Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f1e88e84796eab5f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.4 KB Created: 2021-08-09 12:42:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 3f7cf23472837352cd5ba458bafc9f8a SHA-1: bc1cd2bc05a372ef0d0b288b3a04c6ac27d9d05e SHA-256: f1e88e84796eab5f002ff33ce81057443e8e30c3c6c96d323bcaa559d1fee928
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or conduct phishing. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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 http://thietbixanh.net/uploads/files/29768020804.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.risingstars.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d6b7a858af---xiguxuritefuxun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b40cf54b2b0---6068021465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608312db97df2---puvurizolebemajuzari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac481eb68fc---sipepopetalexunepesukag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c983df3b50b---57834814447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariailmarzocco.it/userfiles/files/jodatafusaxegameku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.restorationservice.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607956598d71b---puxodejujusexararimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cedarcreeksauce.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0fc081d0bf72b555022e65c3f2ed5435/fiwekexefonolixez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hotel-margherita.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ed54275ffe---48892888695.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://steammining.com/userfiles/file/besuwufur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cp-tournament.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fanepukevite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hzjksj.com/images/upload/File/14046218984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redondoclassicburger.com/uploads/files/22031824132.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.prowallpanama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b38728cfdbb1b670b14bc8f015d1d26/bimizaromagazuxefavomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scuderia512.com/js/upload/files/77015236209.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.southdownscellars.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1691524433.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soechi.net/userfiles/file/74744947516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://belv.ru/userfiles/file/18475365579.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tiendadelbordado.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xisusopuzibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genesisbehaviorcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7bf27e3e380e85a81e040d470b531102/69758623210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.theoakshealthcare.com/my_content/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bumarov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cnc-soustruzeni.cz/files/file/dotununonikuwojutufusix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+use+discord+server+widgetPDF 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_off0000ec81.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC81 16712 bytes
SHA-256: e4d38c65b562020c82bf17c3678b7e04fd2c68c746cf44080e2d08b654ae3fc2
font_01_sfnt_off000117b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117B8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012fcf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FCF 10476 bytes
SHA-256: 544019bab84e398a2d542a48dc9f8b21e98aa27c6755c529c766130e5dd17a52