Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e8a69d167a2afd2a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.8 KB Created: 2021-08-06 20:45:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 91a1acd0ca758bd851486dc77c327427 SHA-1: 14ebec84acc9c4c1f03b87c4b04e60d73e2053b1 SHA-256: e8a69d167a2afd2a3038dd078dbca06310d87b0d9241a99ae0f037caf45d32fa
164 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 delivering malicious content. It also contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=will+hot+wheels+be+worth+money PDF link annotation
    • https://www.lenoir-elec.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dn9ree8rdj8l09a8eavrtv34i8/17226329065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://a-pointpro.com/cms/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gevogegivawuvegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mattweidnerlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160910e7213d60---bodajifesedemugopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://propactionvehiclesuk.tv/userfiles/files/70404494318.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labotinnghia.com/img/files/43659383313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.accidentinjuryalbuquerque.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/odsmj66fig6ruamjvsgpem2rir/42374180712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pirac.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/62d9ced7863154ba982d0c07511014b9/xidofegagofisabugad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080654907c7c---kuburotopotepimufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://traonguoc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6v6rdqlsnq1vf5s42h5m18dg4j/82729181468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kahounova.cz/userfiles/file/2677247154.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mai-colle.jp/userfiles/file/pofek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3nnnl76co1ivqq6dakitnuls73/xadobudo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.paparazzirestaurant.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d8dcf46f1b89a8428fc37806d3e97069/582522853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dnmpaint.com/sdcc/images/file/88280128005.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://useoneconvo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ca817bccc2a718b9bf7f1a3486f03a63/noxafoputosubumasiviful.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acetechnology.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4671kiup3t4lcql9du1741sbpt/9320975347.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gmonlinestore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088948144a98---4072377872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://walkercombsfamilyreunion.com/clients/d/df/dfd517ab040340b2551da60fba195f5f/File/wixogoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ingegneriarossi.it/userfiles/files/1829623429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digifast.cz/userfiles/libanaxotomonifaxuzefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.drserapkagan.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7iqo81ebbrdd91e73pfcv3t3vk/93184840635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cedicar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce753f7bdc3---nowakifonukamejujiruvilul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://konferencii.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/9466763312.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_off00010477.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10477 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011c8e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C8E 10544 bytes
SHA-256: 3984a74c6b011f40366d9714a089d41b55441a3e8e82d3e2f94b42208247895c
font_02_sfnt_off00013473.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13473 17192 bytes
SHA-256: 911e1b5799c2027de639088ef2b68b0e774e2d50855907a9d319cf762b69ea6b