Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1272fc8c91a01f51…

MALICIOUS

PDF

114.0 KB Created: 2021-06-26 15:45:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 7bba98bbf7a0876d559d7a9d1db11962 SHA-1: 483c11d130fd25bc7170db314aa15a13a5a0dae0 SHA-256: 1272fc8c91a01f51bfa1d582b5b683fd3152147e6c8ebcd614446197839f9992
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code within PDFs. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or conduct phishing. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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://stopserv.ru/files/file/36590182689.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.northeastmarquees.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c8039b38e787690ca2be32fb1e55bfc/11681888765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hillcountryawningsandsunscreens.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607618784e11f---68745820014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alpha-dynamics.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077d32ebc5f9---1990499537.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.llgnjinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ce0c4eae43d876111f56e814cb1dcb02/46287975231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://414movement.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0d8c66d7a0bc0cbc136df8cb89891dd1/zopifewejixovusow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://assushop.com/userfiles/assushop.com/file/83064829051.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://copab.tn/216mag.svn/uploads/files/negitutepovaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxesystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57838616444.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biotledlight.com/userfiles/file///nawadefafev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a24a061d1e7---76912187067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7lghtoks1m20qgke3r1beeop82/41240779719.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://triumphtoday.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608388bf7100a---24864478694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://action-roofing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5f95efcc60112f74ddb5dadc882512bc/bajibagajujidivilukaxiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://narimasu-chintai.net/jcfiles/file/valusubotaxuxigenuxofova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://short-story.ru/upload/file/87967916449.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://computer-rudolstadt.de/upload/file/96763503266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/66f3vnbquler19amc2hftvte57/97140564443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://codecs.roimages/file/wonojalariluwejelajeliler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nmdom44hnbbtlfff8kfgvk1u0o/boxiseposabuso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c775731353---vefejifuvojoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=j2ee+complete+reference+book+pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://s292376414.onlinehome.fr/datas/imgmail/file/81396665299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off00015aa6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15AA6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000172bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x172BD 10700 bytes
SHA-256: 3274467e28f3f0819cb9cb20da492b0332dcc8589a744f1462fc30c5d0ca6380
font_02_sfnt_off00018b18.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x18B18 18028 bytes
SHA-256: 60c0e0d7960ca738539c6c66d50fcf8170a20d941647355a34b1d9c349090608