Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eb385ae56d6ef4a9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.1 KB Created: 2021-09-24 11:33:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 60d28512b97066efcf5b2406c57e3876 SHA-1: faad4541818260a247edc2ce3ed4c0b1b94a0f6e SHA-256: eb385ae56d6ef4a9bd3354aafbcba17f893ea79ca604e4b18972d5a3f5f6cc54
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to multiple external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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 http://ageofwonders.buka.ru/sadm_files/6133944922.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://technology-mp.it/userfiles/files/58154356649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://40parables.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/39a7b5171bf02780120570414bf5cc2b/kixupob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homecareangels.ca/files/files/files/43234700492.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tweddlefoto.com/files_contenidos/upload/files/noruranoruxomurakikokiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rainbowprinter.com/app/webroot/files/file/muwoluzixoboluzuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audyt.rowerowaszkola.pl/imgturysta/files/59541333069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riolospettacoli.it/filesUploads/file/78018650722.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://institut-arabe.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/joxanewisipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.siscbolivia.com/admin/uploaded/fck/file/36850205006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/81553173964.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zovsh.com/Uploadfiles/files/zebagu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenld.com/userfiles/javajodibadarogobufajov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://articolo17.it/siti/usr/foto/files/95769810590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lezeckastenakosice.sk/upload/files/jesaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gccpay.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/30f5b8dd4c9c00445ce3550f623e3f5a/jibozogopegolodadesada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://borderpak.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3a5e64b9ccddcd93cb924529a4b4a9eb/4467011403.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viaterrestre.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140920162719---norazekuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mysilo.com/upload/ckfinder/files/bukedovaxofigejodajebi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jdconstinc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/48184660075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://estatecambodia.com/htdocs/cljr/data/files/55989783413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://claudiodauelsberg.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c3fc413526---zedinojozamak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vstarmp.cn/upload/files/20210922_190722.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://radio-salsa.fr/php/rs/filesupload/file/siloxuralitewazigekakot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dentalweek.eu/userfiles/files/59576569416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=best+strategy+games+for+android+without+in+app+purchasesPDF 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_off0000f6d1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6D1 17400 bytes
SHA-256: 6942cfa51f1e8d9fe775d43effe6a5da6efbd671698f650ce60292ce1a4f7ba5
font_01_sfnt_off000123a4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123A4 11372 bytes
SHA-256: ff62a61626195506deff5e2e1a5e979490fd6d30eee671346f8cd3994ca2fc02
font_02_sfnt_off00013e3a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13E3A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1