Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b882473690c5511b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.1 KB Created: 2021-07-22 16:38:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 410818d75c5e7c4708921362145aa1d4 SHA-1: 5f9f9a9c8022c9faaa0a118aa9d7842345f4daf4 SHA-256: b882473690c5511b2712a9ac11274e180aa92f476e23d88ac2c62d2b8d2879ae
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, and it contains embedded JavaScript. It also exhibits characteristics of a link farm, with multiple URLs pointing to potentially compromised CMS upload directories. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or execution of further malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

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://noukos.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b643b9dd91---19803977404.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.anclupnapoli.it/userfiles/file/lebupifabusogemoxijiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eurekaelearning.com/upload/news/file/buvoxorolev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minutemen-jrotc.com/clients/84940/File/fitegamanu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sequirk.ie/userfiles/file/86377440759.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.expo-hotel.com/english/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2dbb13489e---fubefatajoxijirufekijop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vickers-electronics.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/98db43c78cc58e00de91548b48c3d222/80272897165.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vaynow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e792ab6ed48359cd23d60302765b4028/73079073438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dalton-english.com/userfiles/file/99482796435.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fanaf.comarticle_ressources/file/livanerigunaxibova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edoxmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q80ts6p9if27hstooeslqdgtrp/72392433600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomalpocher.it/userfiles/files/4951376783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakecountyoralsurgery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075c569992b0---kanawuvuwedujolog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://izumrud38.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/badapisivubagajewagun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eaas-journal.org/survey/userfiles/files/dujukisizibizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://expungemyrecordnj.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607567c56b902---4845168776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jijeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mvhs1964.com/clients/2/20/2030ff4f331b14c2016b95997514b7ac/File/32019255807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sbawerribee.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079f91d5d301---93000342053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kamber.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf1d5fbda26c9ec55f314abc47ad4c43/86711595532.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://singaporeroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b5d903033ee85b6f5162ee0f9404828/37646127742.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e877c810dc8---59801788157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=norn+persona+5+weaknessPDF 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_off0000ea37.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA37 16632 bytes
SHA-256: 5d51797b125278928670a5b7bda672acb5a14cbb1f26b74b40b5d7e41d633614
font_01_sfnt_off00011575.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11575 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012d8c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D8C 10296 bytes
SHA-256: 29098b2fd02f158e599802c1a1b8c593f48b5fdbd1716e2f915857a5ab5026c9