Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c5b5c203e80f67a8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

129.4 KB Created: 2021-06-26 18:25:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 4cbf4743638c00c370dbf2d2b3219566 SHA-1: 0c2ada09ba5439b1bf2d393fb0a58a53f0f4fd9c SHA-256: c5b5c203e80f67a85f88f8cad8c3ad8a8651c4b196e82f8a08fd342b9ee1486d
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and links to multiple compromised websites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a 'download button' lure and the ML classifier's high confidence score further support this assessment. The primary malicious URL identified is http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075b64cd692e---gimogosonaxuboju.pdf, which likely serves a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9957

Heuristics 9

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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 https://www.bluegreenshouseboats.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2a35382381---mewux.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://jinanxintiandi.com/userfiles/files/morotadida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sodigital.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ae42e5ac99---3859469427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://study4student.com/cache/fck_files/file/85185677939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://churchliferesources.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2a7580551b---23739832212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reaga.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85462323574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ivfnna.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ebe7369ef65ff4d8f96db5d606913fa6/talowefasimagozirivetisof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075b64cd692e---gimogosonaxuboju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ophtalmic-overnight.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0c1dd221a6---53074547400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.putnamtaxi.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089ee59af2e8---30938450109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pensionpoint.cz/userfiles/files/lefen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pointsourcegroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a069995eec70c066984e03206c1700bb/96518903905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://torrentclub.vip/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/osp9u1arle626gvel3210tmpkr/73679234868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deewo.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d082045428f---jukeropedijukesuvopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grani-tonkogo-mira.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dd8f5231eaa519bedd2ce2ebf05201f1/93722781940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b4c151f77d---65885959299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://burkina-businessschool.com/business_school/uploads/file/20821167299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a2itsolutions.com/chop/multimedia/userfiles/file/44254258030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://food-cloud.com/home/food-cloud/www/site//site/data/files/jezudazodelit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaa1anac6cg.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04efd0c8cebc0bbbd0b9d605d300fa7c/97683329400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fatheragneliti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cf17cf1d137---22797102425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://msci.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3f4fb3dfa6---68572147553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timatey.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j9nlp8odht8c127q1be9t2aju4/24110244924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3dbd45b89b558e337b00488278e9e75/rokinuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=reconstruction+and+development+programme+pdfPDF 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_off00019776.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x19776 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001af8d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1AF8D 11176 bytes
SHA-256: fca15115906e8e91a8b6c3607913b81643d617ea277454fc21e4329028a97aa0
font_02_sfnt_off0001c97f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1C97F 17516 bytes
SHA-256: 01ebf475b8916a1df020b550bff40cf85809672f3bb9d249a87b6be3e42fa9c7