Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 27e90f0de0d242fc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.2 KB Created: 2021-08-31 21:42:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: fef2a26cca2c6e3fa76415b5a5b17b73 SHA-1: 2c474e6f9985fe84d72123ac14ebfe44d78a6be8 SHA-256: 27e90f0de0d242fc84d7bd86163316dfe4238ccc475a43752e4f4ee137f666f6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS 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 0.9982

Heuristics 7

  • 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 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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=division+rule+in+integration PDF link annotation
    • http://stylist.in.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a337de1ef3e---59465372864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chachachat.info/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20744504228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecompletecontact.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fupiwabofafexudotanega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bestmiamiturf.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bef08abb2e7b2a2163c893e21522d671/vogepevoseduduveteduz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ibb-online.ru/f/file/87609021277.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://findingthegrey.com/userfiles/file/30505227614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://socialbomjesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a15c201a59a---95393456937.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kahounova.cz/userfiles/file/nikumekik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anapharmata.hu/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/mivawijefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://niktid.ru/userfiles/file/vaxore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mmckno2010.zkosuchdol.info/files/dimapedakozazomudigubajug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rentaruedas.com/files/others/21145552333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hcs1000.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0633b96c5cacd44a0a2bf9c93d6c14b8/katikobopomip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andrelandberg.com/userfiles/file/52784896547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fitviewer.biz/files/file/60919218141.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soncongnghiepjotun.com/media/ftp/file/wexesixozisipulawowaxadax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dazzlin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/50d070730e5c35a607a3dc7a438f8787/42191966012.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canadianrelocation.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce812f18408---3806362728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robotics-institute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7uf8meki563hcml3itn35h4020/10949202363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c05d3a25300---97975002028.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saftanton.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095c556b1458---13910632573.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shop-cartuning.pl/userfiles/file/48754313259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.io/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c34ea2213e---80407186741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atcotourismtravel.com/userfiles/file/27418972631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alwaysflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d3061ad7951---daberovipoxafuva.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_off0000cd77.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCD77 10448 bytes
SHA-256: dfaad1480327282cb93e642483326912978b837362fba95bd2e437b743cb1411
font_01_sfnt_off0000e557.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE557 17240 bytes
SHA-256: 275b9e33bbffbb4ac737698ff4330de55ba7b525f5967b8272abd5c0e6d643a3
font_02_sfnt_off000111ec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111EC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1