Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f77e8c4e8bb983c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.7 KB Created: 2021-09-19 06:53:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 2c85404f6bf6be3057e2df2957b9145e SHA-1: a32bf3156c54457eb6e2ca55e229103bc2448629 SHA-256: 0f77e8c4e8bb983cbf39ff58be2fe92c0ce7a6c20cf77707c97c9e7082a0f245
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external resources, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download and execution of a secondary payload, leveraging the compromised URLs as distribution points.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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.
  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://stefani.cz/fck/file/keboxeseladakobitinekuk.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://mini-garden.ru/userfiles/file/6887504529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://crownprolaw.com/userfiles/Proj_Name/files/11722092508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nanopena.cz/upload/file/87841099073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mylodge-naoshima.com/images/blog/file/81403526982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139918b11564---dibed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aquarium-kochi.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gujabilobumit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uktohabbarijamalta.com/files/file/96215479108.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://familiegravesen.dk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18248921675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://motoren-adachi.com/js/upload/files/26782155750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bv5reafe9963lbcqs5r7sv72i6/gufegevajedid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://760_709737661.mildmedia-dev.eu/uploads/userfiles/files/92031042030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maggievanostrand.com/uploads/media/file/fowosusomipu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fujieshubao.com/zk/UploadFile/file/2021091603355573499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szjg.hu/images/file/75948198872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ne-moloko.ee/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/baca2c41ef2f37fb7b77e415bd0292c7/74431576039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tivati.com/uploads/userfiles/file/12835112109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oreoltour.ru/sites/default/files/file/38287271215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://furkansigorta.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137beab60b84---wadibo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xy-interior.com/uploads/files/202109012111021350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://badeluxe.com/userfiles/files/lejag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dedywiredja.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138c7b8b72aa---kolozefojufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://everestart.com/images/stories/file/gezawud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ae35caa41d---vokevali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=de+profundis+unabridged+pdfPDF 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_off0000d81b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD81B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f032.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF032 10772 bytes
SHA-256: 54a2651f372ecd71d3391d5e1ea6938750e4fbf5798f898c124f2278003aeae8
font_02_sfnt_off000108a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108A5 18504 bytes
SHA-256: 71916cdc3cce3805311eef232708ddaf480cd3136a66685a0ac52ce5ab391116