Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f09f0d31d3731b36…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.7 KB Created: 2021-07-15 19:37:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 1f8d8e89b81b7e8894be25780c250771 SHA-1: 1302624e67a81d422f2d1d449adf6ad521ca172b SHA-256: f09f0d31d3731b36e81e389bdc3058d44c09e4cd4af9bcbc28ff65236fba313a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. It also features a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress sites, likely intended to host phishing pages or further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9952

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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=complications+of+vomiting PDF link annotation
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fb8e5a9bb0---dobozogatatatibak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prsnashville.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0dfb6d53239afa1697668ea7c6449cca/wenexavurabetigojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dmvassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe2dc48d876a79315cbd1b842ee65e16/bokabinisofotugiwesemeki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robertmatzuzi-massagetherapist.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c69b825c45---jodutenibipatibaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anpheatingandac.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/53919744792.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ballestermultiservicios.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7c8af74a65---vuwodujuwugegevavapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pmfegypt.com/userfiles/files/zololirojadorap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/zodonababomuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fusheng-vietnam.vn/admin/webroot/upload/image/files/67066284938.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://postscriptproductions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160711cf25273b---10178519529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onmamtour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210629_AC9B18CDA9B229F0.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070c95116692---kevabiravam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uyaviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3f18baa449---13591605744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://colleges-in-tamilnadu.com/FCKeditor/userfiles/file/20076235152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/buuj3envhmsabvh5ol4odjg5j3/memokodenoxarameb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-hematologica.com/users//file/dusaxofizuvemisuxuwavamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d449ecf1cf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lindseyderence.com/userfiles/files/jabeleradez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dichvuketoanvn.org/uploads/files/wumaredofegik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dermo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608139366fbf3---74928223075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://admio.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609495368a452---ramozatojosa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nc2e.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096d85c0abe4---sekivawixinomuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sabunwangi.com/contents//files/13182637170.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_off0000ef50.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF50 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010762.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10762 17320 bytes
SHA-256: e46108f686822707ced54f9c2f7691181df6d5d7c7d2e156eb9680a57b076e2c
font_02_sfnt_off000134d3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134D3 10688 bytes
SHA-256: 886a3dd61ba1d88b35077e6fab89efca532f5acd8e75e2f341d66c8488105a0e