Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ce63ad2e7039610c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.2 KB Created: 2021-09-02 19:55:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: ca6e409bfcce98a2f89360e96a900a4d SHA-1: f95c9776046107bdc4dece95fef93dee2a3425ed SHA-256: ce63ad2e7039610c64409d4c7925539639aee65b50c124a69ac9f201d6bf6ed7
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1555 Credentials from Password Stores

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting it is designed to host and distribute malicious files. The presence of a 'download button' lure and an MFA prompt strongly indicates a phishing attempt aimed at credential harvesting or session token theft. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • 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.gs-gleichmann.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a87cce09f0---67058256113.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://pizzeriagiganti.ro/imagini_ws/pepamobijoxodotefedib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://umffz21.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/800263037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinniescustoms.com/userfiles/files/35779184026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rhondadejean.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/dakeforekajebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hptindia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a042a73d00c---turudomotisetezum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://networkinglikepro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bifavoted.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://netkat.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jozalafobajugelababefomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://michelschuurmans.nl/images/uploads/file/pogulunoxopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agatanorek.com/files/file/16520257040.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://m3hotels.com/userfiles/file/sebutexemogononazemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rowsontw.com/shopadmin/upload/files/vadesuwotaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-vidnoe.ru/upload_picture/file/lelewimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fbrasil.com/userfiles/file///37263557737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://netmutum.com/userfiles/file/ravajupisevibojokozuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recamonde.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ab4422c35c---jawagebakop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kprmk.pl/userfiles/file/75336768897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1137.jp/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63922471666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qianxish.com/ckfind_image/files/pagupunijipunubani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crmrealty360degree.in/ci/userfiles/files/jusuzigikowusun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.solarwindependence.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80184517690.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonweringbelgie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wikado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fietenhaardenenkachels.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c70bc07c75e---detujowasugufiziseve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arcos-eff.it/userfiles/files/rakekusajoloviden.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=modello+curriculum+vitae+pdf+con+fotoPDF 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_off0000e270.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE270 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa82.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA82 18224 bytes
SHA-256: b3240a3e0f91f056e647ce28ec820ea17ddf52800753fad376561823f2fa465c
font_02_sfnt_off00012a06.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A06 10772 bytes
SHA-256: cc4bf632965f1bf3bfae3f49b0dead42f77dc5adbc0399064f8727fd49e01fb0