Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fa92bd0af1f5a68d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.0 KB Created: 2021-08-29 02:25:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: e713afed0ff52e6c795edc2d0af29919 SHA-1: 0e695a66210206264cfe4581ce78245b7fbced81 SHA-256: fa92bd0af1f5a68d5fbfaac60a492435605c4687d5d7d908d1b9a71cc09ca1c1
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports a lure-based attack pattern. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to download a second-stage payload.

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 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cisco+assessment+test+answers
    • http://taispacedesign.com/upload/files/befotexaroden.pdf
    • http://www.biosafety.biz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60815363740.pdf
    • http://www.prodomasa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jopetizotenegov.pdf
    • https://www.hemoroidklinigi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d4da1a715d---70229757440.pdf
    • https://wholisticvibrations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ca94ee1e7f1d24a767b790301a013c1e/batekobabivilewedanaza.pdf
    • https://avenirpourtous.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094bd06620b9---66133371773.pdf
    • http://odessahighschool1970.com/clients/7/70/70263b1be1b93b62200e198143f59f20/File/wilogasolurozepemetibe.pdf
    • http://jinanxintiandi.com/userfiles/files/donupepezujebixerakofofi.pdf
    • https://advancedbusiness.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/30dfa829957da4476a42e27d8d44eefc/warux.pdf
    • https://silga.ca/userfiles/file/28461981383.pdf
    • https://taiwancy.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/molamidivunuvegug.pdf
    • https://phase1acoustics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608674d45e85a---34248210913.pdf
    • https://manuscripthandler.com/userfiles/file/77588168228.pdf
    • https://xn--80adj7cxa.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ba83e33070eb7bcf8525e1db6f30c77/44127749285.pdf
    • https://xn--i1aam8cb.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35a4f17520f89d60796a4419929da190/vifajorunakikinexelof.pdf
    • https://cvenhancer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ece887102a7f330b0cdb6f0fe06e7120/dudebasu.pdf
    • http://optimus.org.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae3915b4fda---29208276608.pdf
    • http://m-styleauto.com/js/upload/files/vuludarejiso.pdf
    • https://gertiesbloomers.com/kousumi/nulook/upload/fckimages/file/pidokilawotejalivino.pdf
    • http://woorymart.com/userData/board/file/7317642717.pdf
    • http://thm-holding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f02e7951dcb67758a2aa94d2d0a8f72/pakefofonajopajotukezex.pdf
    • https://adepotcustom.com/UploadFiles/file/20210506021602146.pdf
    • http://softwarefactory.nl/images/file/84268592959.pdf
    • https://www.ikedatosou.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d23efa99ec3---40638706554.pdf
    • http://www.thediethub.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a44c806d0eb---zerekixovi.pdf
    • https://sharpspringwww.kinsta.cloud/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8f900dfa0defc7dec88d30a7ee2e1972/7072926486.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_off0000c114.bin
b7825af7fcf064a6aee8572c8476d23afdba6bd82068124bc726f0c0f009715a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC114 15844 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e9c3.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9C3 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000101da.bin
79ec88ecae440e700deceb1421bee0d0d74e8d3aa84f83bc45b4e249f0c95f08
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101DA 10464 bytes