Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f2b2aae5c485d680…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.9 KB Created: 2021-06-26 03:18:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: fb75352bd9c977c7356de25fc07b9c80 SHA-1: 52c4e42612eea6e510fbfde6cf0d3707328cfa5c SHA-256: f2b2aae5c485d680999dd43e93bb8b0d022010b7320e0e52063338ac6b09b99d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF document containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users to malicious sites. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, pointing to numerous compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or conduct phishing. 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://omomediacion.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa37cf90900bfbb69918e17e3bbbfea8/kubukulukide.pdf
    • http://www.consorcio.edu.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609821321f15c---71390546906.pdf
    • https://ventadeterrenosurbanos.com/userfiles/file/duvojal.pdf
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ada5f7ed242---43798061188.pdf
    • https://master.plus/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5f33f156bd2c0a858de7bd8a5c808569/14880718096.pdf
    • https://www.ayersworthglen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160928ac75e446---83531709764.pdf
    • http://flygarfield.net/userfiles/file/xezaxarixametiwinurite.pdf
    • http://plusk-car.com/js/upload/files/91847326747.pdf
    • https://www.ciabrini-immobilier.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ioj3n3dk518l3ph9m43g7u2hic/datirugapor.pdf
    • http://akbmodel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5556bc89d5---danasakudutojed.pdf
    • https://pjkconstruction.ca/images/file/19296232760.pdf
    • http://kaplanpm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095f79f1ca26---41037745011.pdf
    • https://mosoptagro.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ea990c8926fb1de9753ea88b2700428/87985261125.pdf
    • http://uzmansporzeminkaplama.com/resimler/files/21963068311.pdf
    • https://qualitycountscleaning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f388f286fe65075019b2b00daa8a3ed/wabelipepokigotoji.pdf
    • https://engravestone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abbf2cb6d37---tipulukaserefowevakeb.pdf
    • http://aeronautike.com/userfiles/file/minekemilofowijedorur.pdf
    • http://bonsaichik.ru/images_uploads/files/52360053334.pdf
    • https://thewaves.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mr6hr5spd0qie7sea6235k82gv/11077794559.pdf
    • http://villa-carlshorst.de/sites/default/files/file/18681393128.pdf
    • https://valserve.in/web/k/main_admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94415623940.pdf
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a16a597aa24---lalelojipod.pdf
    • http://mamtomchabahai.com/uploads/files/files/fileroxed.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=2+person+ab+workout+with+medicine+ball
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ee2c.bin
672247b450f0d731055fdb4e9ae0106d72ef5d3ef65cf34900e507cd7a843999
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE2C 17016 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011a6e.bin
547d0ec9df570d8c5fbe2ef416f07630f39a20d3b1ad94dfde687543493e1691
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A6E 11220 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013467.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13467 16792 bytes