Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 775dad8f65684dc1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.7 KB Created: 2021-06-27 16:55:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: a3e83bd9939079c73d0774b83cb8bd14 SHA-1: 76137b4a5e877977aaf362df80b8be4f0d57b561 SHA-256: 775dad8f65684dc13aba3fdeb3f10a463ab86f0daa078c0919f709afd11dc339
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware hosting sites. The presence of JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code or further obfuscate the redirection process.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://www.novet.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160837eb586f89---68591609561.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://alphasigmaoverseas.com/userfiles/file/rinadosugujakitapexora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constructionone.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c5a71ac67f---lufugakosafovezup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9fii84k6gdbs5jsdms35aluj72/zowenojuzumuteraboweb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stefandes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a988b530d23---faxusowukakizogubom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reicar.dk/userfiles/file/namapisitesavetijir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://astoriareiki.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5b6f05ea7c736eecb0e5e8522b74cf62/67240552935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gospelinamerica.com/clients/874377/File/modenisunotutogowotavef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210503140126333080ba0g78.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zulassung4you.de/bilder/file/pusomomus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jrpst.pl/userfiles/file/67901184913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akarchlight.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eb44e36f831ab475aa3866a97e979234/49861329670.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asijskepotraviny.cz/files/file/44528357722.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sjar-tech.com/uploadfile/file///2021062705142053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bbe3178a65---64830992905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608211c783dba---66823653919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tessilgiada.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160af86a76bbc4---popexojesawutelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drjoecarver.com/clients/49355/File/41118887735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gauravkankariya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/usblq5ucrmdf3i2ps3schcvja5/16033148129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a59cb79bdc2---60259320237.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://journeypeople.cc/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6eabed6329992532eaea7cf6d8440f93/jamazabuzusezadevitop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.siemers-deutschmann.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dm332vom6oo1mida3if3imk093/jukakuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grahampropertytax.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/39b2f003a12dfbd52403781ce1fa6e00/tubekasaterazij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.norestim.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d4376d65d67---94387812856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=port+wine+stain+on+footPDF 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_off0000f82d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF82D 10248 bytes
SHA-256: d603cae7a133e44b45fbeab988ddd5807a916cbeb6f76c1e4b8f98fe2cba011b
font_01_sfnt_off00010f6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F6F 17180 bytes
SHA-256: 69122d24894250e0d18322952e520b045c86ffe5ad8f85e2321ff60da038f1cc
font_02_sfnt_off00013c0c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13C0C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1