Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cf9ccf1914025dd4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.0 KB Created: 2021-07-05 00:59:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 09a2ca8b376944436f02e5b967c8a43c SHA-1: f7bd15b2b5b9796d3674a26f5180a54e498e249e SHA-256: cf9ccf1914025dd480007957b669d9e92a5d6763d68c80ed296130739be3e50a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to multiple external PDF files hosted on potentially compromised websites. The primary goal appears to be directing users to these external resources, which likely serve as lures for phishing or further malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://ever0036.com/assets/uploads/ckedit/files/20210622185748.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://tauben-buchmeier.de/kleinberliner-schuetzen/userfiles/files/pufig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aire-limpio.com/img/editor/file/49261592484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seashoresilverlabradors.com/clients/4/48/482fd9669fb3260065120a60ccac5e48/File/pelopubunurisetesaluneg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gml.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5a2ee3c006---totitamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mwflower.com/upimagesfile///bosifumejogowexesizikob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://writtenmail.com/upload_images/file/45519778634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.formwork.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vl6ii57vaqgdj97oa9jmhbnvjn/40099848159.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elsekmont.eu/userfiles/file/kitukosizogiropadube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.amiunaorchestra.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2401025295---safigajuzirir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jucal.es/images/file/83133964823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://savalis.ru/userfiles/file/wilepawujepodanasopug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://falconfam.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88611188487.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.havanasalsa-dance-tours.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29d65f5765c3ee3ccc387ac339faf797/74252658881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diversecityuk.com/userfiles/file/bukosewejavawupokabega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sevenchurchestour.net/seven/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aabdfdaa405---82247579045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abugfreemind.com/userfiles/file/vamadukemuxozes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hm463u82f9r0efkla1jn97b3r8/suxekijokewosavafova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/31223886757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rhythmcprandfirstaid.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e3ff93770243c9ca45fa303601028672/setikofavaginotoladuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thefutureofgolf.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3ec54c4f18---wiwarogunutogafab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irmascaritasdejesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d8221e3e56---71485835380.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://charlesstreetvideo.com/userfiles/file/mixejosamomagisugunofib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://limitlessillusion.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1dceca1bc432608c627a33b0fbbf3e50/42351993096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+use+the+keyboard+on+a+computerPDF 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_off0000f79a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF79A 11164 bytes
SHA-256: 3361d248e8ca92707f53ba9eab7dfaa6b001f00b8d06059832ca6ed2eb912950
font_01_sfnt_off00011167.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11167 17328 bytes
SHA-256: 2ce81cbb4aae841b6fa8ff0b8a0d88559cea0205ab35fd06179099d586a81696
font_02_sfnt_off00013e70.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13E70 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1