Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d08c6781b2449048…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.9 KB Created: 2021-09-03 21:54:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 8bfc106d3fd66d91d4e5bfb7c59592e4 SHA-1: 551133e7a6b69a88fc4209b56175b1f3dac135fc SHA-256: d08c6781b2449048b5da6d9730960c02a7207cd8d622765bbfe74dad56be6161
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 executing malicious code. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs hosted on compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://g3az.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d1792f21e2---78972077135.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://worldkelo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1a4856214232d2e26bc6b3e9cea4e354/24775459367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kfnmsz.com/upfolder/e/files/20210703123228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carnow.jp/js/upload/files/33329038485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goshaggers.com/clients/2/2c/2ce39afd4341152949bc146f79210d6f/File/49410814353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trenermichal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075806a1265c---92995471225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jrpst.pl/userfiles/file/sisowuxosom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eclipsetheaters.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16122900bed314---35651260680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trucraftsmanship.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fdbfea05673---noxodorirexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eske.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d5ec240590---92294377485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baybayankaauamo.com/clients/c/c9/c9e0f772d4a556598cfa564a27137582/File/dijumanujevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.myosiaffiliate.com/199trust/img/file/dewexakanomulore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robertbah.si/files/file/67954862021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kibunajcc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pavuraxapokis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gonouvellezelande.com/files/9582391331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://funkydrop.shop/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9245f3b419b103995360cf047f7eba4d/katarefapetuvibawezitedid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bharatdarshan.net/rgroup/ckfinder/userfiles/files/deperefelemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohappy.org/userData/board/file/5102791528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://finatwork.com/userfiles/file/tokubelakafinitu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kbstephens.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/95b5b90e5b37c065c7d817f4bfee7129/sixitarejagepofowirar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abacusnancy.com/userfiles/file/sufurodezadagojelukilukaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16120263516990---purowuvabokaruloxodarina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maydongy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mubmb7goiperq64mifqsq6ii16/tisufetakit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwong-cheong.com/userfiles/jedanuditelonirati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://benchmarktransitions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089df56f260d---kodejesixexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=erica+synths+sample+drum+manualPDF 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_off0000db0a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB0A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f31c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF31C 17844 bytes
SHA-256: 8d81c347e3a04a1e0a07c5601a5542e3406dc74f1caebb105b91807521f9c9b7
font_02_sfnt_off00012140.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12140 10856 bytes
SHA-256: 76c9f9a073be3a2d5f9b313c484f2009499f00bad8aa112a1f2a16e317751bb1