Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e0478b7e55b90b3e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.0 KB Created: 2021-09-13 22:14:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 496d05e49fdfafb30ee2d24eecacb03f SHA-1: e864ce1849ead5bd2f82413006db69d7d7a75599 SHA-256: e0478b7e55b90b3ee85e0988694f5c626cf84544e688d84d45107cfd0defa759
152 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file that contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. The presence of multiple URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites and a link farm suggests a phishing or malware distribution attempt. ClamAV detection further supports its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.2914

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
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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
  • 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://brusroom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/03216ced141f66bbb8d32cd7d02f6e9a/13170450273.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://gatewayhotelbangkok.com/upfile_hotel/files/pawolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lokalesichtbarkeit.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cp4sndorhf50pbcbleeih4l962/lepawomakitanubobakani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jurad.eu/files/file/bovup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://montazenabytkupraha.cz/files/file/89687174836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dulichtantai.com/files/uploaded/files/vogezibag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bwc.lt/i/66918189986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baovecongtruong.com/upload/files/73269683023.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuvanthanhlapcongty.biz/upload/ck/files/28512465092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vico-immobilien.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12278864780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.niziointerior.pl/upload/file/55966295806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lexus-custom.com/js/upload/files/juneval.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tcufroghouses.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134cfd961a81---85283866679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaeximworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ebefb313e2---kowiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laatjehuisweerstralen.nl/upload/file/gawapufap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rumusjitu.com/contents/files/jozavusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mawratanews.com/armedia/uploads/files/20653098309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skoleniridicu-online.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49133082758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nutrizionisti.eu/public/thread/risorse/file/57141692297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161372a44a43f7---wewodomexugelixufifenom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hamyarsanatco.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rubimixubevenanapogomela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pasted-radio.de/web/files/nurizurepogatupome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613173146fac5---dabej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inprovitbrasil.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fuzebibururesaminusanirit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cauthangdep24h.com/upload/files/4621620394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rejs2013.cycling-recycling.eu/imgturysta/files/mebogapovub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=android+app+templates+githubPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000c824.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC824 11060 bytes
SHA-256: e9cedea2425a07c4c8b86d500cbdf19e050b5e50bceb26eaf80efef3bc906e55
font_01_sfnt_off0000e145.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE145 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f957.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF957 18512 bytes
SHA-256: a128981372b7e44e584a977f7828ff061903f358fff5c77cf1acd11f0e9a7509