Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bfed92b10c206880…

MALICIOUS

PDF

103.9 KB Created: 2021-08-07 09:32:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 198dd749f68d03e4a2a1c14ea7a2c12e SHA-1: 341ba31c77cb89c9b8461b703778c88f34468d01 SHA-256: bfed92b10c2068801a0e35d8a3b2b554b6acf41d229a4541e86107690e3efef4
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also functions as a link farm, directing users to various URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9984

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://bomberosdenavarra.com/userfiles_nexo/files/29097871329.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://transport-vehicules.fr/userfiles/file/vageva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610d23e944e82---25880275660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vntdc.com/upload/fck/file/45640056542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4ffa73978b---ropawadut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.miamiairportlimo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4d4da9f7e1---94339574104.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.harnoordesigns.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r91r36aojg0o9j5ggbedonu6b1/91259139721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cl-metalparts.com/d/files/55491912397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fygl.net/uploads/file/160012361972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.goldenplanet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160df6f8f68520---52078909135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dolphinkorea.com/files/files/gajuxixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072d623f26c4---zusamuxivibog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mediacomriccione.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af6b4d485c4---lijovexa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glosunspa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e63258f379---nogedibuxozodarerofituzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.whirlpool-beachcomber.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160943d2cc935a---voremasakemekobed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.veronicaneal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/1607346f8d7662---8525218664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://appchecar.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90192449068.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rajenojunas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anmoul.com/userfiles/file/nasexazorugekepekigekere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.teppiche-waschen-hamburg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b48ba4ca0f---28680404602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toonesk.com/upload/47093782514.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160947b0e8d9f1---sowoxopizusamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://euro-ex.net/images/blog//file/13264309130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d116dd48c1a96b91e4e83703eba01b0b/siwarulugujorelitaletode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benedictinoselrosal.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kogapuwukimerijupixawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=romantic+restaurants+near+me+nowPDF 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_off00012f69.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12F69 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00014780.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14780 10576 bytes
SHA-256: a9aac4032e1062a2805337005439fb7188644cdc4ee56f9e80b021d3f93012e6
font_02_sfnt_off00015fbe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15FBE 18664 bytes
SHA-256: 3fcdcbd570b01e9cd8be83d37d17a96c3aea0792da82bf1ec994e7ec7711b529