Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d981b9cc25a3f79e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.9 KB Created: 2021-07-21 19:08:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: fb96af9d904b672f356f48e04f5f6819 SHA-1: e9a5c346be6a50712b157f2be410e9ff8cbb1fad SHA-256: d981b9cc25a3f79eb255809e8c69543a5a2ec20f05b4e81bb7c67ba5ee80d037
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The file contains an embedded JavaScript stream and functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs hosted on potentially compromised WordPress sites. The primary purpose appears to be redirecting users to malicious content or phishing sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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 https://master.plus/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2971f5e947a96851ec25a9d9b16c8a6b/refuwazedamuvilifin.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://accessiblevehicleservices.com/userfiles/file/lasozimasimezadane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nf1356snnotkkcan6ld8b0ulpn/82650265982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--b1ahhafccpgkb2bxo.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2de5c21b0c07f740220cc25911096c2b/labeviwikejuwimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alakharia.com/public_html/userfiles/file/79813926855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creptiles.dk/userfiles/file/xagajonadopazuse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aafkqcanfpgnhbng3b5i9a.xn--p1ai/pict/file/komediwirasakovatevor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thewentworthco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l544fkg2pok7jc4kh57mmv4tlv/79520523212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chmelo.hu/sites/default/files/file/49014202599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phase1acoustics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071f7144a1db---tuxaduborakokunawowijok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thriveelearning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc584f8fbebfa7481761a81033c772a4/75805158672.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loskutova.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/49659c386bc7d7e6970f6be0aa381fd1/58619722525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.highlandmetals.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cf8adce57f1---jujinojazojepusilavij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akademia-jedenastka.pl/zdjecia/fck/file/duvexoxudiboxiroti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxmarketing.agency/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vpa1ocu21vef377oj2cl9gk41u/kukepeneliloxorejizavete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.johnknox.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607317253bb33---pizegejitutomoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://globalnetworks.de/www.galabau-poscher.de/main/preview/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80283882753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamelove-zakryti.cz/userfiles/file/9922457759.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stjohnhomelessshelter.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6c8fba4537941eee801b1cf31c8e361f/86363548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travels-ukraine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160810808b0a09---10588832033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://web-sila.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/afb41ff59c705ca8302e126393e9593d/lalitejikovode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.travelknowhowscotland.co.uk/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fuxesitimatodimejerepoteg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0cbd3b7b19---divirexetiborozavilerukek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=causes+of+neck+lymphadenopathyPDF 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_off000118ff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118FF 11028 bytes
SHA-256: 37b75cae50bc74a858932c6ad55445bab212894600d846451b7b840803da40ea
font_01_sfnt_off0001328e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1328E 17272 bytes
SHA-256: 5657ce2ae8e5d463ee5a18eec8df76ddea98ceaf0194c698335d46a224da3e8b
font_02_sfnt_off00015e5f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15E5F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1