Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bf21659a8be57699…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.3 KB Created: 2021-08-31 11:56:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: ea1c25a0e3751ecdd394b2fc77ad05c4 SHA-1: c4aa9eb699df7d4cd11fbd271369578ef14abf7b SHA-256: bf21659a8be57699c7be8b7b7059c6d673f162bf70d35e3c477d5f39b1257882
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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 http://msinziniering.com/userfiles/file/9494512815.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://riph.pl/userfiles/file/86411705063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paymentsbusiness.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f5d14dd780---gugefipuzifas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avantkart.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s8nq2emgnh9r9qv69ur7do3tgh/3964522737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rffsev.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/14d554faedc138286ab76b3a83916771/65843058859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://metnar.pl/web/uploads/files/34067900706.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snookerfootball.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099f1c9b5fb6---20799430474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anthonygillant.com/userfiles/file/kezololopageferoxex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://forumcutuca.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tanojinubafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://metroguards.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c04997913fb---72298989179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tareeapartment.com/user_img/files/kujuvejomuruwopip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sitoad.com/bbqjoekey/files/202106152300556861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khiconghoixuancong.com/Khicong/admin/userfiles/file/34028114736.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7e76b0b928d525e4018d431ed3c690df/40720875535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://projecthouse.bg/uploads/CKfinder/files/61137379943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://steps4cancer.org/clients/a/a7/a78c374070a178914b502abaf3db82b8/File/bedigadetudetepopudilar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trichynext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a7d7a9847b389b67341685d29ef35347/12669950170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marcado.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609dd781b6749---wavodexupote.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orhs76reunion.com/clients/30721/File/kovironatarejidafige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hourinkan.net/js/upload/files/jeniwirawogujajoxapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cylinder96.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/befasugarorezaberiwera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.endthestigmacounselling.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dkd9lv1j8tqceku6msqglbhnuo/risaxowaxituvoguv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082129165daa---fubitikukoreb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.blackhillsdancecentre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc6aa6c3f0c---2697191882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1night2day.com/UserFiles/file/sifavagef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=miui+12+for+pocophone+f1PDF 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_off0000b7bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB7BD 14492 bytes
SHA-256: 6de4b9eb04a840afe3a735286613848c89a0b51e9e582d3bd67827f28fc50497
font_01_sfnt_off0000dbd0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDBD0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f3e7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3E7 10368 bytes
SHA-256: 1090cd1c4426e8eaa8e1772e941d2f6355bc356708f07c479834a9caf36e6c3d