Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 587f80006f711e86…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.2 KB Created: 2021-08-23 19:35:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 3065cc034773a28f4ef6c156d666a3b1 SHA-1: febb59a3d5b6db34799c869df041369cd0ebb483 SHA-256: 587f80006f711e86106ad3f6309fdffe151232942ad8ca4e1b80a3616a029e18
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The embedded JavaScript and link farm structure suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=participle+clauses+co+to PDF link annotation
    • https://kogan-photo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26927c9c931ffe6cd04582239c07d0b8/44038616103.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mozartcantat.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cc771d5d8e0---9417254926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/likixavarixunutogeninu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nasroglobal.com/userfiles/file/39746335488.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digimaap.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35in5g102obscotjsehsemfua0/38992665301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elmbbq.com/uploads/files/82021613977.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://davidfauquemberg.com/home/fauquemb/david/bbdg_site/userfiles/file/28139391993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinisfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6c69f9a7ebe32392c5f92f0a2ef7ac02/65092665894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160987ea013250---pinigelotewituxer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duocmyphamcongty.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/majeburok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dynasil.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3a73043ed8abfe3e8e5e8421280528a/18877123125.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vietnaminsight.biz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3116411012.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cascinasorigherio.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a07c19792a---mesaxefowukujud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rsti.biz/files/fck/file/42908481028.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jiptv.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hbj18emf8itbkrtjpeo2qqr9r7/fafikudogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.allterra.group/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c43b5317d90a48431edb949f26173e7/76072269080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pikewallis.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608308405af50---46045797508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kolodezrus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/694069257a38d9360de63225ccd2b062/25853219250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/17479518763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mindweave.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/povb04bk4g4hvhfso249r6l1k4/77896600724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://naseeha.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/271feebde40b0ca5ee3ccfc59776dd1e/43952599769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ias2tbpimnkm9eob9beteg1f5b/mozolufizusudoje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glosunspa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160beba1f075b9---68899793256.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://costumeworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ce0c374f93---71233664898.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_off0000d78d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD78D 10364 bytes
SHA-256: c13962d2beb66427ec4d1de0c84a5cbcb8a88e896c028d0483a0c1d95181c407
font_01_sfnt_off0000ef1f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF1F 18136 bytes
SHA-256: 536ba237e70b164e9939d97c00b07e6802ee7d666eefa54718c068960f661c37
font_02_sfnt_off00011d89.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D89 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1