Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 71363d9570650d26…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.1 KB Created: 2021-07-03 11:55:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: b965c828a4f430514ffec92f0d10a501 SHA-1: 34a060fae09b3a556aa9de28e699c51c4bb5829a SHA-256: 71363d9570650d269b4b6dee54a8fc06164a5e5497579969c584bbeed684fd7c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, and contains embedded JavaScript. It also features a link farm pointing to numerous external URLs, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or conduct phishing. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external sites.

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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=tan+and+cot+values
    • http://normandyclassof79stl.com/clients/e/e1/e16d7b8530e96d8d426d6b963c92b0b5/File/fisuniwatiwepidob.pdf
    • https://patc.fr/imagesfile/fisivevar.pdf
    • https://eprobatdz.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zadizevodomogebokifaxen.pdf
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086bd35b4ae6---nuvajimep.pdf
    • https://www.vigo.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d0ecdbbde3---janap.pdf
    • https://ecef-groupe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/65mag847861eqkq4hk5f2nfl57/natilukixodovadefekuwagul.pdf
    • https://alfa-clining.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/07cde222508923eaca9923c292a6f4e5/visadako.pdf
    • https://www.prestigeautobody.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/704f912552d5df761a3b49fcfdb0f628/zamoxatumefex.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098f7851c1d4---wizovatuxatijomux.pdf
    • http://marcelponjee.nl/ponjeefiles/file/figasedodanuvokaremoxom.pdf
    • https://www.cfo-search.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cdae092fb36---36363661184.pdf
    • https://www.travelticket.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i4u2if4j9cgb9rmumqtn221bc3/13690450687.pdf
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160beb3de74270---pikiburukagozatabiwuza.pdf
    • https://sevsport.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/479a4beabfa15dab9cca5585a0242f82/98776756567.pdf
    • https://abandassociates.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jepon.pdf
    • http://ranagro.com/files/fadejof.pdf
    • http://www.rlktechniek.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a4e28f2018---kukebezuvumefetezixibepuf.pdf
    • http://www.191seo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c18d20235e4---15434128535.pdf
    • https://grafitpoint.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/556d22e5296190d0f2cee52e93c19697/zozuvuxex.pdf
    • http://micro-churches.net/uploads/file/nazomifexejizitobijado.pdf
    • https://web-sila.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/47955720f132c71b659fdf257040b3ab/lefobize.pdf
    • https://www.ibyservice.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/144078dde46415ed7c768720c5b472e2/74676529425.pdf
    • https://stcatherine.ac.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e9066600cb---47661197321.pdf
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mipeba.pdf
    • https://event-connections.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160757916dd68d---54831754836.pdf
    • 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_off00010512.bin
4536713d55032f081ee720c31e064dc05a7d87a081e215ef5b821677f20f0359
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10512 17644 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000133d4.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x133D4 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014beb.bin
8291a7be91204c257cee9e6434c2dd27e67575838ba149af24edaf1073c88f15
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14BEB 10300 bytes