Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b89252691c19c4c8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.2 KB Created: 2021-08-21 02:46:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: dd90ac6e26d5e793566263770dd1ffb5 SHA-1: d0d2b46adee9b6ae286bf32c5366ef88a7198ea1 SHA-256: b89252691c19c4c864fd6c0ff3bb9c54c0bd0c4bc7ac7f2c3913d764f8b0fb65
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites, which are part of a link farm designed to deceive users or for SEO poisoning.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

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://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0cf2442133---fijerawomin.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://ijp2.com/contents//files/fodelikefadabuvunitu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gcsystem.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160721243d0742---binutixaborovokalujulivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://golden-candies.ru/webroot/files/files/juzeras.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eschool365.in/js/admin/uploadfiles/file/dutapefefofebibabinojeda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://personalloan2u.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/27945910a8725bc6b2147ee0e96f68bf/3153087266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsoam.ge/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609668fadc40e---rawowupawerenare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://monkeytailranchdonation.org/clients/e/e8/e82116dd0b5861b0917add2a69208af2/File/15755352347.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jaunimodienos.lt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i25o2uttej4auu8l3d24165454/jezimanifisexuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asfalon.com/__files/file/xuturiwobevaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vieclamkinhdoanh247.com/upload/files/32449753781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.finanzanlagen-honorarberatung.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610436bb4c9f9---72933727539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://playbabydoll.com/userfiles/file/90348747045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2b9f32ddf83f4ee128650225701ce155/lebupuxekowifif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myucmas.com/userfiles/file/20698735116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://structurecreative.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099e7f3c6f25---26130108423.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunargrup.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23vtitcmb1cvvm94s538eg6a93/kigifuduwijakoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://learningkey.org/userfiles/59300121251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608af5ed956b4---duxirotofujedidixifafap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medipratik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609220c71ddbc---kisizejip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://1sis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d8f81a342e7---83483763257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoteldanang.vn/uploads/images/files/lezoxexuzelifufuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cafe-malaysia.com/contents/file/75221857498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cbdc895931---jififadogidaredobarekaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grafordexstudents.com/clients/0/05/05b3dbe7dd9dc6f92b523d2b721f2ffd/File/vefitepozajozanotapeses.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=excerpts+from+romeo+and+juliet+commonlit+answers+quizletPDF 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_off000103a2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103A2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011bb9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BB9 11388 bytes
SHA-256: 03785eb16eae8fa3b1062e9bbd3c141c30f2095c80a9ebcc21478fbd2e3c7ddd
font_02_sfnt_off00013668.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13668 16580 bytes
SHA-256: f403ed540850d592d3d39da2ec9168834e9753444d55e05aa5b5b852cf48f339