Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f0912b54887e5cf3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.7 KB Created: 2021-09-07 19:54:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: d394b93865c846e3b7a59708e13dc728 SHA-1: 920feb9e5a35e518212cece86afb2e08ebee97a1 SHA-256: f0912b54887e5cf393a65d14e8ab743476c51eeec7cb168b08401cf210c20e30
244 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDF files, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The 'Remote-support tool lure' heuristic indicates the document likely instructs the user to install or connect with a remote-support tool, a common tactic for phishing or gaining unauthorized access. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, suggesting it's a phishing or trojan delivery mechanism.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9905

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Remote-support tool lure high SE_REMOTE_SUPPORT_LURE
    Document instructs the user to install, open, or connect with a remote-support tool such as AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Quick Assist, or ScreenConnect — high-risk in an unsolicited document
  • 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://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/67969763905.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://zrdb-drogbud.pl/Upload/file/vodig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartcookieacademy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071e1346e82e---zisajusadazinizofiji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreagarciam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b723867d40---95147034608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aadhaarretail.com/administrator/imagetemp/file/fiwusexosubejalorivokago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://delfosventures.eu/userfiles/files/3559400384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiolorenzino.eu/userfiles/files/gefafusirufikezif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvgrup.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160740c8f5691f---3141045694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.histoiresdegroupes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160728d1593912---ratedadu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://micsys.in/userfiles/file/11782411184.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://winfielddeli.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36991354867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.uvhk.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e1051df2084---jekedesatezazowas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thesaddlebank.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7lbrphoe9besevbe6vft9ug22q/5769625570.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a899.net/userfiles/file/82529937961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.191seo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16126e67ec48dc---zixubupuxogovedofedurojup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://divapharma.com/uploaded/file/gepabugolegosobuvaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noukos.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a02b4f549d1---15249456169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cal.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/818338ed1943765ddd051313f62a8871/fujulorudilefowuxilozexot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://innova-perila.ru/upload/files/70057914498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ispartaprefabrik.com/ckfinder/upload/files/14354425998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080dffa7493f---77725590146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autovoda.ru/upload/files/88348694894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mkting.com.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2b4daf521166a46d3ad9573758e75523/19411109540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://finestblogger.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o1v6lc8p2hhs8ql6l42ftgl4d8/rubevafele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://czapla-dachy.pl/public/images/fck/file/97578970768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://calldidocta.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f8f80f30f4685e83e4e43c411c6c886e/nixelorinapetajomiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=linksys+router+manual+configurationPDF link annotation
    • https://mediacentre.heathrow.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gugukolukexi.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_off0000e837.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE837 10940 bytes
SHA-256: 428d129a4eb8b5c980af9a277d94f10a16b2702ba98fa5301930f19327adcb72
font_01_sfnt_off000101a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101A5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000119b7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x119B7 18156 bytes
SHA-256: d2d35309fe16a7aaadaba0ea036fef1e759606cb1ae2bf07b2b637aa7c804355