Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0e77bd2e42f22cda…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.3 KB Created: 2021-08-26 01:21:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: eaaf62493e20028370b2c491b6c8c39c SHA-1: 1a8f25cf5fcfcd863a11925d70dc23710011ec89 SHA-256: 0e77bd2e42f22cda0211be53683bac073915e61d2e82180ac3f4e7ee1f9aaaec
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, with heuristics indicating embedded JavaScript and links to compromised CMS upload storage. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to redirect the user to malicious sites hosted on compromised infrastructure, as evidenced by the numerous unknown URLs pointing to such locations. The PDF's structure and link farm behavior suggest an attempt to exploit users through deceptive links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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 https://art4you.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/kupejufejevudote.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://enville.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c56303b36ee---jokan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/876dc7ca3397d8631ed507f981783f4d/rolakasimagujebokiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vietnaminsight.biz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87969056141.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bibliotheque-des-arts.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wugejot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cartopack.be/Images/file/depajamaxibukarazur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://originalcheck.it/public/img_admin/file///45507406228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kermoulin.com/userfiles/file/gedadef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cylinder96.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fowakolulovuravenupipuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e69c270414---59757579906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saluteebenesseresas.it/userfiles/files/wubupurolusivodet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lysfyyy.com/upload/files/10057380047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://promocionesnma.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bd0029eb5b250fa83dabf35cf21c79b/76240563779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cameronhaddock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610c8dcb919bc---vivuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afayl.com/userfiles/file/wapabexitikisirudori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theelementrama9.com/userfiles/files/51343829013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://habibitoursegypt.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/96280572548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sysquare.com/UserFiles/files/saxapebafikodiferemedu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amenagementsoleil.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160850170af5db---78611144970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://magnettoptan.com/upload/ckfinder/files/kinosesepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://k-ookuma.com/js/upload/files/lowuwazuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vnndt.com/Images_upload/files/33201150649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ediliziaindustriale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3c56dad107---77033158159.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=lowell+public+libraryPDF 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_off0000f72b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF72B 16916 bytes
SHA-256: 05528facdf001b91919e86877bfa717d690b584edcf46c588465f94bfccbc807
font_01_sfnt_off00012306.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12306 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013b1d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13B1D 10392 bytes
SHA-256: 3533045f25ead0fcad3cd81e32bc623e00721cba7c8323f7c668d6f2d63cd0e8