Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b7a55d58f755286…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.9 KB Created: 2021-09-20 09:06:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 0b2f0aa857540d86a8494a613821e71f SHA-1: 0279e11d171ff1571bb656d8dcb80c0bc594928d SHA-256: 2b7a55d58f755286fda3d40f001acd149db589189d093f12e869bcc038a7de2f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware sites. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9446

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 http://kraemer-duennebacke.de/files/file/37969265196.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://baoyi-chuck.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wefadibajabixevixujomobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chortho.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jm4plc9bssqf6tf9sclgh31fds/99063106235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marathonroller.com/userfiles/files/58967977176.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tpt.taipei/asset/uploads/files/63148787287.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proff-doors.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/470d30d6de24bfde6b425d91cd0226ac/soxixotijobodol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cashcruis.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8deb025f18e45843a1e53faef9bdaf1c/58724894574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onelove.cz/file/83229161098.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://twtqedu.com/userData/ebizro_board/file/venogutodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161347a765887e---37065287888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://condicionamentofisico.com/arquivos/file/84062041302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nanyangtextile.com/userfiles/file/dovubilatugewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rickgrisolia.com/userfiles/files/poludaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://machnhaduong.com/images/uploads/files/pokoturevabig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advicezone.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ebju4m3isd7drvou084hdkbbgf/wivewedapav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victoryelectricalsupply.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jepojirobufomenidudode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhatngudongkinh.com/upload/ckupload/files/konototoxototamok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ktcz.eu/files/files/zinisolekegegopabirika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jahanchart.ir/data/files/file/44170988510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harposwebdesign.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/kuzomag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nassagroup.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/borutikolekodovimiju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tm-africa.com/beta/public/uploads/cms_filescms_files/67410548108.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anpo.vn/upload/files/95407154819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dfanchem.com/upload/files/patuvaxitireli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161416d0f435e4---62129955828.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prestinoequitacion.com/imagenes/upload/files/tinegilezemamepuluwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvvc.cz/files/88333430398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=pokemon+go+pc+hack+2021PDF 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e441.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE441 1680 bytes
SHA-256: 6c08887b596ecb472c5a0482df8c2f828d83fc5b5d16111ed0caa1fced1b35dc
font_01_sfnt_off0000ec39.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC39 24516 bytes
SHA-256: e483f5f25863cf97a5c6b93593d708d00820ab9854f05b285f6aff0436c0d128
font_02_sfnt_off00012a12.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A12 16300 bytes
SHA-256: eef5372f3cea404331644a8d440521954b48f82bb03540980fdfde9c70fa4f66
font_03_sfnt_off00014040.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14040 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_04_sfnt_off00015857.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15857 10704 bytes
SHA-256: b01117f4886f6224a8909b2810343aba1520481b1115a1d5ba995e4a58ffd257