Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 67cd57cb5d41842c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

103.2 KB Created: 2021-07-17 00:52:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: d8e33901d9f6c308c43b529d750ebcaa SHA-1: 6c7ff7723f33955e47614d628ca969e598002550 SHA-256: 67cd57cb5d41842c2c15be86ee5f1846c4fc9c83df24a19fbb4aaf70f3c3379d
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The presence of embedded JavaScript and a high number of external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, strongly indicates a phishing or malicious redirection scheme. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely serving as a lure to download further payloads or phish credentials.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9926

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 http://bukharajohnscreek.com/sites/default/files/file/lamatigipurib.pdf
    • http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4c2e1c1f41---rewabewetigokapoj.pdf
    • https://mintowncoffee.net/uploads/images/files/91726469747.pdf
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1e3314425c---46677251648.pdf
    • http://alexhoffordphotography.com/temp/files/file/zotofudekifewiwexabuxowes.pdf
    • https://www.phoenixdentalacademy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b48694e936c9ca69a12d99c9883bc82c/rikukin.pdf
    • https://wpsqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c9bafb8247121a00ba69e5d8d66d8d4e/5120178076.pdf
    • http://orbitsecurity.qa/pro_mvp_tech/uploads/file/zigadasewunu.pdf
    • http://reszke.pl/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/file/83860149439.pdf
    • https://razvozka24.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/836e84794bf7934d96041a863352e753/88672656263.pdf
    • http://dokturmice.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nusafetimuzabep.pdf
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3061fa83c9---sedimuxopu.pdf
    • http://graphicon.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2978530ba9---67949600416.pdf
    • http://a-swiss.com/upload/userfiles/file/82027905137.pdf
    • http://akiyastyle.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/77232770055.pdf
    • http://alhouti.com/userfiles/file/numifoxapavoxin.pdf
    • http://ipost.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pofotiradazo.pdf
    • http://premiumresourcing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfc9de683ec---saxubolori.pdf
    • https://arenda1s.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d8177d4b9b4c058c931258c33e1c6a0f/sinebunijolojutodilap.pdf
    • http://erisalaw-chicago.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/vunepuxug.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080c848f386a---1297964135.pdf
    • http://braintradingbcn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8480e081db9412f1617a6eab7b8551c7/bujuxagamanokobozeduberab.pdf
    • https://myveolife.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1c29f7c0be539fe4d02d6f0133826642/90140790027.pdf
    • https://www.onestopnaturalstore.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lr7mdo4m44vtvnhlnqjgmd8ost/43246048418.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=itching+in+the+anus+worms
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00012dfd.bin
3203478a9624f79e2491228c2a960ebe6e1a0c20804eb5d57b7ed361f2fe3510
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12DFD 18204 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00015d58.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15D58 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001756f.bin
aed0fc25764dd6f26e31bd4db14dca4decd5362ddd3f2cb2a79e9db0cc4ff2d5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1756F 10768 bytes