Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fab4a0e14a179f83…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.9 KB Created: 2021-09-05 03:02:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 03d102ad9645b85e524299db0a0faf85 SHA-1: 9c0d4896946437125e87b8fdb87eb4dd3156cd66 SHA-256: fab4a0e14a179f832dfc1694e7dc3e4aa6e4ad52d830526b2b53210b9a0c5413
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious sites or download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

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
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://www.mnspineandsport.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d9dce05281a41b1d3b7567f5440f5e45/zopoz.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://inventory-acepipe.com/images/uploads/files/99745858156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----7sbbjg7ctfs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/780971e23347a884709c69bae74f5844/kotofizutoposape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heritagelogs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/12sui1pqk8uftf2eo9sumvoh7p/jedogutivusurezakozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--90ad5ackt1d.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f9e04eb7c4cf5d11e8ecb96367cc357/25777902342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infotechb2blite.com/bot/ckfinder/uf/files/46773053178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ivepe-elearning.gr/assets/UserFiles/mainHome/file/81743000983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotelbelleepoque.bg/userfiles/file/givigano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adesso-moosburg.de/images/file/94600161340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15750640164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://119pump.net/d/files/62140131938.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajakeempat.com/contents//files/misoxit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.como-grup.ro/fisiere/file/57373812394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldenparadisestsimons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/20c95b89665aea13923826ad8d9d4b3f/nujotazigojagoto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rydalmereprestige.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bukashakp1fdq21rstgsopal97/wuvilamoxolusopofuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiosaletta.it/userfiles/files/30826868720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wagaskar.com/media/51801451035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chartsunlimited.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b83b13e3ef2---poboxugefegegilokeda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ateneoarbonaida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092aa22a3ada---38721395464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipost.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99502699557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dilipprabhavalkar.com/images/file/guvuvewonoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jshtextile.com/UserFiles/file///72647500019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--1--8kcai1ck2bs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4556dd330592af8560f9c5450cd3c8f4/galatedapivaleruxipoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=data+warehouse+concepts+basic+to+advanced+concepts+pdfPDF link annotation
    • https://bxthirteen.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/447da4e249be7862a1d346d2af6e0e82/12094471962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b1e3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB1E3 13956 bytes
SHA-256: 9527fd6854a929e5e704d47f19d6fee35fb9220d19ba853a4ffc7e762d783374
font_01_sfnt_off0000d3f3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD3F3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000ec0a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC0A 11064 bytes
SHA-256: 52e4dc569e73aaefe4c57210806d678b9e112d1f09e1ecb577e4d9b8d9a2cef3