e556e5a4d5---wudebolofawixabinukug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://limitlessillusion.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c3e0a60348242723ca4acd4a9fda50f/48295776158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=salesforce+sales+cloud+edition+comparison+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_off000103f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103F4 18828 bytes
SHA-256: 1828b6c70f8c9aa8ec351d78fedffbe3b9bfdefcf3c2bd74272109e4b6481b29
font_01_sfnt_off0001354f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1354F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00014d66.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14D66 10956 bytes
SHA-256: 6955f8be9a8e34c3fb76814a4c0b40633cce2415d8c52c25583334949fe5c558