Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ea1c470b81eb2e88…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.0 KB Created: 2021-07-06 07:46:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: b21e823f18ed35b8448eb71fbffa4f19 SHA-1: b54428a74246f8a636445c630fa18dc07bcc29b4 SHA-256: ea1c470b81eb2e88f5292ba7f6a0009dc3c940fad49ada004ddfd85778913381
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 executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host malicious files or phishing pages. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9929

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://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082558a7bd84---kexalotozexexaxig.pdf
    • https://www.avenueroadadvertising.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080366325f9c---vonipufakovolap.pdf
    • https://www.vedaaz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/656d0f1bc6e10c9f86a9f92cd666c95e/7549318513.pdf
    • http://master-sign.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/68295942230.pdf
    • http://alarcon-v.com/editor_upload_image/file/sitowirugew.pdf
    • https://evg-prague.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084d3166422f---88214647141.pdf
    • https://www.vigo.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf6092822c9---36890989338.pdf
    • https://cissud.eu/uploads/ck_editor/files/90890802919.pdf
    • http://creaorganization.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/mositisul.pdf
    • http://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/maxojesosumawobo.pdf
    • http://cec-intl.ru/app/webroot/files/file/21047765114.pdf
    • https://morethancleaningservices.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e956f456197195fce497311660d8284c/wefazazufajazegukozuso.pdf
    • http://kapli74.ru/upload_picture/52480135428.pdf
    • https://takeorders.online/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/iqn41n9ohgb230f9oahdgub06v/fejadagogilubixu.pdf
    • https://morethancleaningservices.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1163124984fa7498e834c851c997a068/6699451552.pdf
    • https://sieompaysdebray.fr/lesiom/txt/imgadmin/file/pomimovemikuxulekejuwomo.pdf
    • http://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab780b908a1---jikeg.pdf
    • https://sp-pir.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1144e3237a2fd55cc02e234645159e1/fijikesebun.pdf
    • https://realimpacto.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8e16fbd2be---79223773022.pdf
    • https://mimpishio2.net/contents//files/66021883189.pdf
    • http://anhbanglaw.com/userfiles/file/genarenugijalazavidataz.pdf
    • http://allegroescrow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160863b1e73049---daxebotozorimosaxavimuku.pdf
    • https://www.sanier.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hcvf7v7d620ec1qtb0celovokb/taposudofo.pdf
    • http://www.mywil.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f71c60ca75---75678309387.pdf
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160905f5707cd9---78989238527.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=patellar+mobilization+after+total+knee+replacement
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000111cb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111CB 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000129dd.bin
8d5755bbef563353d0878562b98fccd9402fd521af6f698a738758062907d709
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x129DD 16788 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001559b.bin
f33447d451ca8f3e827063ff0941727e7cb727b1d88ae37487d966d5073255e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1559B 10768 bytes