Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8293c8a9195fb22…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.5 KB Created: 2021-09-03 11:11:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 808b3e8afad6595908d71fe275fb8077 SHA-1: 2a8986a49cdcc1286dfb8a901f3c3fb59659fb59 SHA-256: c8293c8a9195fb22318f20300740de135c172cdd2e57fb4b4b04bf516a6caf58
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the download or execution of a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://livingcircles.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071149b70de1---mogoro.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-antwerp.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a337c75f49d---69706207947.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inlandautorepairmurrietaca.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5cebcd7c0c020bc55b7750e98195372a/dukanepunevujifex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://korovin.org/site/img_ufiles/litujabibeseserunul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luckyassessoria.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d6171b9528---14048155027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://angelescare.com/userfiles/file/zaxogetoxafexupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gorod-r.com/userfiles/file/44496231250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qqsbg.net/uploads/file/29839886231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laboratoriodiprogettazione-ve.it/userfiles/files/48759238112.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.heainc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078295f97388---denovapovef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2015.letnifestiwal.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pimemiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://midlandhigh65.com/clients/6/68/682e31fde28f8c6bff7ebba57332ef5f/File/69503986003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a096102eb8f---fifurikolilabisojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adbadog.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da533417db449ef4b3490a596ec4527e/fipelobedarulomazavanexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.blackhillsdancecentre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0c3548cb0c---modizofimoxelorisifaluv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ferienhof-schneider.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074254236440---bukebufofakaxizi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lacasedescaraibes.fr/file/wexav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://montpellier-business-plan.eu/mbp/upload/images/images/upload/ckfinder/savarufelud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://olterus.info/contents//files/82540244044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avs-market.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40731706093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://world-spa-resorts.com/dok/17374756483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://piannocreativo.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/nimijil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shipgo17.com/plugin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27709378078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=tn+forest+exam+questions+and+answers+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_off0000d198.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD198 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e9af.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9AF 11008 bytes
SHA-256: b9eedbffa98760376f9310685c7307666c5f6a20e8110d287df11c482d68fec5
font_02_sfnt_off00010324.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10324 17324 bytes
SHA-256: 15fd022713da623478f232606ffc83ffd7d3abeeb3fdb6e084a845b90e252b6b