Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6c7fce82c799db1d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.9 KB Created: 2021-07-06 19:01:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: a96e0a767093a3d49a00d0fd4620a905 SHA-1: 6faec2964f7577596e3f60a550c99eed55daf505 SHA-256: 6c7fce82c799db1d70be1e67282bdae844a857b32a4ffb799bf8210085ff93db
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to execute malicious code or redirect users. The presence of a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites, further suggests a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to initiate the redirection or download of a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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://lynnesnaturaltreats.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c3c5fe7a794ff56240b7d9a1561808a/vekaguroratituwafevi.pdf
    • https://reifenscho.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607173b70ad4d---baxiwogapubipusa.pdf
    • http://coming-c.com/userfiles/file/3797226570.pdf
    • https://schreinerheusi.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160caea672975e---83360873364.pdf
    • http://monroehighbeachreunion.com/clients/8/88/88bd109b8fc96949fe6caf7698e88fda/File/15158029613.pdf
    • https://pilotcenter.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sr1b0t4nmd7up236hkgh0om0b3/41001302381.pdf
    • http://nieruchomosci-swidnica.pl/userfiles/file/36714657334.pdf
    • https://insights3.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3645d686d4b33c787b8e5ceafb2ccf0/purenonusemevoferila.pdf
    • http://constantemail.com/userfiles/file/1625071488dugemu.pdf
    • http://alibabashipping.com/userfiles/file/67738521732.pdf
    • https://churchosonline.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e7435adfcf288178e5d1e29171c5fee9/10509288483.pdf
    • http://www.majoriscambio.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160868fad2474b---giramufazanavir.pdf
    • http://www.altrus.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160befb731a86d---xusofibifafugo.pdf
    • http://escolacaritas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ade0b01c0b3---26994715537.pdf
    • http://www.virtualaid.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f3631f121a---vizoboxesafulutin.pdf
    • http://mfcwestenkwartier.nl/beta/userfiles/file/larufaj.pdf
    • https://cffcommunications.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/160706f60e94e2---97380244665.pdf
    • http://www.musicmaestrodiscos.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160910177e7c83---60768127003.pdf
    • https://goactive.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f771fe1fe52944f77d19ddd5fa8d0523/sobawavewajenirexoxik.pdf
    • https://xn--1--8kcai1ck2bs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cae28f6798ce459612ea3310868acef3/33282912005.pdf
    • https://www.ediliziaindustriale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf02c0c4f7---zekaxuwafejenu.pdf
    • http://www.jacenter.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49454181401.pdf
    • http://capitolmetrophysicaltherapy.com/userfiles/file/20915108268.pdf
    • https://www.ogblfrontaliers.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8bs7qqvs91fjhetnm48oeoas47/sufuzudefukevepozopajuwi.pdf
    • https://flardochform.se/userfiles/file/vivalelamabujijajapagep.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=physics+by+inquiry+answers
    • 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_off0000ed31.bin
a78575302136841d9da283bac9e05ae85306385d2483cfbb4f5a4b05e1b85a5c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED31 17228 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000119e9.bin
8a15389d31f41e0bc39ff59ef9e12cb8932ecce585b69afd6e81081c2908a17b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x119E9 10652 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013251.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13251 16792 bytes