Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d91bff5f218e3879…

MALICIOUS

PDF

98.6 KB Created: 2021-08-13 14:07:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 9ad5e487c452f32272a70d2e063f7926 SHA-1: e91cd3d732b019b71e64fa4d6e33a567ceb55385 SHA-256: d91bff5f218e3879293f1fdd7c14f52ef1eb1df39a75ed22b72fa87d160d2469
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and is identified as a link farm, with many URLs pointing to potentially compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware distribution sites. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9983

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://niengrangchuyensau.com/upload/contentFile/file/84887804056.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ottotech.center/userfiles/file/vukajajugazunorematojoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mtpartnersfl.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2a6382bbc5---lawexiturumopup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itaindustrial.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607812254511c---22862603325.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rfcorporation.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e2770fd2a8662f96081d78e9e67deed/gujikuvefeniketegisidulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clair-environnement.eu/catalogue_dynamique/file/40946895893.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seashoresilverlabradors.com/clients/4/48/482fd9669fb3260065120a60ccac5e48/File/mefawabulurubokifojofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tasteofruraleurope.eu/upload/File/gixobafawovafifazufuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080811570d77---3480525215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yidinfo.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gf91im3v5b8r0s7ve3d5a1aapd/24649962343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osullivanspressurewashing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5943da85c0---36401558894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langeline.com/ckeditor/upload/files/dagatajifipomuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nuricomuvakfi.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/70vaqic85r5o3rfbq9q6oo5tr3/vunojotijezexizuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chesapeake-lighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe8b769d71d6da50bc3b612aca63bafb/woxurutizevas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://savitaco.com/uploads/images/files/12490748864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aimecostruzioni.it/userfiles/files/86745707678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evergreendentistryva.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tuxituv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sakaryakasaplarodasi.org/userfiles/file/wisuwurugonuniwixek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emergent-partners.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7a01286355---jozudi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/takamas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asude.istanbul/ck_images/files/71185103779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.infrascale.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7009cc2adbb116836e07a8a7fcc7a4ab/8021450045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--aknmedcal-wpbe.com/uploads/file/71315238439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=bilgisayar+par%C3%A7alar%C4%B1+ders+notlar%C4%B1PDF 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_off00011725.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11725 10980 bytes
SHA-256: ee065890f718267f143933543505dab7cc5a1590718b0e9aa747d1f4de8699e8
font_01_sfnt_off00013083.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13083 20052 bytes
SHA-256: 541e06d1feb859058646354ac1cf9552ec55555b76858584d89c396c84ad4b3e
font_02_sfnt_off000161cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x161CD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1