Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8848621f627d79a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.4 KB Created: 2021-09-18 14:27:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: a5a862e5369b4efdf97a75395d473655 SHA-1: 99964916b8d1479724a2d0bdc91f7b6c09a900e3 SHA-256: c8848621f627d79a1dc6b69a90c34f6c9814b399764558efc2aea113ca21e68a
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 initiating malicious actions. It also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external websites, some of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://sushixusa.com/userfiles/files/nixuraxelo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614575080b9f6---11951603340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stsmcc.org/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78872748150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chrmglobal.com/userfiles/file/povukutexopoxod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mjengo.org/FCKeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php?Command=FileUpload&Type=File&CurrentFolder=%2Ffile/wedefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vico-real-estate.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dosixojeketowubefaxekipez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worldsocialistpartyindia.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55091699172.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pivotal-technologies.com/userfiles/file/87669625870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vpmemorial.net/images/file/rewukuxozelaxozuwozine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shop-cartuning.pl/userfiles/file/zirurisumerelafizox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145096df2bfa---ladadu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133673b61cb6---bunamitarilatemow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://merrygoldholidays.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17249213932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shtaket46.ru/page_edit/_samples/userfiles/files/1850162949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakeshoresmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35ba03lbju9i5n65nqdo095ak2/nivedi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinhthuan.vn/upload/files/87238344651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chocoenglish.com/_UploadFile/Images/file/22786658523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/73a96a67ebbb14f46fbfc57e198fa9dc/kusavizotidamuxinozagak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ge-mak.com/files/jenipotunonikadunuposat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dalba.net/other_files/File/22778483049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mgs-on-track.com/uploads/misc/files/47185856141.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.loisirs-auto-occasion.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/serukupanibazo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2015.letnifestiwal.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13879419298.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=wordly+wise+book+9+answer+keyPDF link annotation
    • http://irodori.kir.jp/files/file/mezoxexebuzijuxamef.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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c0d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC0D9 10736 bytes
SHA-256: 4cd0c98b622f369f430c7068b000e3781e4a43931d82a7e3ad8337fd3bd59f2e
font_01_sfnt_off0000d9ad.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD9AD 17708 bytes
SHA-256: 1d883f56ac9f45fc0349703edadb357c4f6883a00e186ce54306535ef433c933
font_02_sfnt_off00010790.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10790 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1