Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ef0053e9517df5b3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-09-05 10:36:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: a8c8b16dda602dee100561bb6cff4b57 SHA-1: 49f031f898b72a1c2f32e3205799801f03a6dc33 SHA-256: ef0053e9517df5b39b8d968b5d04181abe33a0ad53a4cbd39176315b063794a7
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected by ClamAV as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan and flagged by an ML classifier, indicating malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to compromised CMS upload storage, suggesting it's used to distribute further malicious content or phish users. The presence of a download button lure reinforces the deceptive nature of the document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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.espymetcalf.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082e623b5e8c---6805314520.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://internationalnetworksolutions.net/files/59704312459.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alteanetworks.fr/img/file/tajavasuxofuvipebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baikalspring.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66985534095.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sarajevo-inn-grunewald.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce28e73d413---xinejegapavodenovaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cyberbirddog.com/userfiles/files/kojagumevodipunam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szentdorottyapatika.hu/files/jenanezago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xoblates.com/clients/e/e0/e08cfb93fb97b00c28394d0532709dc9/File/nofumobesenuvupazufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itineraire-consulting.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lununolex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sdhouse.info/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vuvuzeduwubeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marinaxaraes.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36863380914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.okcfarmersmarket.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4eb61f9f503824f532aefd7acd0ea562/timawewofesitotivenefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchirieriavioane.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e8629dbb02b---51805963685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trucraftsmanship.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab9efcbcbb7---vuxigiwun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swaminarayangm.org/userfiles/file/86090239405.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://capitaloffice.pl/fotki/file/83342300404.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaaexpressac.com/userfiles/file/82108639924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sahamit.net/userfiles/file/zoloxex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://roland-toys.eu/userfiles/file/55920554371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rosabrockenhaus.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bejigusewudofinabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://californiaoptionsrealestate.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a745fe13bb825216391a1a6362e5f3d9/7729387215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pessin-location.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90462649081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fincasotilloviejo.es/files/sotillo/_repo/file/zozipolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kodcomputers.ro/2664/uploads/16893215001.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=power+air+fryer+oven+xl+manualPDF link annotation
    • https://grupo.iberia.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pivedakofudabunaxeremupe.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_off0000e954.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE954 10576 bytes
SHA-256: bcbaa4a815d631d9ab54fad7a8d07d0d459cb6bbe8be41bd1414d64990bfa754
font_01_sfnt_off00010181.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10181 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011993.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11993 18900 bytes
SHA-256: 43922e3a738b54fa3da869ad7f4421acdf5207121c389111abc89ab261d0f2f9