Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 67317e7bd1bb2191…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.6 KB Created: 2021-09-03 13:02:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 91bcca31b0d0cdd9cecbba337cf7b4c9 SHA-1: 986c000e5eee597417898a38d6b25b98d66a665f SHA-256: 67317e7bd1bb21911b59aefad826a241f100331358be5964ab5a3d642a204808
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream, which is a common technique for delivering malicious content or redirecting users to phishing sites. The numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, further indicate a malicious intent to host or distribute further payloads. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly support the malicious nature of this file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9829

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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=hiram+na+salita+worksheets+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.dramayaramendes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fc2354f8e5---85689806137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stickers-moins-cher.com/userfiles/stickers-moins-cher.com/file/rones.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scvumaichiramen.com/uploads/files/14407613152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maezawa-jidousha.com/js/upload/files/badukefuxigatidos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://herningbadintra.dk/app/webroot/upload/files/vatuvitojigulolunalolosik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tp-pos.com/uploads/image/files/pipujezamusopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pfgpartners.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098f6d55b630---90216995427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.li/upload/78708224304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://remontnoedelo.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612dea6865603---fomoxamezozop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maidnheaven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160780eae0faa8---25763549731.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theopenhouseclub.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5bc76d1db5b6285417aafcc096f47d3a/94344944711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mobitransjogja.com/files/sixufobirerekodizep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terezmisszio.eu/files/file/86281287991.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.beachesbrewing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e70c697f7a12d0deb98dcec2d7ca89da/fogifujaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suacuacuontoanphat.com/upload/files/feviwejawopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fontanarosaserigrafia.it/userfiles/file/19428189684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ucinnovation.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jevinurenevivakodorajam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fairview66.org/clients/866114/File/lefajefikesabelefakob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sakitonus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ac4bf238a92e435e3c1a157d7d170e6/jadudozoxuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aaaaaikdebj9ccf1ayja1b5a3q.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/97630151400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jullien38.com/ressource/site-image/files/99487539214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.inhd.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16118bd83041a5---jadaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightingsystemscol.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29c7feadf50cb23501199c246192e0f8/44103397173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://danangsculpture.com/uploads/image/files/sozeru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polyalpan.hu/_user/file/36100346631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://starlightcelebrates.ca/clients/4/43/43e9139217482d7666ce300faf566241/File/gewobuzejapixijow.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_off0000cbb0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCBB0 17292 bytes
SHA-256: 56cf18cdce2923604b036bcce1884e143b10acca32098d2ce450ba2fb9b5097f
font_01_sfnt_off0000f796.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF796 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010fad.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10FAD 10932 bytes
SHA-256: 132820ecd005385b55a07b68623781533c8f17fd754923df7e33a3151066541e