Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e9b0e6d7f18ce593…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.4 KB Created: 2021-07-13 16:22:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 5efbf8d697fc1ba0389770d0256735a2 SHA-1: 4b9f26839c56c4ca5c2f970c404a18b900065f15 SHA-256: e9b0e6d7f18ce593e3ee523f386320f4f6875b2a6a3b42d21d983001e96c54ef
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute phishing content or malware. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely serving as a lure to a phishing or malware download site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9936

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://krisoc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=hgh+before+and+after+pictures PDF link annotation
    • http://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e5311da83b---50012678567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cgt-fo-csc.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b15c399adb0---foror.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mea-travel.pl/userfiles/file/dafimanupux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coevent.ru/upload/files/84523700247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maydangson.com/vietkiendo/upload/file/59010925390.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7qir2grtplvgesaddng6oetor4/45371191093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ultraljud.nu/bild/files/33150061547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flvirginia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f3368f7f27184b5ed50c8e7c36bf897d/96424367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imagespa.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b823d619e80---11412627912.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thm-holding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/42f53076cb38bf1bbe3a796e74c4d696/rupelobediwaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://micast.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0jre6duh1e19adjrcpk9hmi6m2/95518511437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077e66c595b7---348684118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angkoronetour.com/userfiles/file/28014978871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cheers-gifts.com/userfiles/85462596536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monarchwinemerchants.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d0a34e01dda4d1f4278ac5610dcc0b2/84691760931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helmmsp.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7cebdf75b472fd36c3b526df4e81fd79/18590963616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecofincas.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55715958042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lightingandhvacexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28031684cd5cc6db438ae7e9b2e68c2f/zujajujexib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210607021631225201pgc8tu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maidintown.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/93ccd726c2d1ed51d718cd21d7ec571f/tijezunewomomeke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://americasbestwingsbeltsville.com/uploads/files/68305664470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2greenchicks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ae8957773a6e2b2e07fc3e973c7d8ba/wexipabejazudik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://extreamtuning.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095c08460c7e---84750402120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexsrmenchion.com/clients/b/bf/bf5401b25fe3457642f5a6f1150d5537/File/mosimowaba.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_off00011608.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11608 16692 bytes
SHA-256: 45bcd6c8c4003a227d98fc38c9d4ba5f9f8489a06638dd88a8c5b61c244a8c9a
font_01_sfnt_off00014176.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14176 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001598d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1598D 11084 bytes
SHA-256: 1b1228c15e46f76070295b77b2f4f395a3ab58c98c39849d6268b328574dbe0d