Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 76a81e1c4255cb5f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

99.4 KB Created: 2021-09-07 08:15:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: c08c11e7a044823563b376df584be99d SHA-1: a628c75e4eeaf83ec77ef7cbd4b1703c8fd7fc55 SHA-256: 76a81e1c4255cb5f3e0006f9dbc399207985bc8707d40d9ba24a3f06290dbbc9
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pliny+the+younger+letters+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://gdr.co.il/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0088fe8ad9f812b14ca19339c04796ca/6921499219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lavera.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c472a398df---28228985506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----8sbaavnccwq4am.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/33aa152d8982db07f990f59bc2c8a762/48698464750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canoeing.by/pics/files/93270467904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gold-carsales.com/js/upload/files/lajozavakatuwitakataxele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mail.me.ntou.edu.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210904_124613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://larustt.com/upload/ckfinder/files/31316031109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://subventionsbetrug.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c4omhtccrg88eua3oed5q65sv3/40178573269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://damvua.com/damvua/public/images/files/5761771626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szentimresiklos.hu/upload/file/vujarujiduzoxonokope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gourmethousemacau.com/UploadFilesfile///pedugidisonezelisogazulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://altonika.pro/files/fck/file/turelufedopezibubalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dlikefulproductions.com/clients/875850/File/72932891178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://azco.friend-match.com/upload/files/nalaredokikofubozabegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://medicapoland.pl/uploaded/file/15378188919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blnk.eu/userfiles/files/bixav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iccj.jp/images/uploads/fckeditor/file/jirawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajisushionline.com/uploads/files/49970909343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nowbali.co.id/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ad0638f88e---18499773782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trustarshida.co/cache/fck_files/file/4980367082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaaexpressac.com/userfiles/file/92515243350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rochesteradams75.com/clients/7/77/774a1ed2e17b5a3c8fe4214cc08eab78/File/98747344525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paymentsbusiness.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083e225c7efd---62499145138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.potterycommercials.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dde5fa210e---5714948179.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_off00011cdc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11CDC 19284 bytes
SHA-256: 7048541483cead4c7a7269ecea1ea7532b981397cf2bd216810f4fdd3303f7f5
font_01_sfnt_off00014f15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14F15 10832 bytes
SHA-256: b8da89219929f529654f59e095b7367788d2d633e9e26718f11a24fe6af1cc6a
font_02_sfnt_off000167cd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x167CD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1