Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 007cc2fe722ab350…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.1 KB Created: 2021-06-17 18:12:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: bb1f3c27eba60b64f8a1c2a0ff0f04ac SHA-1: 034e8a248b101efc98bbc0be6ff3b298275d26eb SHA-256: 007cc2fe722ab3507bed5a9d85e481e2368e0f9259ddeb8cc59f040a3274edca
174 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites and potentially malicious files. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of PDF-specific heuristics like PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM further supports this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8802

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • 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://stmarys-perthamboy.com/upload/File/zazuradak.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.isgs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9340cb2549700d1f4c73f008111cbf41/dopaxivasiwovidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd3a04e0f9a---20058639299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wakingbeauty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ccd907e00a---jixazimaxudolovitilejekas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bistro-8.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/95d32b79889eedf5d7d7542af236a4cd/jatexanide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hndgyl.com/v15/Upload/file/2021616446283411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://svetpoznaniyaonline.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/800e80d9990d11d373b46e5c53970715/jomizenefujofufotok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siphouse96.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/86a4a7bfc50028a76df38e47bf5b2f98/5520353368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raunlarose.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fda23704d0---76045836004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.histoiresdegroupes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d55c8f0c16---besosovamazisetugibida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thaoduocquyhiem.com/userfiles/image/file/ridedilunul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://graffitipaintstudio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c8f0b0ea634412a9c0d44544044c7fc1/liriwupexakujedufara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://79.170.40.182/boothtastic.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7cbcadd707---rurusozatu.pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://www.lavalledesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac3e6c2c08a---98969874472.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qe76m6ra48pdqpgjemqphhgqo2/63524274868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drironcat.com/images/file/36665951379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a02dfe710e---zolibakiwuguve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=item+id+ark+ps4PDF link annotation
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00012fbc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FBC 4736 bytes
SHA-256: 28ef8a6c3f081fcba759b27e75ca23fea9be30a07a20e309c307a3dd7b299ea8
font_01_sfnt_off00013fca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13FCA 11980 bytes
SHA-256: c95e6c404ef3ab264c821b6bed2ee36801f24c7c9a4f8a2dad2ecb679d33281e