Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b9b64f67b115a3d9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.4 KB Created: 2021-07-31 16:59:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 4c4acddfa144f8092017cf5e2b25b8d3 SHA-1: d9656e81d84d534e856a3b12c096347abeb8ef7c SHA-256: b9b64f67b115a3d97fed2275ecb5bcec6f1d8b10ca837c08e52ea8985a6a7998
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+the+correct+order+of+the+silence+of+the+lambs+movies PDF link annotation
    • https://jamiatulbanat.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160886f592c32e---dakekuwexemavoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sandalyecenneti.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vbkhe6qrojv040et6ruv9p70oi/18038700651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amphorabeautyclub.com/campannas/file/komelij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ontime-taxi.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/20dcc6cb12828797f72806f2208db49d/zebufubobedowinanetisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harpethvalleypto.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d55963eb1306d2ae839352b4ed5f27c/pononidunodozefixadumofum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logiccpacma.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31117683175.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trvstore.com/userfiles/file/fuwuvoxaseg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrun-arser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/21061811024943194691k1k8.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arrayamed.com/userfiles/file/zekegewusulupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bakineshr.az/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6947448469.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arte-salon.ru/upload_picture/kapodonatemodiwozap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamiatulbanat.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160edca189dd66---48034952832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yoursurveysurveyors.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090e31a687b4---pewipibilojunuwenojogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marjoyunlar.com/calisma2/files/uploads/36773781782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beloezoloto.ru/userfiles/file/98498308228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.playerclub.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab8bad46dfa---87812929805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asahiru-ban.com/files/files/jekenofumixazedarivisago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zulfugar.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609920afee454---mepotibajavakalitefuvetid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aawyx.com/sites/default/imageuser/file/dosoxedavimipisiwixego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://actor-conseil.com/files/file/lotipabuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.barankayalar.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad42bf6fe44---52714851159.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenplanetnepal.com/userfiles/file/78364585162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baconbites.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/94ndge7rvtr3dkbp3fc7u6k7o0/42378633982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/xufip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gilbertems.com/videos/file/26720888402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000fcb7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCB7 10940 bytes
SHA-256: 40b4787b5af9a797ead323e481e6db986b40adc258cda55fe9a62224e85bf906
font_01_sfnt_off000115e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x115E2 17276 bytes
SHA-256: f735776afcef050bdd18c6462c815545516a85e8b486445dfe68d60e19b7bec7
font_02_sfnt_off000142bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x142BC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1