Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ff9ad3706d70566e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.7 KB Created: 2021-09-23 16:22:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-02
MD5: 9115d3f3a242e21ad1fc67fc5d4720d7 SHA-1: 7a622631c6b714906a19513884a0d03819e85d4e SHA-256: ff9ad3706d70566ea45a9006dc8fe3e5c1dc959a9fc1e3582198291a6bee0cce
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The heuristics indicate that the document also functions as a link farm, directing users to compromised WordPress sites and other disposable hosting, likely to facilitate phishing or malware downloads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://www.meglobalinc.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f24a9a5270---91438954426.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://gionggiacam.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nivimit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettipassarinmarzotto.com/userfiles/files/mobawukofukowavureluwiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139993689f67---46168247437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dentaltaxpros.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c43cdf7aaee6d4da0d88fc85d6751aff/24850035599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210921185933055174affsol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wwstationery.com/files/file/53520043672.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sys-svinding.dk/userfiles/file/lidowilavemepalolid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gleason.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60119471235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://signexpowholesale.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/79792753137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tsg-vaganovskoe.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rarofot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alfatreyd-mebel.ru/archive/images/file/34334375735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aer5aza.xn---42-5cdakyymnnb9ake1az.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11923953171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acptechnologies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b60fc8b74d---44888338133.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srmhomes.com/images/bulk_images/files/54497403812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alituncer.com/userfiles/file/befibudivadulolaligevas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://islandpointfl.com/userimages/dojokokajozarira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foire-fromages-et-vins.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614bf4d6b8cac---vukifaxaganexuzat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ptk-astana.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/744335608ee5c4b1b3f00f6f76883163/pugajemop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xpeedon.net/userfiles/file/20210923143637.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gresathouse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/24ac8a0c91162338e34c5ebd1573edb8/95485199464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=breaking+free+sheet+musicPDF 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_off0000eaa9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEAA9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000102bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102BB 17636 bytes
SHA-256: 6e656a967b8d303cb88b5e1a747ba9d0864f090f92fc3abfd48a038e16233ab0
font_02_sfnt_off00013067.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13067 10860 bytes
SHA-256: 92e240922860d63bd33166546b149191ff664f42ea799ddbb32e2927ef5d0ccc