Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6d02dc389889fcdc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.5 KB Created: 2021-09-01 03:54:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 920679b2e50a10e015a6692cfa64a691 SHA-1: ce37b56cdf29148ec056e2319f9aed68e42ebf06 SHA-256: 6d02dc389889fcdc40ce7bcfe24d21dd148276c7494bfecd23fbf1e6463c6238
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=litany+of+the+cross PDF link annotation
    • http://short-story.ru/upload/file/87965613286.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tanabuauto.com/js/upload/files/80649689970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mar3ol.com/Files/files/bojugonaxofifeku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jnfarley.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/spo11dfh4i5sdqnu6qsjdku1v1/doxiwitizokumule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robertmatzuzi-massagetherapist.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fad883a468---dikuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.endthestigmacounselling.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7v25qtg3409kk912sp6g7qh0o7/53418629746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zemtechnika.lt/public/site/0files/69766462020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frederickfollows.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0299a37f8b---90724360545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93296538862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advicezone.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1gh7v45a6pasj26od1mbha7r55/1808782673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://remontnoedelo.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e47927da1b---93880826012.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://projectbudapest.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4b80a689f3---nalukexasotisobapive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pansophers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160812fd340e1d---tofidegiwaduba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dungcuruamui.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9c7gu2cqn2nh172qkrsps5ohs4/jobopekesebanutavameleg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mcap.cz/images/uploadedimages/file/fofetoboze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://automozg.by/upload/editor/files/relofenebememoriki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trackeg.com/en/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c9ad3d16e4---nawetavemujukat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cicadit.ro/UserFiles/file/7199406590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sotel-perm.ru/site/file/99856761416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://homespakistan.net/magzine/uploadfiles/file/86326963128.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sgestrecho.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c087b445e17---zosikazebuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yourhealthyanswer.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pelixuluguxabufifudidugep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://az4group.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf2db9e71d4---32566349333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kcss.hu/korosi/userfiles/file/gumudesezero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160768c69e195d---dozubixiwikurizewumoserem.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_off0000f377.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF377 18808 bytes
SHA-256: 0b0863a1c59b71c978d03a073b8de65af89c29b37920d180aee4e4b6102e9f3b
font_01_sfnt_off0001241c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1241C 10456 bytes
SHA-256: 378db825b26b7cadacee886802538aed939bd5cf0f1248a4f74595435adc4197
font_02_sfnt_off00013bd7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13BD7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1