Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c8884ec8c1f38dc0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.6 KB Created: 2021-09-07 19:02:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 70c49c512f46c192979dda05e3c2be8c SHA-1: 10d1b7ba10b4dbccc04245c01392deb3bb9d31e7 SHA-256: c8884ec8c1f38dc05caf3c9024890fb2fb4a625443b47a330d48224ba0163cf0
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to download and execute further payloads or redirect users to malicious sites. The presence of numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload storage or disposable hosting, further supports a phishing or malware distribution attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9937

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 http://easternhoteljeju.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210619_A466C7459F502847.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://manavpublicschool.org/manav/userfiles/file/warigenanoladagovivixep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f79907c68f---49039073177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pielinks.com/UserFiles/file/mibegiragejiluva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://t4g.nasscomfoundation.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l1722tk4j6lbqcu6qra4ndul45/20128249435.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.urban-quartz.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b403a92ffd7a3e662ebeef488f83e6bf/65135456996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arizonapoolcontractor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbbc0092df9---26203919420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firmykominkowe.pl/Obrazki/edytor/file/pixuxerepid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viaterrestre.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f346a9c7ce---popudexijesasod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gpba.ge/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/42043513587.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c16e44deeb---67779375051.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floridaholidayplanner.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/72326a85b476527808fd070d8ffabce1/ponovesejetedopipexuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfbc6a8bc0d---88646249680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tangiahoang.com/skinkorea/Images_upload/files/36346819826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iziusb.com/userfiles//file/17900801497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dubaimotorcycletours.com/uploaded_images/files/gedakobalexivikesukeref.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://a-pointpro.com/cms/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gazesegeresarufilomod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://regalmotors-jp.com/js/upload/files/16667717329.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orgue-chantepie.info/FCKeditor/upload/file/fetopumujesaluxufapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alohatoypoodles.com/clients/1/11/1122824db0f83c9e74cf39311881f217/File/48296329342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160df14897159a---mevamemirafel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pallenberg-busreisen.de/uploads/files/boxeralozozadekomases.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://solee.cn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63595496093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pascalparrot.com/uploads/assets/file/28029783977.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160872617996e4---pafikibotilekedugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=biodata+format+for+marriage+pdf+free+download+in+marathiPDF 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_off000104b1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104B1 10916 bytes
SHA-256: 98295d4704bf705a26e90227dc0c9ced259dedf0b64e851ec5821c8063c4c836
font_01_sfnt_off00011d96.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D96 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000135a8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x135A8 18112 bytes
SHA-256: 1743173906332f9dc10fffb0dacab5c165e5d728c02d1a76f8835b364b9d83e5