Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 76ca3b08b82a9e5e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.0 KB Created: 2021-07-01 11:57:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 381d6f4bc5ac62319951d0390afea762 SHA-1: d9e938c42a6715a0f03dd02b770eaffba8930d3d SHA-256: 76ca3b08b82a9e5ef90ff7c142e6ab9b264518191a64fb5d29ba1e678f36baf1
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to potentially malicious PDF files hosted on compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains. The primary attack pattern involves a link farm designed to redirect users to these malicious documents, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9936

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
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://g-ortho.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c6bb1670cc---wazifijuwamuzusolu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://divinenine.net/userfiles/file/57467181293.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaizousha.com/js/upload/files/72003356094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://globalquestconsulting.com/userfiles/files/97295385274.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goodtraefarm.com/ckupload/files/15014882880.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://africansafaris-spain.com/FCKeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php?Command=FileUpload&Type=File&CurrentFolder=%2Ffile/75188279260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.properties-thassos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ktqk89v76vns2vcf3l8434r5q0/dakudenikuvoxutupibikul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pi-consulting.ch/download/kibibuxipimomijatonixiret.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.awakohchang.com/image/upload/File/4640921419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.idahomedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cf1ef615b8d4ee780d0e3668e5deab84/69557853282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinag7furniture.com/app/webroot/files/editor_upload/files/54947606688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/zarasutuja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qiuyutv.com/userfiles/files/20210528102934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pampa.be/uploads/userfiles/files/98423233925.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vipavtoufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a18496a49d211943aa8c176d2a3ce8b7/48746028550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stopserv.ru/files/file/38184604984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cascinasorigherio.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4989f89b49---lexavixobob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shreyaghoshal.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/fezosesuvuzelamigokibaxid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eschool365.in/js/admin/uploadfiles/file/30161356904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecsal.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2c563847e9---dexodadamowinikusiwef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://omomediacion.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0f487f5c720890d84c56046136182fb4/wibivafazebulelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realwebguys.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1ae1ccd73e---jonajuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rfcorporation.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05142dc23dce37d55b9b3e60eb134779/58089988275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phillipwhiting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608135fc2d142---gazekalakapazivewujap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=research+paper+formatPDF 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_off00011731.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11731 16800 bytes
SHA-256: 3984778ae54ce18c70772ee05546f14baa47800ae3016d1a36efac1afeffcfab
font_01_sfnt_off000142ea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x142EA 10548 bytes
SHA-256: bd7c2c186c5f3cf4beb6cb41abee7d50a2f722195f4bb3159f7a6b1b1945ccda
font_02_sfnt_off00015b07.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15B07 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1