Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e0016c7f47826fcc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.2 KB Created: 2021-08-18 19:24:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: fafdbfe4fcfb29e1f34002e36c5d29db SHA-1: 26593c1e2892d0d21341a75c459f6f40193aeaaa SHA-256: e0016c7f47826fccc8dfe2edf44971d3ae3494a2f4d77043a96fa2eb1bf25336
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, and it contains embedded JavaScript. It functions as a link farm, directing users to numerous external websites, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of JavaScript suggests potential for further malicious actions beyond simple redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9944

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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=wedding+invitation+email+wording PDF link annotation
    • http://leguido.net/files/rafofovetisito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c790e23d5ce---85204511249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ulrike-mayer.de/userfiles/files/50206330674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://freemansphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f32d70cfcf---1346004554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indigobaby.eu/upload/files/77054185216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210603153124410771rkssch.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://israel-aliya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d045736fc1d22dd362ff70737218eb1e/gebapefawititiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antwerp-rentals.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a95ea25910e---46781772315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constantcontinuity.com/membership/data//files/15986193510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://broadstripe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/efb8f320dafe54d85c600aa97ccaed59/kegebemijifeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://georgiamusicpartners.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb28d79a5a7f89a188e05b0ffabf7a10/25557719843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaaglcftt5alesfkk7f.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d9b4858006ec0838f7db210d2934c2b/11767788360.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://attlas.center/userfiles/file/23711738663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajakedua.com/contents//files/pikomexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--zb0bw3kv4s8mn.com/upload/fckeditor/file/22737720290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pioneerlift.com/upfiles/editor/files/55778418456.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://piqiso.ru/userfiles/file/24066581307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://icmasistemas.com/userfiles/files/88537075388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mayepnuocmia.vn/data/ckfinder/files/57009240491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gelikonline.ru/content/Files/lomiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2fa91a3122fbe5a8393bd6c2e922536c/94853562515.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uk-finansist.ru/userfiles/file/muruwozafibinetemul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a9b9faa2c6---6159092218.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kronospan-mofa.hu/editor_up/88772996611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.saltriot.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08d0ea61622b699c98ce2ad63abfa756/39365001489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gulceoyunlar.com/calisma2/files/uploads/76667993062.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_off0000e650.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE650 17072 bytes
SHA-256: a39af858f22af07d4d9e518bf1a357d55d8b4fd638a33e83f209180a4c3c1e8e
font_01_sfnt_off00011284.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11284 10568 bytes
SHA-256: 3c68ca23d49c449ea37a86fb92716a0d5d0497b0a02dc7aeb3acd9426744a2ab
font_02_sfnt_off00012a6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A6B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1