Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ebbbc927482e0576…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.5 KB Created: 2021-08-09 01:50:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 0afaa2d66d5723fe0d70fa476bfc9339 SHA-1: 5c5592a478b646efb7c6e84a1bbcb07a2998ef84 SHA-256: ebbbc927482e05769407af40c47bc2f3ae7a14d143ab4a246ada8fbb77d52a61
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. These links likely serve as a lure to download a second-stage payload, as indicated by the 'PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK' and 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9989

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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://www.sir.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081c4d511b72---puderuzomedagodebiruto.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aaa1acmiejxr6d7fg.xn--p1ai/data/files/jamik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://web-sila.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f85ffa4ad06444002ae67ba883dadb4d/jenupesekabafude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a192e7e0c4---15191642326.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eduomania.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fc4307ebc48---40164911923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weilaimachinery.com/userfiles/files/danowepivamibetav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blow-w124.com/js/upload/files/zesesepugukevojujifebig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refundsrefunds.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610c295be8807---rurinapalom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://morethancars.nl/uploads/edytor/file/dologitevudaduja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.myvzl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f4viqqojgfl6v3s6r4aq6nct29/nafusorefozavowevokivovob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kleinschadenexpert.com/userfiles/file/4412637329.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ardechetendancebrut.fr/userfiles/ardechetendancebrut.fr/file/63970555197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://senzedigicraft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4a4b4eb51b054758225296af01eb82e3/jimofibinitefixisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akkoryazilim.com/userfiles/file/2672939006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arci-mp.fr/admin/File/24047683876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shyjjc.com/v15/Upload/file/202187923458015.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sns.hu/_user/file/wovuvulogitesezefil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lbf-cosmetics.com/website/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160977dd91b14e---72696049708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holzbau-hoelzl.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070be2bb81ab---47469407213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://midiabyz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b913fdb952995dab2ad0ccaebaa938b8/fokisorumasuwanos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gachbinhduong.com/upload/file/femenafesop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rendszergazda-cegeknek.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/70873124901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicopetrillo.eu/userfiles/files/sabatuwolupekik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/laliniw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=picture+description+worksheets+for+grade+2+pdfPDF 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_off0000d9dc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD9DC 16664 bytes
SHA-256: bc91f899c175261d327329e1f7b83afd2edcd47e029b6d1112b974eb77815181
font_01_sfnt_off0001055a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1055A 11252 bytes
SHA-256: 6dcc1cda356128828afe77cbddd7c726a46c1c73cccc4cb843204e087e1b06fc
font_02_sfnt_off00011faa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FAA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1