Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0178d7efcd6f1a5d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.1 KB Created: 2021-07-13 21:56:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 73daa63999396c905832f6e7e2489963 SHA-1: c5d013743e2fe168e74a1ef9785bedf88e4fbdc4 SHA-256: 0178d7efcd6f1a5de870b580377d4ef859b4be6f934af7977af43007ad73e7e8
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 or disposable hosting domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9929

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://vasilii-orlov.fun/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b56d77469ec70439ff508550027d493d/kikizoxusojoxezogulosow.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://openendrep.com/userfiles/files/befapanurukone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nofubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.synergyheart2heart.team/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qsvtm1kgs2tm4ah48hue456g6m/nixumusuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.skyline-recruiting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9b0ff0bd401980360609c9b28158d3b2/dubijurokad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirilmazbardak.com/userfiles/file/17336332559.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rosabaum.de/web/editor/files/vutomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alamansyria.com/userfiles/file/ramedutinimabixiweviwita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slphs66.com/clients/e/e6/e62fa13cff665df70d7481f632b33819/File/16124407853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abpaluso.com/upload/file/21813021216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d67e7bf186---zinogusawujiwidol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e261f616f6d---nomuvarilesitawigogid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loan-financial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/550dc42235f07397e7d09e91416b5cb6/nomederupeto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sidertest.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ecac5125a4---80697124778.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://siembra.me/uploads/files/rivijuzutulefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088d4bfd4e0c---nafujukavawimusux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.baileysmilk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/066ad52e08788df9a076cee6267de515/1778132356.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://manufim.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c778f430edd---jonumiwajekusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triptoboloyfoundation.org/editorsfiles/files/63025690121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pluckywize.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1a9caa3604---firoxijabimuwazebo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://precisionautoandac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c05c5bacb2d357cac99cc8da7a305c71/13884879919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://haltia.mx/sii/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lokisuwazipulubom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a32ec6cb526---53024333220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://electrogalicia.com/electrogalicia/recursos/archivos/35577430760.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ikedatosou.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160965a796b9ef---foromesoluludesegewer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=diagnostic+test+for+amoebiasisPDF 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_off00010d4b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D4B 10776 bytes
SHA-256: 207a80a2f5659d4c31edcf7bac337a68dc583c02f0697424cde9c30bea7d7d14
font_01_sfnt_off00012620.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12620 17080 bytes
SHA-256: 9602b2194cb439590debd31c7670605d2f7beef1b3644d9fa00313f5b2531b78
font_02_sfnt_off000152e6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x152E6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1