Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 36b77b9e51508e81…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.8 KB Created: 2021-08-10 23:26:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: b7dbe6716d43b4767c8806f1c2d5b587 SHA-1: 1ca1b10c2899247e825a51151ce6e35abcb8b8b4 SHA-256: 36b77b9e51508e8143360a6ee21285671aade8004b40f756d13333a76621ba4d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to multiple compromised websites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for exploiting PDF vulnerabilities or redirecting users.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

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://brunoamaranti.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mfmtpk17har9qikf5nf7um7r22/33458080738.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/105u3d6k6kthhi2oost65e8741/51371389069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://twr1115.net/files/fckeditor/file/dabobatalagusuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ph2020.org/FCKeditor/file/7372973584.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://precedent.by/_newsite/images_from_html_editor/file/11094289675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.southforconstruction.com/frontend/web/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vudipul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://777mto.com/contents//files/mopolunagejadunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ramseier-appenzell.ch/elrada/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rojupur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f594f92878438082d9533482aa08993b/25541578866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stpetejazz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kd6jdfagt72ruooanmo3ilme9s/49515861784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gradeagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m2k33shdnjg3mlvnefdc3tqfse/88600160231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://retta-bg.com/userfiles/9429043887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emergent-partners.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ba33b11e22---sarorup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chocoinmobiliario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f424968be203f00f5e1c4919c4ad93f7/86296770665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://festivaldeliteraturadepereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cd620082db---46804234228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apple888.vn/luutru/files/97943541327.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.next-conseil.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa476c3f250---35345315766.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakeshoresmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ai3gl6kj7itlcv9epqfr2htj2/lupugavagobukotifasupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myphamlulanjina.com/upload/files/kosafizid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gennarimaq.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b25376989d9---nunexulejun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://belgradenightlife.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rkvbumnm0vp2g014poprckn6fi/97763430497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af6e658497a---41176665353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xuantruongtech.com/images/ckeditor/files/tutisosile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abogarestudio.com/userfiles/file/piwivomasovotomuzimugugow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=chemistry+textbook+for+high+school+pdf+downloadPDF 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_off000102d1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102D1 17500 bytes
SHA-256: 398563260414a7665dd60832c1a6ff7e352cf421e66495623d78084685414df7
font_01_sfnt_off000130fe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130FE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00014915.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14915 11632 bytes
SHA-256: ffb72a068a3becdda5e1bb933768ae8e46e4eea2fc3d70f6d07c0b5a5542c8cd