Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 09927777f5c05230…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.8 KB Created: 2021-09-06 06:03:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: b2801749819ce458f883d957f366e392 SHA-1: 1d7d54d458d9f051f391dafbc517184d8a5a48b6 SHA-256: 09927777f5c05230e886bbc48d899561a42b134d300145c2dd57b78bf354a3e6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress uploads 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 facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://www.ochoadentalcare.com/tacgestorcontenidos_ochoa/documentos/file/ In PDF document text
    • http://cosmik-kinoteatr.ru/sadm_files/29951543535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imapcb.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/096e8112aa6ada79141d4cf68412d40a/26182833132.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jkohut.pl/file/pebeduvev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foto-klub.dk/userfiles/file/gutubibodajometisis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topcudental.com/img/userfiles/files/fodasolaraza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mertlakustika.cz/images/pages/file/falorolowasavakoxot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrybusiness-crm.com/ressource/devis-photo/files/15820626673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hattshopping.com/admin/assets/images/ckfiles/23478911445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tdegfc27abmti2sp9j9un9n050/sedosuxuzojololepefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akkoryazilim.com/userfiles/file/47941793912.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://interfacetravels.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/retoxutajegum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sbawerribee.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070160c03422---54847496434.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://briquettemachinery.com/d/files/gakalawarupudefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jyjwqj.com/uploadfile/file///2021052915172055.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://larustt.com/upload/ckfinder/files/73172083689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nevisnews.com/userfiles/dabivujiteli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gulertrafik.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tqoaafhp5h2hs12ianfakgi6mh/39562494018.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stark-tools.ru/images/uploaded/zepapogidev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://williamshudson.org/clients/3/35/35bf74ce48b5c120232fd40fb4fe3e45/File/27712037397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pmdrecycling.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130a67b36531---25934344014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=certified+ethical+hacker+version+9+practice+tests+pdf+free+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_off0000d89f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD89F 19420 bytes
SHA-256: 0803cae8ff38d33ad9647f64eb5e61f4b3f30ac688ac3c55ddb83a3b2b2b290b
font_01_sfnt_off00010b50.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B50 11160 bytes
SHA-256: 723fafff16cf72ade3e2029a855d9499e1f8b59ccf32da3576836364271c0886
font_02_sfnt_off00012579.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12579 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1