Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ffabe6e0e869dcfa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.2 KB Created: 2021-09-02 12:02:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 0bbd85c96cda4e7e7c0215bab4b13c96 SHA-1: f8a94e523d39a5444902493a07989821df35e538 SHA-256: ffabe6e0e869dcfaf3f5728c4a00c600279001dcab1ed9230177f095b4a02120
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully detailed, is a common vector for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

Heuristics 7

  • 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 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://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab4ef8ba5da---71217691122.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://acornschoolcharleston.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a8ad6fbc0b8a4959976ed07ed2dc270a/ropojidabiladerukole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.realisthotel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbd6f11de02---suvelele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eldmsh1.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nivufutenawusutumiluvip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26c200319846f2682bb8794a40e28391/sugenofavupedopumujofofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relleno-acidohialuronico.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0ba10361a0095bd344dd43cd98a99bdb/69786910169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avs-market.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fudelumasigagifabadodet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://utilitydiscount.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c5f7f33f74---49279514439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.solucionaesp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gegukofaguxaneteref.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inclinedigital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16105496202c51---97169220664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flygarfield.net/userfiles/file/45080184030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.unicodesystems.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jv6cl64rb9dtjs972anhr0sp66/48043936089.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamiatulbanat.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607774fa96dcf---dubatujipumelekozorabavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612d231eca931---wifulamorapazew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://officinedesign.it/userfiles/files/famorofub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iamluno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee922eb4ec3---15325896202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b542f39be058a6fd84c74c3761f3d602/62455352891.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kosmonautika.ee/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44488171904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.airportlimofortlauderdale.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bb9ca75168---37368051717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amthanhanhsangchinhhang.vn/upload/files/60177034055.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aire-limpio.com/img/editor/file/kojagemegasuwokovune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shipnhanh247.vn/asset/files/tiludatamojula.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wib24-admin.de/uploads/file/94320459097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fermuar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7e4ee665c6---siveteloxigonenesosugoro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=optometria+funcional+pdfPDF 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_off0000c4df.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC4DF 10736 bytes
SHA-256: fee70af9f337fd00a9875421641ab4b72c3c3983ef2b9956cfda846607fec2c2
font_01_sfnt_off0000dd7d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD7D 17780 bytes
SHA-256: c72b73f50a7ed912fc56c6df80e5d61a234dbcd2a52d4f8b44c9e5f153180e3b
font_02_sfnt_off00010b85.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B85 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1