Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7106e9a3c17df858…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-09-01 02:06:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 73233eeab7bb1ef7dfe8dc1fe2c4a519 SHA-1: 79df543e622ea8cc7a8d2b2e87f8183d91f14c2b SHA-256: 7106e9a3c17df858894278c782f8c571a35d6e3ec0c6c3dc5d548de8aef69407
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many hosted on compromised CMS uploads, suggests it's designed to redirect users to malicious sites. The 'SE_INVOICE_LURE' heuristic further supports the conclusion that this document is a phishing attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://www.stratcareerservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c750bd7952---vojikop.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://npxbyy.com/wang3_3_10_27/Upload/Upload/file/2021652310439029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smoothnomad.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c9feuusbo0o17uejjeoedunb7r/jumifewavidanifekorebilej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afriqueitnews.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2f7c8b6219a959fc65e3ed8f4552f175/jazasadupuneviged.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deforma.it/userfiles/files/nadefoxumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thefutureofgolf.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608437569de54---relaborajilaxatiwaravokim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sumangold.net.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5aa3b5oh957dkrackipd3m3i7q/961837062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mcap.cz/images/uploadedimages/file/50942796673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reelproductionshd.com/userfiles/file/fetugugupenisixamotagix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.contectrade.hu/fckfiles/file/35828547475.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://planbmedia.hu/files/zikowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.191seo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093d87abaf3f---29802583223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unique.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f3f95930d1045f434242b1a973b06ce/xekuwaletomuduwer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bizbecho.com/pa/trainstation/uploads/image/file/36632818903.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.makattakasinti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071151cd7f70---zupusenivulano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbmodel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cebbeb77b9---xuluxogokixadugidog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirrorgallery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf9bfe0e7c7---nonemabijuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thebrownsfamilyreunion2008.com/clients/81208/File/46992266992.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perechen-jurnalov.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jenolopurubifugoso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://airshow-bg.com/file/rawurenukizut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gramercy-grand.ru/files/file/53558302384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haohanlegend.com/Uploadfiles/files/fuwobidejego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rioairporttransfer.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32532799162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=benefits+for+pensioners+over+70PDF 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_off0000d7d2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD7D2 16576 bytes
SHA-256: 5460da9ff2aeb09ea6309cf3531b0f638b83c0f5132740a8f242232810c7fb2e
font_01_sfnt_off000102d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102D9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011af0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11AF0 10432 bytes
SHA-256: edb2398d0831361d17a15bcbad701084b466e595502d912866b7d1b3ed4619cf