Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ffe44b7c87bd101c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.8 KB Created: 2021-07-01 17:24:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 8cc735f609c1d2044011d3ca8b98039b SHA-1: ccd99a1901e39148192db0bd7f6d4f799d91be7c SHA-256: ffe44b7c87bd101cdf8c685702988afec24c29083b7c014412ef8659d496979c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous URLs, many of which point to compromised websites or link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9860

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 https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bce4004a7ec---89747311224.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://israel-aliya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26ca3598de5e5aed852f79877006605d/ritaruboxile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chipgene.com/image/files/20210701_141455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.denisonlandscaping.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071fbc747ec5---68231626106.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relleno-acidohialuronico.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/662f43554232af731e22433bce165f34/87682226087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5a5acb1b95---zotosejujelofipoxipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://malimbe.africa/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9673f43095c5637851b623e7b8e26abd/vidabukukokevifuxaviwuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sobinco.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bizuki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cyklo-sport-servis.cz/UserFiles/File/8270723342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://interface-referencement.com/userfiles/file/wawewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mcutech.net/upload/2021/06/file/16240903981691015262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/auh90qen96knrvjd5vf4cc4c10/20308555152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aviatechinform.ru/sadm_files/71997941118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imi.vc/upload/files/59195791995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/188fb7f83618ce975061938bd6519416/fumeduvoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://andrejc.si/files/file/18632324786.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classiccar-jp.com/js/upload/files/73826767296.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://boldvision.tv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160829743aa41f---rabikamowepanezugegeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhaban24h.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n69oej8s6v65et0qt6lhf7j919/zenojivurewire.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alihuata.com/userfiles/file/48218629811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.psstrecno.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160805a9fedb64---20272521823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vudafrique.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0f39504fc8df3fa6a97fddab2569149f/fuzujap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.saenger-ohg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f34cfc6e10---33184961985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cnmrobotics.com/files/files/47315870528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amagi.la/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae6b24b34c0---dodetajojixugalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beautyyaurient.com/editor_upload/file/57615829372.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=how+often+do+you+need+to+feed+goldfishPDF 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_off0000ef3d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF3D 16348 bytes
SHA-256: 72e61b1e338443429bb329fc4f597530bd1b228fc1e6a0978c02696f4d492413
font_01_sfnt_off00011936.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11936 10660 bytes
SHA-256: 6fecb2e2f0a889e54865c1c505d246d9467649e0130db3056776c6f33d8c7c3f
font_02_sfnt_off0001315f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1315F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1