Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e726bb279e5921f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.1 KB Created: 2021-09-06 21:55:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 4da0a83c79057ca2b26ce5ebafbb6c03 SHA-1: a6048efae7a5e37e8f402bb9e9b806df5e98d1c5 SHA-256: e726bb279e5921f071cb3dc73ab76bb47fff6b95b0ee87ac1cf5e0b1e659d2b1
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories. These links are likely used to distribute further malicious content or phish for credentials. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, classifying it as a phishing trojan.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9963

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://coachtourbusrental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba87fd6384b---durojefajukas.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://penoplex24.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abd5aa8db38---mejili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marinaxaraes.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52903157590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klassn.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/28233297037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://costumeworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e6c809e96c---vodosuzelebopofawezifopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://designclarf.it/file/xujuzevis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuborh.com/natelinhanew/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/50699542629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clarklawtexas.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/tokuvumoxodezikusugep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://steakclubhn.com/campannas/file/mawarofetum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adbadog.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a83d343a19170b5c0e4fa3e1cf2af759/26575530054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tlxzkj.com/uploads/file/240356162355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guaitoli.eng.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160703f78c813a---74666836500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chocolatycakes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dd7632ec67c---temafebinuku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-vidnoe.ru/upload_picture/file/savigumolavan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.caslyn.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16113f03bc01cf---64420430164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mandalaconfeccao.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f29cfc0e41b---savukukoguxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://profbuhotchet.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0e9eea55f3b99db8ffb76247381fa0e8/83808735464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcurryproperties.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/vasabijekosu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ypperfect.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61883260102.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petroblend.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f6dc339101---walatezasanorefis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wasserentkalkung.at/ckfinder/userfiles/files/veburomekowime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iowatriallawyer.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/62525536740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=hobart+welders+parts+manualPDF 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_off0000c191.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC191 17324 bytes
SHA-256: 7dd529b70987152db4061c8ce204ebb71c9f886c9ac35d29e76c2e3ea0b87f15
font_01_sfnt_off0000eebd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEBD 10776 bytes
SHA-256: b0d2e83dfa5cbced06fe0b0311a2ea222f3c1aa504d5d1dcaab718c5b4849e0e
font_02_sfnt_off0001075f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1075F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1