Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be94bd942fadcbc4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

107.3 KB Created: 2021-06-28 17:19:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: c4ada32a024f7e4ef69f9a006b7bd906 SHA-1: 9e74cc9fd51ca8a0717a06230fdd62a6606b1c93 SHA-256: be94bd942fadcbc44dc712caca8e7475a89cac4b55ac1317afd84f9489f979e3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest this PDF is a phishing or trojan delivery mechanism. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download of further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9868

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=jireh+bible+meaning PDF link annotation
    • http://lhs75.com/clients/46937/File/bumusivigudipupaluxeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a2efe7a9fd---48523637928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b06b0769faf---puzoletuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coffee33.ru/archive/file/23287494453.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.louthadventures.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160881c53d1b7c---medilavujavijawazalokaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://299-45.com/CKEdit/upload/files/dedebuniriv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaexpansionjoint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160828a76c46fe---18248953160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lamuccacompany.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/12c42d2e5e719bb78971c5005d2cc447/gugexobezesugu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canhtoanland.com/upload/files/dapegid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://backcountryplayground.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8e1a011097ebddf06bb616b1d3805250/58678972999.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d95d515cd4---88697242006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hibertek.com/image/files/20210610_194751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://macleanpinesdrivingschool.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cdcbe4866200f5bcb0657328d08b27bb/82690572793.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095ea21c1698---siliwek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hanarotalk.com/userfiles/file///93910175842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cravaluos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78293173678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aedwea.com/upload/foto/26473680323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrarioservicos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086f98356c9f---39083594960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ilturismoinitalia.it/userfiles/files/77900330054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bechtoldpaving.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d627d32dad21f4fb48e8d9ab4eea767b/vakudasemazogufisolidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://a2designbg.com/userfiles/file/zuvisenukepodusim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6a10dc59c0---37030504363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.morenoroofing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bf53482e2e---kosunelazorulesukalux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cathyourhair.nl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vuxulare.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000128b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x128B6 10300 bytes
SHA-256: 9f5ef9f622acfb47cbc56d0b689d8b452d9854e8492716e09ddcce522f9e057d
font_01_sfnt_off00013f9d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13F9D 16512 bytes
SHA-256: 68737989a9112afecf22472aea37b4f303fb1c118a1f50eb8f38b56118621533
font_02_sfnt_off0001568e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1568E 19056 bytes
SHA-256: a3bfb2dc05fdff911ac906dff7cf44c3c6ecb1c4c5d28165961fa5c95171c210
font_03_sfnt_off00018747.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18747 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1