Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 eb6bcd54bc1d32b2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.5 KB Created: 2021-08-22 01:58:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 462ce81d80eed6e33d443595014cf0fe SHA-1: 86c0b848b0fb364aee7aa4b63bf6450335e934c7 SHA-256: eb6bcd54bc1d32b2e7037a22fc928eb0c6982dd40a8d63d7155b09c115f49c13
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these compromised sites, which are part of a link farm designed to host further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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://traveltokiev.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2vqu4ikbk2p20bdk97v5nrmav6/5034526.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://alshamiltrading.com/alshamilfiles/file/9152763096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thanuyentea.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xowuxavewaziwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reclaimsplus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e5fc9793709f0d3f58e1ea1263f36136/sidifolofuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sartor.ru/upload/files/dakolorokoxiribefewebefar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd73131121c---zubusoju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://transpack-krumbach.de/_upload_bilder/_filemanager/file/rixet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.platformliften.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f9e92041a73---41537969801.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://daiichitravel.com/uploads/news_file/78678382776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.entornopublicitario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9493350f27d0046865e07f26292441ad/5382369608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://darienhighschool1961.com/clients/6/6a/6a5b14ca9cca6c9c7811e238b5dc87af/File/12727711905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ataru.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30534644548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jobtiara.com/files/files/kutan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://24x7taazasamachar.com/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/37294250726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://test.uebersetzungen-nesselberger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a37af2927c7---71679091018.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yibetter.com/data/files/98659436888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myshopekerala.com/userfiles/file/kebegesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mineraux-et-lithotherapie.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/90770427517.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inventory-acepipe.com/images/uploads/files/nisidajikelazupesexafitaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laptopcuhaiphong.vn/upload/files/lijifavigapenugit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.domaine-boussard-chablis.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lowipupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterpieces-mallorca.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c941c29ebcef9cef79c3c71297a6127/14185401391.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160962fdba9363---7946319157.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=why+is+my+xfinity+box+stuck+on+the+welcome+screenPDF 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_off0000d326.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD326 11064 bytes
SHA-256: 4a3c7f6d8e6070f7963ec9c48ab1577aa078035b77323f3ce9a30b4fcd793b35
font_01_sfnt_off0000ecce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECCE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000104e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104E0 16744 bytes
SHA-256: a4d857ecd65a2ab5f6f3cfe03117b5e769e7726f8cc254a4357a6a763d7d1305