Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f6a7e579cf30a703…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.0 KB Created: 2021-07-22 04:26:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: fe16c6693a77373441610ec0ebf9c519 SHA-1: 8a7c3b812c6761781b338a4a2f7588a46486d222 SHA-256: f6a7e579cf30a703d35ce32ff12862ac3f5d69ca8ec11b30db8cfd1094d767c9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting an attempt to host malicious files or redirect users to phishing sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 http://nnk.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e7b1027a8a---sifiritudetetiwuxutida.pdf
    • https://primeodontorj.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bde465efffa3a0f0f06c1af7899a49d/23030706724.pdf
    • https://www.vigo.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9ef0bb9664---fenorijofad.pdf
    • https://israelonthehouse.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aebe3cb749d---7910796578.pdf
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f5a220c2003---49650730065.pdf
    • https://anmimar.com/royal/userfiles/file/senuvojadaxudutiximobeti.pdf
    • https://harpethvalleyhealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc68300317babb2d9f13191cf42af6cb/55667480778.pdf
    • https://halobysciton.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f36667fa2f---48077027870.pdf
    • http://www.yourhealthyourchoice.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d2923b09a4---30993743465.pdf
    • https://www.adler-leitishofen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d24c91c630---82794758001.pdf
    • http://csc-021.com/userfiles/file/20210721142202_g4xg6f.pdf
    • http://camel-republic.com/media/userfiles/files/18721685446.pdf
    • http://permianhighschool1970.com/clients/e/ef/efee9fcbc667252fc4b649c8163d3733/File/kuvusipowezimefet.pdf
    • https://creationstationdance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074977b9d6ec---pusunorodegugaleka.pdf
    • http://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607081f686ecd---tumovimo.pdf
    • https://www.democratum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e332e520a5365b4de945eb9601d2d996/36896896661.pdf
    • http://24cvety.ru/upload/files/58064696924.pdf
    • http://terapeutickemasaze.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160788a80a65b6---66819523164.pdf
    • http://brickchamber.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36486091996.pdf
    • http://goldnumber.info/userfiles/file/dilifitagumadivuj.pdf
    • https://cristalensi.com/public/File/nasodek.pdf
    • https://www.agro-zavod.ru/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/maxuxeva.pdf
    • https://www.golddustdental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a12eb8259f---fufososowufabopudoposub.pdf
    • https://chogmai.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fisaza.pdf
    • https://aawyx.com/sites/default/imageuser/file/13887119790.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=reading+comprehension+theory+pdf
    • 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_off0000f788.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF788 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010f9f.bin
0641a13e6a7f4f86d7862dc8c898542529bdf16b9f780abd527f061f4b47524f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F9F 11180 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001295d.bin
f43a5e76869f233ea208d4ab080ffc7eed0d64b5581f103a5535574ec0d10bf0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1295D 17280 bytes