Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f22598772b45d70c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.9 KB Created: 2021-07-24 05:22:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-18
MD5: 11be8cd9e0408fcc3b89b0a599e186a3 SHA-1: 7b13c85aae1e21d17d63919e80eb93d172222b36 SHA-256: f22598772b45d70cdbcba246a1870ad68ccb9e0a6d224d4e1ae423205f9afd81
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 contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, specifically to files within form upload directories, suggesting a distribution mechanism for further payloads or phishing content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9934

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://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ca5a3e0f8df---dosumitegesabunomaj.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://rebel-guitars.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/44bfad12b1caa821c1c6d658a46512a2/50144308820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmanagement.net/userfiles/file/vulivedasudisusetixaruto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cottoneauto.it/userfiles/files/movalo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lesson-online.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8u3d8j061pb5hh41t034g9qff7/rodaradulosawupiroxeteb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://niestachow.pl/data/aktualnosci_imgs/file/zubidipakasoxoka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canigrup.com/userfiles/file/52493557270.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaies.cn/upfiles/2106300434328038574xbl9e.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesotects.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090296e96db1---61489619665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb0c2340638---sotenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bethtikvahevents.ca/clients/2/20/20a91c0cb94b02964b0d1c5d980f1596/File/54352270489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://softwarefactory.nl/images/file/gopifetapabajisaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://militarynetwork.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098693b11ca2---50882203482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l394cfufdntmtvh0gglv03ifi7/rimusidixeken.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thanhlamresort.vn/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ada156a752---57390030025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brandweeramsterdamamstellanden.nl/userfiles/file/mabovedutaliwim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chinazzjx.com/d/files/93949481671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hytechplus.com/userfiles/file/bofasutilipukavegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://foodvellythailand.com/upload/files/webuzuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parc-hotel.info/file/38938187972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ameshamagazine.com/js/upload/files/bapuxizeroketidabajipazot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://funkydrop.shop/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d498ebc8217b8778f6157e0fd9695301/piguduroxefagel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f96ea0e7ec---72229719474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.burit.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cbc4020776---mabavalumafibeturirejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=barbie+moda+magica+en+paris+pelicula+completa+espa%C3%B1ol+latinoPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e30c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE30C 17156 bytes
SHA-256: f67effd440fabdb12647588b6ae4e6b9a99dfbaac71deb1f6e105b6d7c3c79ce
font_01_sfnt_off00010e9f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E9F 11356 bytes
SHA-256: 7fe5b8201570f9a531dfb56f1368477c6c0fa024342a8e7930bda3fea45cee87
font_02_sfnt_off000128b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x128B3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off000140c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x140C4 16164 bytes
SHA-256: fd494554c7a7a2c4488382a78096c535ff133766c7221992be4f6a58596b2467