Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7653555632754a15…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.4 KB Created: 2021-09-09 22:51:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 4284861fb66220b09d9b6729b6100a81 SHA-1: 1ec2bb859471119376adc30bb490bc12f68f3ac4 SHA-256: 7653555632754a15eb9b023bfd7849945ae87424b65f452039fb72453526d2bc
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting. This suggests the document is designed as a link farm to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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 http://www.stsmcc.org/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32756790520.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://pitchdecor-construction.com/user_img/files/20160075564.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://olivetheater.com/userData/board/file/jitodofalevilug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.corpeverest.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72095384461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://remont-etalon.ru/upload/files/kapirurorerodozawozupuzin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aolisenjiancai.com/data/files/84195663648.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wcdt.co.th/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/klp5k1mdbtvtl2sf4f28d25tmr/51688781034.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaisar168.com/contents/files/gagufotewuvakovita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://standardamulet.com/files/files/kowajuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmv.ir/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613310b16700d---molali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nnk.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131fd57edf40---66242013327.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grapes4u.ca/sites/all/sites/grapes4u.ca/files/42712283950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brianhigbielaw.com/UserFiles/file/49283318753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://optical-axis.com/uploads/files/202109031400286043.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bijverhoeven.nl/uploads/files/33833767562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inprovitperu.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3277716283.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.generalutilities.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f3d6d32d6c---tetewujoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laptopcuhaiphong.vn/upload/files/vovonefovujepigubazaxivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luluscafeonline.com/uploads/files/rigolamizuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://simpangkanan.com/contents/files/zuwijomejulobovaforet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://torbay.ru/images/uploads/file/zosuziz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vuatoyen.com/uploads/userfiles/file/98442336790.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mobilieroccasion.fr/uploads/file/kokofonevixerurujogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=legit+instagram+private+profile+viewerPDF 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_off0000b0e9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB0E9 10812 bytes
SHA-256: 77a65b1c23d693f9052c457953d942715e3abd19b0da7e84adfe35b0fd9f611e
font_01_sfnt_off0000c9e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC9E4 13816 bytes
SHA-256: 4468123818ce3bfcfe6e92222dfb9d7b9d97d39d9ebe3520583ca6ce6305d9c7
font_02_sfnt_off0000eb9c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB9C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1