Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fbac07f25a27cc06…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.9 KB Created: 2021-09-02 17:31:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 3ffdd82aa6e47ea050f1ded9a9b73ea3 SHA-1: 45c52b0e58cdd72ebe40cf059c6c3dad150f912d SHA-256: fbac07f25a27cc06107cb6fb0827bab44795de86cec8264e4d9292617816095f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, including one pointing to a compromised WordPress site. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or to download a secondary payload. The presence of embedded JS and external links suggests an attempt to execute code and redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 8

  • 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 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 https://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cybex+arc+trainer+425a+manual PDF link annotation
    • https://webfox.net.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/759f87815702b982764df334278fb923/1768771966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marbelitesa.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e21be0db21---30016520681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----7sbakif2a3azdub.xn--p1ai/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24597366708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160891917cd03d---34450353310.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://industrialdevices.in/uploads/timave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tradeweb.es/userfiles/file/jipuber.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://battlegrouponline.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/newemiruvolekejur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thewentworthco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i4a5j0trtchrar71vdvi8bcdg1/punazoti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siroyensao.com/upload/files/supuzalirajetif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://primewestelectrical.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ff5876da7d347fe3900e6c435cf27e81/1861349592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.profiemg.cz/upload/ck/files/sanefilozobalinowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://omni-links.com/images/blog//file/94798573698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://punaide.com/userfiles/files/59320510205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guoyangmoju.com/userfiles/files/2279109384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://billsky.ee/files/file/34413098966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shepardinteriordesign.com/rw/upload/file/69007679951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hemoroidklinigi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607540498c1ad---didinu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://motolargo.pl/userfiles/file/fotosorozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d2721dd378---bewosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://friend5190.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/negewatate.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nobleorthodontic.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/41b43679c6f3bc4ffdadd0461f8105a6/55493173746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jowinbio.com/upload/files/202108180144231917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://glenbardwest1965.com/clients/0/00/000b938fadf99fc3242526d4297efebf/File/lugadoborapilezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eandjfamilyhealthcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/af06cabae04270b5d5ee7528c62dd2fc/36089384917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wm-meyer.de/meyer/admin/editor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/budop.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_off0000e0da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE0DA 10920 bytes
SHA-256: ada94c500c30176bc1b397785e01944092428adc34b1b1465b5123d8212f8143
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa4f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA4F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011261.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11261 18388 bytes
SHA-256: b50b9f1cb11ca234d958531d96e7247aa2a951441d0783b17e57cbef261eef51