Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e11141b457397d02…

MALICIOUS

PDF

63.7 KB Created: 2021-07-01 22:37:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 544ed732e89c01d6177933af1cc04338 SHA-1: 17f004e82a99b298160262af5fe0ebf4856826cd SHA-256: e11141b457397d02261e5d89735abed12ec2d6f5912b762dbac4626621a62f07
162 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users. Heuristics indicate the PDF acts as a link farm, pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6902

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://www.rogierstoel.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t30eqhaovbr203e1q7pp57fjq9/gaxekixalupo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://retentionstudentexperience.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f59ce82315---fafimojutuwusamakogop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sevenchurchestour.net/seven/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080e5f851ae5---8835512906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loskutova.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/378607c346877ac1649865fae02f006d/48168398988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buildinggodskingdom.com/webcms/file/61114871460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dezsredstvompx.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f6cdb0317c9ef27c88775708668906a/jugitewufijaroduxiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607255d0954f2---47880710725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://llsindia.in/FCKeditor/file/jujawogasowakewotaxutaxoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lea-inc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/091cfb07e0c7b1b33a0f88896099c04f/vututakewidubenebewamewaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://actorconseil.com/files/file/wufujakebulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hodori247.com/uploads/files/jikukafivepugunuvave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mediabandit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b61bc139d0---95484751082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160969f2dccd0d---25389055603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075953302e2b---refuwuzevivejigunim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agentcctv.com/userfiles/file/65161722092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uss100.com/clients/5/56/562308f4da1da23328cfd9e5c9f3e68f/File/jakuvut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c92d34f3221---58486568601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tantos.jp/js/upload/files/wapuzixagexitezudur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perleyparish.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/96921241f6d9000771eed3902cb6668a/sunusajolifafarelixikotin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gsoam.ge/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074fa3f614ee---56560762059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pebyte.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fmh96vr6h6e7gpibr9cf9i8omb/98170161730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trucraftsmanship.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607035e04f3e0---lajedipamolonexipiwumafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nesthomes.in/userfiles/file/65986491706.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=simple+things+to+draw+and+paintPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dcd1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCD1 11000 bytes
SHA-256: 2f6e3330f53276e09f1f22632ed08212460034f648ace1f4b495a380aaf9b476