Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 77767a561eb1b654…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.7 KB Created: 2021-09-18 08:23:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 8044a95533f81a6ef6d4665b60aba0a7 SHA-1: 87f60487caa21d95fecf03229baa7a34cfac7035 SHA-256: 77767a561eb1b65414e890d18bb9b15b41ef7e1e3be5e3ece83f0282d756857c
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external PDFs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The primary goal appears to be directing users to download malicious PDFs, likely as part of a phishing campaign. The embedded JavaScript and the nature of the links suggest an attempt to deliver a secondary payload or facilitate further malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

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 http://cleversystems.ru/userfiles/file/lavukewo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://beauty214.com/uploads/files/202109061702046730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaizousha.com/js/upload/files/19184546918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riverasphotovideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612efefc115d8---42989164665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613549c61863a---wivoneluzitexomafutovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeugdopdewetenschapsagenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613bbc604a307---58950285859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://friluftsgruppen.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141653de6cf6---17043523745.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161317667302c1---86299492323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.heksan.com.pl/file/fagugexirivusufuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.landalastadservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614246d1bb9ee---godixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diamond-marketing.cz/soubory/vemuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onlinevay.com/upload/files/87533076852.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evaemlak.com/userfiles/file///toxote.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/fomakebetezemufirez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamexmarket.com/uploads/files/xisagawajugaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://renebeumer.nl/userfiles/file/sewokenegafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinoscaform.com/upload/ckimg/files/202109100505369992.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suportti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fc4875a1e6---bigerolorijotolubazumab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://websurin.net/UserFiles/File/72273568611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clubforeducation.com/FCKeditor/userfiles/file/87358023713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.peplex.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144f3e1b346d---50419816668.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://olsztyntransportmedyczny.pl/userfiles/file/govir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aotwcasino.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vanamozedefenekenozule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://linpus.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/85426225282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://att-na.com/upload/noradaridi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=videoleap+download+apkPDF 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_off0000d4e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD4E4 10164 bytes
SHA-256: e5249516af2213665cb354b3a97355eb93b5e3551c7011b3398308ea9bb3b3aa
font_01_sfnt_off0000ebb8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBB8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000103ca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103CA 17868 bytes
SHA-256: 8ff3167fd4806f9493d5fd5e5bfd82270a31d99ed8430e9f9f09690cf8a1699a