Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b9ba4fe265bd1ff9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.7 KB Created: 2021-09-04 06:09:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 25ae33b861f8a74930b768304c095e48 SHA-1: adaeff7693523d4f8c82927abad4f24804e43ae1 SHA-256: b9ba4fe265bd1ff96cd8592f07916eb85ece653970b97b83e5ab3d4e68550bf9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. These links appear to form a link farm, suggesting the document's primary purpose is to redirect users to malicious or phishing content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=ejercicios+resueltos+de+resistencia+equivalente+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.kindytennis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16126f8c0c45c5---revazedidaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smithmurdock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d08d56a6da4---12829575502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tungqibiotech.com/upfiles/editor/files/38122597513.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eschool365.in/js/admin/uploadfiles/file/nonozutedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarmisir.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i23d6k5ns5ck81l2lck4cuh657/gufukaxefaremam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baschin-heizung.com/meineBilderAlbertGrundschule/file/fafojafojekipulufexota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://steelfurniturecn.com/d/files/62091480933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aviatroglo.fr/IMG/file/pezudixojunosipet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sts-cct.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/tudifeduzapinefen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://southportrubbish.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e79c9661e66---jidubilivowusax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tpjihlu9esqkrm29q4e63l4vds/13435152758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sql110.com/pic/69683156511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hainescentreasia.com/images/file/fuzoxuzumolifiporokera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cosmosimpex.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24139906369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zegabilisim.com/calisma2/files/uploads/85428612300.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094c2dc2574c---vivebenademar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reachcast.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c8637460d184538bc045515e7a0ed45f/45118327039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tomei4x4.jp/js/upload/files/kupevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://its-bulgaria.bg/files/file/febizokozibapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neuragen.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5fa68bbebf---xuluxufasozagakabeligin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.novet.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608225d165073---36766414670.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c523ab022c4---wifiwanifero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grandinspirations.com/clients/75274/File/pumazozizedaza.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_off0000df1e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF1E 11040 bytes
SHA-256: 90b1ca62f180ada24fe4c67f58d70135852e1b83c398049da69cffa4f6017273
font_01_sfnt_off0000f8af.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF8AF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000110c1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x110C1 20540 bytes
SHA-256: a19d4df6614b1b20c11da28350b5223b9f785ee832600788168c73fa3c113e19