Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e73132b9ee94baa0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.8 KB Created: 2021-09-04 04:33:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 45332725d16af808ff3c59227066cff7 SHA-1: 29bbeab5d82522fd81128bf14435cb2f8d6d4e32 SHA-256: e73132b9ee94baa071aa482721bd6423cce17bd34d12e1e0f4bfffeeb2d57400
180 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as a phishing trojan and by an ML classifier as malicious. It contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to deliver a malicious payload or conduct phishing. The presence of urgency and payment lures further supports a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://givemeit.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ad8488cf79e295559b255b04ef7cb2e5/denixovodademusuleg.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://mtecommerce.it/public/news/file/lixanifezidaraj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kmkmekanik.com/upload/ckfinder/files/74419183298.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://profisystem.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fb0c9f2a5a9---36275711763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marymo.ru/uploads/files/bololagok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lifecare4all.com/upload/files/46330808724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pincailight.com/zk/UploadFile/file/2021061018270473499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/54f9c965d9ed244741816c147539ae25/kelax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sixufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bigdoughpizza.com/uploads/files/zitevuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vhz.cz/user-files/50193601482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://malimbe.africa/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/88e9fe43d91c96d457700f8c508e5bbb/97186497414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svs-pm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609095d5bf085---3533342342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dok-vo.ru/userfiles/file/35327711432.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aykutemlak.com/upload/ckfinder/files/nakuserimil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asid.rw/userfiles/file/fimalawoweluduvetiden.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wentworthre.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d057bd6f6cce4f1064463df3e7a29f42/85652512204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amkboiler.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nco455caa98709oseim6rtalr2/69709946372.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxitelt.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a81396760b4---zokolumelig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gistfamilyreunion.com/clients/8/8c/8cbf0a40baaab9dd4734ff2cdbb1e120/File/72025398418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3e-recycling.ru/app/webroot/filesfiles/soxatadibaladerebiwujobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=correction+in+pan+card+form+pdf+2019PDF 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_off0000e2fb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2FB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb12.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB12 11060 bytes
SHA-256: b0a866e31e85a0149ffb256d9649e47669036b7ed897f089687341fe1f213c43
font_02_sfnt_off000114e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114E4 17288 bytes
SHA-256: 222e49f709e5758df1ee061a83dc8b861f7e15c76fb7ad06328e9949c2ede064

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