Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f94a8caf39618e3c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.7 KB Created: 2021-07-18 01:51:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 68414fb3ba88106592a6064f3e1aedf3 SHA-1: e9d6b4bf2a9f0aeb745d1fb64e38d0f382d4b07d SHA-256: f94a8caf39618e3c832d371687ad17423440cf39483cf95204a9ac22f5610de9
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many of which point to PDF files hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript and link farm are used to redirect the user to these malicious PDF payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

Heuristics 8

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://aroma-es.red/yamituki-n/uploads/files/77547754095.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084187c87718---68167550992.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abouelhoulgroup.com/userfiles/files/jolutaxozodevurakeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/sujujirakow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vilaportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086ab3cac629---fejipizatojurotokuwurunam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vimar.ua/userfiles/files/ronuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://herningbadintra.dk/app/webroot/upload/files/koguxigaraguvoput.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://espiber.cl/images/uploadedimages/file/56548177138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://themultifold.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h20c9v7ogs0ahk8q77fsl6tc75/19460814387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicolari.it/userfiles/files/bavakibudolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://girl0229960192.com/upload/users/files/25490230379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grapes4u.ca/sites/all/sites/grapes4u.ca/files/boxixuparakubagimif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baharemadinah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099c68cf417e---mufikafadene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geology.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1875b1019c---43934095097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acptechnologies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160861de3dba40---87682141357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mijneigenlift.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bcf9b1c78fa---71921664622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iescolumbus.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/903d5694f7c90defdd989c9afe3e4080/forofimonezapad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.m2asolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f41b75bec7346c5ea2bfd62f06539e8a/99873831565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marblobathware.com/app/webroot/img/files/35761727661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawtutors.co.uk/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6458684426.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lichnyiybrand.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607428e2a5df6---revukuzojinebut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ktmcollege.org/public_html/userfiles/file/17403536546.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pileshoppen.dk/userfiles/file/vaduwiwejopidonutebomak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=silent+wh+wordsPDF 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_off0000e7b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7B8 10344 bytes
SHA-256: b1f75d51b6266f30658d1fe787a2e1523bc677c0689b6dfd61ac268a4348c818
font_01_sfnt_off0000fef9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFEF9 19120 bytes
SHA-256: bf5bdf7a4626882aa46dfb6b1c99b5503fd18707320f569e41724c75344a74dc
font_02_sfnt_off000131aa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x131AA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1