Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 71f7e478dfd1c882…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.8 KB Created: 2021-09-02 06:20:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 98be0c3fc857a607b735181c57e3e546 SHA-1: 10ceca3c9f14280b0fe48f63e690700c085b2079 SHA-256: 71f7e478dfd1c88281eb26a8e9fae8f6ede4ba1c9d8b50fb35ae0b555696bd30
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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 https://home18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/110739efeb861caec9c84f91d164ebc1/69412257073.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://kodeac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5j40lfidnqeflsm71at0fctcl4/98412803866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://interiorsexpress.biz/dayafter/uploadimages/newsimages/file/vudojid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://regalmotors-jp.com/js/upload/files/suvamebovorirute.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lauricedale.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ca45e4c6ce---39256212631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doudou.tw/userfiles/files/golotalafugopepoluva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.medicalart.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e40c328312e---mixuvibomonikogibek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kristenpell.com/userfiles/files/vegujepafutana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://basyapiemlak.com/yukleme_klasoru/userfiles/file/tularo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612bd95cab18a---tumeduzudasuxujukubumoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceral.pl/ceral/pliki/file/90270260246.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ballestermultiservicios.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076ea296ad82---28464936165.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exactblue.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bf3fb56732---vakeledurofigimuturuzaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://96rangjai.com/userfiles/file/vimige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gorisum.net/fckeditor/upload_file/file/74455004777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rec39.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c50f30b3be0126925fd2ea5392d03a55/seluvonevujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ekachaiguitarist.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33742867955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dui-antidote.com/images/userfiles/file/lifonajusuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://douzonebnf.com/upload/file///79635444013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smlstripedbass.com/home/rock/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30538861757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polimak.pl/userfiles/file/jidizimobufumugove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bluelakehomestay.com/uploads/image/files/xakoroxojinab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eingangrad.ch/userfiles/files/nesamulad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ajwatravel.com/wheelmarine/userfiles/file/25818093514.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=girl+scout+chantPDF 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_off0000ce32.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCE32 10336 bytes
SHA-256: 019f6bccd8e282d4d5d31fabf2f71ead93edd9195999d42fbed7927bc1b9f4c6
font_01_sfnt_off0000e576.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE576 16920 bytes
SHA-256: b82092eded8b67bea8fad19ef09b5e6e24d3e550e3be47055679b9d28562aa46
font_02_sfnt_off000110ef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x110EF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1