Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 578289b7d83b270f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.5 KB Created: 2021-08-16 06:37:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 07afb8b964d4d671cab9c9bcf6c2f062 SHA-1: 5f3e01f76bbadfa2bfb602f974d506e665306ef1 SHA-256: 578289b7d83b270ff0c557613ec4112ea84c0784a4f6a96ba9235e272e6041b7
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The file also functions as a link farm, pointing to numerous URLs hosted on potentially compromised or disposable domains. These URLs likely serve as lures for phishing or to download further malicious payloads, as indicated by the ClamAV detection and ML classifier flagging it as malicious.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+recharge+conlog+prepaid+meter+in+south+africa PDF link annotation
    • http://veterinariacasettamattei.it/userfiles/files/zajed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asiatravel.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d5cc6d99246bba52821a1e17da345486/34652764919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://big-blue-bus.com/pics/fotos/1/file/dawunaletagoxegomepav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fulzugaskozpont.hu/files/nudedulexadudenonedodut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bangprice.combangprice.com/beta/cms_image/file/55720502089.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://robwalker.net/fckupload/file/96763871133.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jyjwqj.com/uploadfile/file///2021060116591153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zawayakw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608858b22af15---zanagutozuguwivawurururur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gld-lining.com/user_img/files/33847421506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.proctoloji.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d187912ae5---2971345175.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elcampoeco.org/FCKeditor/file/34736577343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dajuicebarus.com/uploads/files/21414021842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alphaconsultinggroup.us/vpw/images/file/mifapafoladazinunozef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3be2b0540a0deb23dff6ae705f69d80/varutalip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmkstroi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/acdc03a2d912d727b0859d32dbcc5689/korizojupafugotilonofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aviapartner.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/taxobebijogoxodaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dazzlin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c3bf55a86d7a719ed8974d35487f4c98/37635615426.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drnanemilk.com/tctt/sites/aaa/file/15797486780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e5b86e354b---68320584851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sehs67.com/clients/e/e0/e078d4d0076166a7bb489ca3b3a583ab/File/sapifoted.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.trimbleexpress.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082975cd1c6f---58233843397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aksukartela.com/images_upload/files/tadufatuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-antwerp.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082a2a0ee05a---61875531212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chornakorn-packing.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tanotozexomoburu.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_off0000de7c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE7C 11244 bytes
SHA-256: 1a110496212f98c2b31c4b9610e0002dc137a03af540b0d8db0dbf6c4590fc19
font_01_sfnt_off0000f875.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF875 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011087.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11087 16768 bytes
SHA-256: d1e65b0e6d95ee915488e62c6f2296ae8d51b59c7b2e8f8ac2dc92a853c93580

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