Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0882c7dcebad196b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-09-13 15:36:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 3aef4ef63e1470a0d20258c2fb20ce43 SHA-1: f6653613725d64d307caf38c4d7a0d25575cfb13 SHA-256: 0882c7dcebad196b278f9bb1b03c42b1f84b0d9cf30ca80bc056cd9316b56473
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to obfuscate the redirection process or download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

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://debeleven.net/UserFiles/File/pibebebop.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://gzky.cn/dubeite/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210905_052921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pegejufivilusodebegorelaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imotrading.com/images/userfiles/judovujakizikaxagujebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ryukatsu.com/userData/board/file/pivokimedapag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://velvetskin.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de0c51acfb5b8acd5a87c39c3683369b/95267999264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sergeybazarov.ru/file/wulaxikowoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onlinenieuwsbriefversturen.nl/gebruikers/afbeeldingen/97158311062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aguiapromocional.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134ebaf5a782---59343520838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ingmarcofaedi.com/userfiles/files/17706038206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isleford.com/filespath/files/20210908021031.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meruzhankhachatryan.com/app/webroot/files/file/4712206936.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artc-polymers.com/upload/images/files/rijunidizez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b7bafa0746daa3424fe7fe3b70ffda7/xulalofab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eunlocker.com/Images/Editor/file/40575075574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seikai.jp/free_images/files/genoxufonupopazaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brukbet.com/user_images/file/74766689607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nrgmedia.hu/files/file/86961083541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://value.ae/userfiles/file/rulaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hausdergesundheit.net/userfiles/files/25469699486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.companyforte.com/imagenes/editor/file/15715068280.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fullprotec.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57786676361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gestioniarmatoriali.it/keviwilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-motyle.natura2000.pl/imgturysta/files/linanalusevusowanasebub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://okinawa4d.com/contents/files/fosesatogoroxufinosu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://toolsatool.com/userfiles/files/91851161270.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paykaaluminiya.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pevimomokonowoxubugutef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=alarm+clock+xtreme+appPDF 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_off0000dc99.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC99 10348 bytes
SHA-256: 24e9dce186d50365f417c51505f5f194de554f8628801609f80db7149f7d3036
font_01_sfnt_off0000f40b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF40B 20216 bytes
SHA-256: 2fa905dcf810109dab956e52842301cc8bcf4da05207b8c35fe68e4b5e600df5
font_02_sfnt_off000127ce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x127CE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1