Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5b27edccef1c13b5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.6 KB Created: 2021-07-05 21:47:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: cce6233b2a5a7dfaf28906576b5e6809 SHA-1: 31dd040ecc2d1ff3b977cb8dd95807b8d91df6f8 SHA-256: 5b27edccef1c13b5532704fbc6bc6e5ea5440bcd50e1b24fae0cc4f568b7476d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within documents. The file also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised WordPress sites, likely to host phishing pages or further malware. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, specifically phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 7

  • 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 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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=extra+high+voltage+electromechanical+contracting+llc PDF link annotation
    • https://ncfouting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078aa64e3fc6---zemulitavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7ba390ec850143f34624524af420dcfb/davinoduxemup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://andrejc.si/files/file/gukodurapamonozudokoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3dprofi.net/images/uploads/file/rokolifunebagusetafimaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wurstfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/00dee72e4275c96674a24a197d009a9c/9967939958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.drserapkagan.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v5it5c692qtirlcnplki98jhpr/45918154382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svsteinfurth.de/radsportfiles/file/49368418839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fitnessrev.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qpjak47ptsb0mrj7jekc60cn1b/74151222300.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noble-program.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lefezidabaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.advokat.com/app/webroot/img/fck/file/53079157826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szallas-karpatalja.com/upload/75359812797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arohitourandtravels.com/userfiles/file/72447195634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greathorserider.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rukazuneziraxinolixanujaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sip7.online/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7bfcea48efe5d15620e8cfc2f7432644/9352589230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sgestrecho.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb4f19b1523---mobokawewosuxopus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cdwy028.com/uploadfile/file/20210628184628.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://northphoenixmustangs66.com/clients/4/4b/4b49b54eec06ebba3741256e9f3e6f2b/File/gukezomoxewirurojow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.caribbeandentist.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f2e518e812---633001209.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.myvzl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/89qsjvghlh3flfuq919sudasit/nozenut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cfo-search.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b035683eb5---95621044486.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://twinslock.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/negix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ventilyatsia-v-sochi.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26482972155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://georgiamusicpartners.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0a3b15d0ff8945acf35a3576ff29e5c1/96633756322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://counterreaction.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1baaeb864f---18356993037.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_off0000f458.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF458 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010c6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C6F 10660 bytes
SHA-256: 523ecaa8e4bc9ac7c0358209a9f663b44e808a2e480d2c8fde857ea8e73d26a0
font_02_sfnt_off000124a6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x124A6 17600 bytes
SHA-256: 211b6a7c2dd72879248be15b3999d851509cc155b1e737c3c99b9bc799923f96