Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ebcce693e83d18f5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

111.3 KB Created: 2021-08-27 16:18:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 6cab77a19ba9bd07109bbee018a897de SHA-1: 23ddc31f0e31c9d77b56ccad6df1cecba13ab1c3 SHA-256: ebcce693e83d18f5ee709d3c66430d5a0221f76c625bf58b0b2514be81e2c846
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, likely serving as a lure or redirect mechanism. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9979

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=synergy+meaning+in+strategic+management PDF link annotation
    • https://goldengrowers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1f1c3480b9c98b2c65548e9c1e11eee/76258448591.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ehomeforeclosure.org/images/file/nofibuguzupaxokifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094876eb0294---tivabufikazamebuvasirag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://springswellness.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090f982e29c9---tovazenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lalitas-thaimassage-spa.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092c1f05d980---wowufugobojuvut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.infranetltd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084e62465e26---28832025991.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee0a3bd39f6---ririr.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupophi.es/uploads/files/74996878407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/24542206337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wisdomtours.net/upload/file/xupija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://otdelkamos.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5a59817b5733d92596876aa61600bc7b/tomeronefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.everhouse.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b70f89f1e7---mupobusipujupufa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garage-ys.info/js/upload/files/57614641834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.benvenutialmare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d07b5a2d0f---29758418885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fd26b7af7d---40297092219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rffsev.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a96ba7b8dca15121d8028e13fa959a3a/bokozimomesisovad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balie.overeembv-profielen.nl/upload/files/wetodowotosajopovipapivab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beachesbrewing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61675914c983b40ea3b274a0b9154e18/wenitoropemakuzidigesev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alternativefitness.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c48a1d7aaad---gawigakexux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmwarts.com/ecovic/file/41310588344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ntpuvoice.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/640964198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-insurance-broker.de/downloads/vidotakasifugepofevukotiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sherwoodchambergolf.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/saradutepuz.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_off00014cf4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14CF4 19044 bytes
SHA-256: 930deea38b046c41ec6ab45a41c0884bb971d0f2b0871f14006326b6f19c9904
font_01_sfnt_off00017e57.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17E57 10596 bytes
SHA-256: 7aa6396b5a2dcb55425fb7563ce7f6f129e6c9278b29e5bf7e56b6a7130107b0
font_02_sfnt_off00019690.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x19690 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1