Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 069841688f945186…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.7 KB Created: 2021-07-23 20:36:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 3fa76720788c35bb7d0d7546e218cebd SHA-1: fd70a493ed45aef8b544a617a6192dc105d56a32 SHA-256: 069841688f945186e454719843ec351ae8271648eaf14458ef1e8b5b334d8388
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF contains JavaScript actions and numerous links to external PDFs hosted on compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a visual download button further supports the lure. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to download a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

Heuristics 9

  • 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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://erinmillssmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qr49s3s7627popb9oi2lf63be5/76722247480.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.mearesandassociatesllc.com/siteuploads/editorimg/file/toselirarofezemolite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wenxuezj.com/images/File/tasarigegot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ferado.vn/userfiles/file/nimapevas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://janandpoos.com/clients/872640/File/31731946103.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adikkeempat.com/contents//files/5986138765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607379a233032---92037383567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://solidpractise.com/files/userfiles/file/xesitemufaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/45309626200.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nonstopsushi.com/uploads/files/widelilus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pantryscan.com/123cars/imagefck/file/bamejeguk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fundacjaproartis.pl/javascript/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jekosekijarab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2f5940aaf8---83879511932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c25ae81fb04---80439731027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouldersudbury.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b83dcaf3159---xatejoxeluz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilc.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qkui2hamuf9t4cejgt5ir1m3c2/tijinigapigisivupilizonul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baanpowertrain.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c869979a7d---28819020358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totaldeliverancecathedralchurch.com/clients/2/22/22dae496a1749ae881e6bee195142b05/File/65627450582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rhdplumbing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d8ef5dae794f9513f35fb68936e7b06a/jelarip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://voijin.com/userfiles/files/dafiwene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lhs1965.com/clients/880801/File/vanorufabediw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.peeryhotel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e13c7500b9b8e23bc171954f0a61b3b1/nekozetokizowejozif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://loscogliodifavignana.it/userfiles/files/66353501727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angelsstaff.com/uploads/file/64590074386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=ldc+old+paper+pdf+downloadPDF 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_off0000e924.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE924 10300 bytes
SHA-256: 54277d5928ef4a88c1dd94e52db4ef9fb5dd9622647b42384208045498212f50
font_01_sfnt_off00010083.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10083 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011895.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11895 16832 bytes
SHA-256: 215ec04fbe8ed721ca28c124df5f3ee829f5ef78aa76f07c81aba98c55e70d68