Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 27df0962622f89e1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.4 KB Created: 2021-09-02 14:51:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: ca9a84aa4a5713ffcf45381189ef35f1 SHA-1: 4fb2dd7876cd4c0a1f50949b843dcdcdf73de931 SHA-256: 27df0962622f89e1c9278b8ccd7f846d5b5c5b83ba6588c692f7a1a3f4dfbbc7
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The file is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, specifically phishing. The embedded JavaScript and the nature of the links suggest an attempt to redirect the user to download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 http://www.hkwebdesign.com.hk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071f5202a1d6---dugolenikobixatirijedat.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://tbm-mova.by/images_from_html_editor/file/kumegin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.520amis.com/upload/files/bedogodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.barbazan-debat.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/8835284818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refour.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/111979bf9f9b0395c6000215d2111a8f/bupevumorigebed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/egdjljiqqkrm1iquig4vf92lm3/22101178628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://macabrey-luthier.fr/data/Files/92768970006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://networkinglikepro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90232751723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://septumdent.com/img/userfiles/files/89097637973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.finanzanlagen-honorarberatung.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16117e5c9d3f7c---59913310460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mopi.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/newesuwasaziteronuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://neavocats.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7bcf764c1e0698907ec0220cfbb4195d/rimudejelasuwililepugubej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095b480954f7---bajifofejarizokexen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://csom.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e9b715aeebdab23dedebae939a96b630/13225048279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uelzecht.lu/userfiles/files/rofoworetezuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stainless-faucet.com/uploads/htmlupload/files/vazaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tandartsindex.nl/images/uploads/gekoxubuvakije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ccps.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cfe09337f78ea6b605c9d28117efc25d/fupiri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://htfcompact.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9661e581b8d44255539f081a5a974014/69590720168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadiancontractorservices.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/en2agpofcmfjlhu4522goh6bm6/lipizopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pitchdecor-construction.com/user_img/files/xuwikofuxukadomame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.trisad.kz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/saxazogitugexufiloname.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ffarchitettura.it/userfiles/files/78758620021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithatdangcap.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/6049910047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=extract+images+from+pdf+acrobat+reader+dcPDF link annotation
    • https://mediacentre.aerlingus.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vikawupurigomobeza.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_off0000e311.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE311 11040 bytes
SHA-256: b1fccbb9149026686fc6898c32359fd3acd24829fb04a5bf0558fd2dfa39b099
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc6a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC6A 18108 bytes
SHA-256: 88dbdcd6e8c4ac0ed4af4633e9c56ac76596cf0809175a38a27541ca1d957739
font_02_sfnt_off00012b8a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B8A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1

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