Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6778f190caa51d96…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.5 KB Created: 2021-07-29 23:51:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 8b1ec4ef6444eab8df17751a4ff47ca7 SHA-1: 4667a706fca800b5c9eb3b7915160516af046857 SHA-256: 6778f190caa51d96a5592f06e4a90e427d007fa5d5947467db8760d958c4eab3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a significant number of URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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 http://studiotecnicoforace.eu/userfiles/files/10868398538.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://maybaobidinhdinh.com/upload/files/26047634103.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bf-pomosch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/16teuma9k5v8b7uk5kucrrflb3/xadafaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fiambreszav.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c7d5a44c007ce54245cff86c92e5811/telotokuzubesalodofik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blokhol.com/upload/files/37092104235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brucemsmithlaw.com/clients/e/e2/e252bfde01ef004f685a9648d307a4b9/File/xakisuwisesezilo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://begemot-rus.com/uploadfiles/file/2021061412122073499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/480fa4a6a859a402d4dd7a5e46af0efd/88709469214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gourmethousemacau.com/UploadFilesfile///45346903078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://w3-japan.com/js/upload/files/37897199931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkwestresidences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a58f532a4a7---vivebugofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rockycheng.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sanajip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.verpoort-bouw.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf92e3a402d---dewugemidisovolebun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://samuiluxurytravel.com/Uploads/file/27944030464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weinquartier.at/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04141e78545b3a6eaa88267034b861a8/vifoxonivobedefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085445b7d2ba---61320502205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erdivigado.hu/userkepek/file/24292921308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicacomciencia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080ca39572b4---kejovekumajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harringtonandlombardi.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/41381092274.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dreamstoreonline.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79688091769.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coinproject.com/userfiles/image/file/juwiwago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://movesforfree.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r7ifbrl5tuhv4ueup9d8lr0od4/zebopevisixaluxesotukoti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gpagroup.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9892ea216e---kisudovowetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cdmvt.cz/sites/default/files/95250335764.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nnk.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097315079d41---23584295948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+replace+briggs+and+stratton+carburetor+diaphragmPDF 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_off0000d3f7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD3F7 11276 bytes
SHA-256: 4f7153d1f31219f3b7a942c6009ad764160867a180d37fe5b995aea191b855dd
font_01_sfnt_off0000edc7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDC7 17324 bytes
SHA-256: c66480a8b84f49f15b380d4411964e0c70c6b6532dea03d1eacb259631392abd
font_02_sfnt_off00011b47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B47 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1