Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2cc671e56c6ccf7a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.3 KB Created: 2021-09-05 09:01:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: f1e6d135fb1d28812f88991d782ed260 SHA-1: 3dd735e96f8aaeae20bfc1b4efda486154a20c82 SHA-256: 2cc671e56c6ccf7ad9893197d2672af5fbd5b19a520a4fd5786a4ce655cc2c6d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The PDF also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple URLs hosted on various domains, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or to download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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://hotelritariccione.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161325a5833413---83577507300.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.moteco.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160853252468f2---21934147802.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goodslib.com/userfiles/files/ravunukober.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://svltv.in/userfiles/files/jurefigupuzodapesuwadiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gold-carsales.com/js/upload/files/giridibokaxomupaloditeti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.meglobalinc.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071d4a172749---90061295394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://langumeistras.lt/i/File/fivew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161201902c5d88---wixodefewemasejaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rld-carbon.ru/file/fiwogipemu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/992dcb971fd6334f33be218aa5053944/mowegonap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lmbri.com/WYSIWYGImage/file/81336652755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://structurecreative.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083fd2b2ac47---duzidifokabido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nicemexico.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085d7e4bdce9---31902390681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jimsclub.net/new/board/img_tinfo/file/20210807064901.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toyotarent.kr/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210718_F8BB1417799895CF.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://northwestpixie-bobs.com/clients/e/e1/e1941a3904c49320334fd90e0ed9e852/File/71454715147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077f3aa8199f---95806029198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ezastupitelstvo.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/balazekobosepamubub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whkmradio.com/userfiles/file/24198705998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a40ff90d8a9---kojepozivotuxalefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=mutants+and+masterminds+book+of+magic+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_off0000bb84.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBB84 16488 bytes
SHA-256: e8446f97afef0f2040e78a659d8c97da0f63787e5a6d8cf84672593e8b485925
font_01_sfnt_off0000e5ee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE5EE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000fe05.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE05 11244 bytes
SHA-256: 2ca77efee31a213a1765c6d733f4b535f00a9a23a5304f94d4c035f30d518db6

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