Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d2e7fb5843fec7f9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.3 KB Created: 2021-09-04 18:22:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 1648d9cfbe70c06981417add90100c3d SHA-1: fa444531e06c085f18b6451acfb768e7bc2533e0 SHA-256: d2e7fb5843fec7f942498d53a26fc4940ca33909ca3cb539ecaa9f53a79b45f8
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 http://smeclassof1987reunion.com/clients/37165/File/kesipulatenofizadirivijuz.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://2greenchicks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da07e6d172eba0c29fc86167ae97f036/89540806565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeugdopdewetenschapsagenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b13adf924f2---15398427508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da8f8724c61---fivetelovigoduxiwisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://secretinvitation.net/images/files/3775344945.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://padgettlawreunion.com/clients/79772/File/97925171575.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aterhesseg.com/up_image/file/52296515656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emekyesiltepe.net/images_upload/files/20451009768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brianhaymore.com/images/e/file/vemurifuretadav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://promobryansk.ru/userfiles/files/nibiwuwamozonafobudugex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://homelife-superstars.com/image/files/bazefunegapozotejib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://s-privod.ru/userfiles/file/24775739304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buddhavehicle.com/userfiles/file/fomuvefot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0234a423dc008909b34cbe215bf3fbef/jaletusijogujunedaga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unnatiwelfareorganization.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6356597809.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dodici12.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vql4smm2igcbultkolhb4cqmk4/pufiwopilimeragub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nobleorthodontic.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f03654d2e6025c35b816f2fa565fe234/bamujabos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5c753b97d0---16690266529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carnow.jp/js/upload/files/desasomopovoliputalodoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160813d4d35388---62482608302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://facades-et-traditions.com/actualites/file/24136111902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fullertherapy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608388425de76---pitedizanisixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-poseg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074c6b28a6fb---61579323551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nw-line.ru/generic/uploaded/meredudeninawol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=literal+and+nonliteral+language+worksheetsPDF link annotation
    • https://bxthirteen.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/670c76d0e2623ed28f76baa4a1bcb3a9/ginuwoluwoxisidonoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000c8e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC8E2 10764 bytes
SHA-256: f6ef97bf199ac1c852d5cd87b6a0a71e968ac20d597e2089ec54ca82e611136c
font_01_sfnt_off0000e16b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE16B 17688 bytes
SHA-256: 6f534e59c8ea4ccedacb9847cbf8dd476c42d703f870a0627b951145bb0a337a
font_02_sfnt_off00010edf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EDF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1