Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bc5ee01e744dc754…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.4 KB Created: 2021-08-31 20:17:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 7dc3064ccd9cc44273a7cf476cff65c5 SHA-1: b5976705e5855fbd60ba416f0a6a7c3400f012a6 SHA-256: bc5ee01e744dc754a50be3a6964a6b66e8bf95b98896c6872e997987b60b413f
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to compromised WordPress upload directories, indicating an attempt to host and distribute malicious files. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the lure-based attack pattern. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly suggest malicious intent, likely involving the exploitation of PDF vulnerabilities to execute further stages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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 http://www.insurancedirectcanada.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160782d3a13c05---paxuketakokat.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.hauptsache.cc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c69a13a09e6---redor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://springswellness.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e6459c65bf1---63950077150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://run2endalz.org/clients/2/2b/2b4973775a35d8819257a28a16fdea67/File/subisun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smflow.in/admin/uploads/file/nowinoxekunoju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://egyiksem.hu/uploads/file/fonipasawaremij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sanidom.pl/img/file/tereruxowomege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akwarella.pl/user_uploads/file/jusanepijin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://polskieplytki.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26d9741e6d214d9dfce32ede869b47c5/28793012747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4d6edc04cf---veditosukapawasepuruwaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://subventionsbetrug.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r2lgdl9ifhr8ib3d1ng4a4qu49/89313034217.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.nesdb.go.th/ic/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sogugirafujekavam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160813bc77cdd9---vomeginuwatodoluliduva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://calldidocta.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/07fc33ba5fb38b58b310b81cb87d702a/mopuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.apollopowersystems.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9de01ce7d3787597fc52b8c01c90b563/92165957290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nassagroup.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wugovidoximozob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wksystems.net/HotelEstimator/userfiles/file/68716732608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tranhdaquyhn.com/uploads/news_file/19417538235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gillsandgeckos.com/userfiles/file/82585064701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160729e839cb4c---lakokomosowinenuzofus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.actionconstructionjax.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c6dbd21eda5b5808c721ac82c27d4125/20683590387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--90ad5ackt1d.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/836b08b8ac2a9865710da5837ee44071/noxapoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.letnifestiwal.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/81300594426.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b99ca0a45c9---76293681096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=after+effects+portable+download+64+bitPDF 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_off0000efe8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEFE8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000107fa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x107FA 21924 bytes
SHA-256: 8e3f0f55a3b6b65b22671c0e8bc31c70ac6662f6db9917d26b1ee41a290b0c87
font_02_sfnt_off00014123.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14123 11068 bytes
SHA-256: ff1b574bc4bcec6f534431bd5031e58b10116c67c63341ef79a4fcf14135fa2a

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