Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f5ed4fc2c97dafd3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.0 KB Created: 2021-06-29 17:16:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: df044ef2256a67c3d0e77427232de7c8 SHA-1: 02ac8df08b153d4d9a63ee9130ce7d060a3ab71c SHA-256: f5ed4fc2c97dafd33de8997b844bc0dd54f6950d1343ffd2deca2d51c95db089
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution via these links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81daa2aa831e7857bc5cd4b87e39c95c/55859798931.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eeb4f060ce---gejelupuxovemagunemuzesub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yukkumpulgroup1.com/contents//files/fuvukiralixivilajedax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kurek-rowery.pl/user_pict/file/1538611582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadavisaservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b80f6ec030---25672095294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creatinglifeoptions.com/userfiles/files/pexaridapid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mozartcantat.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609faaa2c5050---wupifidumito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://driver-jazda.pl/upload/file/dofegalinam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phillipwhiting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a70af826242---82494696332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exito-opakowania.pl/userfiles/file/11069368756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c347b82616---matelurix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sjalikave.hu/pictures/file/20665033794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.abaco-engineering.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608569df78192---wariduxosanigumonariz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weblative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8o3sloqpars015btrek047v4up/14323336454.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oresteruggiero.com/userfiles/files/1182367832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/99946062962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dalyanestate.com/userfiles/file/jukagifepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.benvenutialmare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fc31c91639---40091193986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://photographerin.agency/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t5ik5ba790q08ju9189s4bvk36/wobegabusoxesemezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://volvo-cars.jp/js/upload/files/lopojufid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.couleurs-et-jardin.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c16b9855cbf---pidezunax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sellos-mecanicos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d746d40d100b74852125db5b8737b3c/netekepegapelibitiloro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=the+mauritanian+reviewPDF 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_off0000f3a4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3A4 10256 bytes
SHA-256: c8d7f86754856e549203433942e1675a3b7c1e26410eaf40d048ce7e348ddf53
font_01_sfnt_off00010a7f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A7F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012291.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12291 18056 bytes
SHA-256: cad1110be77c59ccaee44618750d84ec6bd3b7a677472505af7d726c7d3fd48a