Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c906022a9000c888…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.5 KB Created: 2021-07-13 15:01:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 38774b92cadd50f918dbe3c556bb62d6 SHA-1: 54851ce4f8becd89615894a2faa7cb949c8ea17a SHA-256: c906022a9000c888e07c2c97c8255af420fb689dbea83a27e236609389c9614a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The heuristic 'PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM' indicates a link farm hosted on compromised WordPress upload storage, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully detailed, is a common vector for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

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://panhongbo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/site_eachfun_com/files/42476401745.pdf
    • http://sacoorhealth.pt/site/upload/file/pokuvonuwed.pdf
    • http://evergladesharvesting.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98897655086.pdf
    • http://smolensk-bakaleya.ru/userfiles/file/roxilofijagasonine.pdf
    • https://gangnampools.com/contents//files/patusawusit.pdf
    • https://cal.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6fda9f05372116f3bb9d93a8d10b66a6/pisadafumumujipuwone.pdf
    • http://biolabsrl.org/userfiles/files/lobusujenilorarikejubupuz.pdf
    • http://shahnawazonline.com/uploads/files/67012429685.pdf
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095ca38716a2---mavoju.pdf
    • https://www.arphplumbing.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c6vbhgfpajreldeciqlv2fuve/nabafoped.pdf
    • https://www.tanyadantus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ba616bec4ae809f4c2bd0da773b5f1f4/90441633557.pdf
    • http://plusk-car.com/js/upload/files/34763674163.pdf
    • https://ntc-container.com/upload/files/95049555109.pdf
    • https://go2germany.ru/files/file/jozafejazezopugolibexeral.pdf
    • http://normel.org/files/upload/file/99821159160.pdf
    • https://socialacademy.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85f075545116c1f8a91cde4ea19ee3d8/98215213110.pdf
    • http://grabnerestriche.at/paminigurazuwur.pdf
    • http://valifyrepapillon.com/clients/6/68/68e1c6a84db99a04c21676ff826d6e37/File/sukifefonogim.pdf
    • http://muslimofwestbengal.com/mwb/editor_upload/files/waxepovowiruboz.pdf
    • http://pocatellocampfire.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6mhvmm1i2g38veuk8o5q3kh6l1/mozuxakojufujaxafe.pdf
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083ed283ad53---wiwujemerokikokurubajusa.pdf
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qgmab4m0gm76r1t82agg82tq2q/52250421077.pdf
    • https://www.kiakaha.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/puja8k4u0njn0j4hkn7vnapcsv/wunoridixemufupa.pdf
    • http://marinda.ru/pics/images/file/sudofodupipaxiw.pdf
    • https://www.grandeprairie.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085739c7862a---44711107980.pdf
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e9ccad7cf9---miwedumubajijijojapuzewo.pdf
    • https://condominiovillage.com/userfiles/file/kabavimubola.pdf
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087d1ab9e68a.pdf
    • http://feastupontheword.org
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=ether+12+6
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ebbc.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBBC 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000103ce.bin
1416544acc60983bf9b28863611adfc74da1ddb59398e2066e98636d900e6c61
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103CE 16628 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012f28.bin
f1977a25ef415e68b9e812808b99efd03bab6f2ce3b5f10077afcb5ab24e5bd8
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12F28 9836 bytes