Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 77d1221b1fcdcd87…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.4 KB Created: 2021-09-02 09:03:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 36e188c64ea7a1c6dde2914a9a969ca6 SHA-1: 379a89f8d251637decc9b10a8b39e1e593dd4988 SHA-256: 77d1221b1fcdcd87d595e62d7f082d1b0ec11419f7225a1c071c370befb3bf3f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs, which are designed to host further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=asexual+vs+sexual+reproduction+worksheet PDF link annotation
    • http://na-bytecek.cz/UserFiles/File/jivawevefobivezotonoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f5a93030b6---tifixopipubatojapapin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stavo-bazar.cz/userfiles/file/vivapoxan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://storage-in-motion.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070f503e1dcd---58142963222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foreverymuslim.net/home1/forevev3/public_html/foreverymuslim/upload/file/18787570316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cb8bba8746---sazapejajapor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://glassick.com/userfiles/file/40043614319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bassbasement.org/userfiles/file/lixasalowugukedezid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.unicodesystems.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bde7sp177ok6idducli140kq6/gosini.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swancentive.com/cote_dor_import/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33821307491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ruihuitax.com/files/file/1991388402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://puginternational.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xesixavimanaveka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac2a5d73f4b---1499794109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0023bba97d---5916282341.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recruiters-zone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b03efcec73a---85489024882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recamonde.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b6a1349535a---3956970381.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hjtech.org/admin/upfile/file/45281101566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tatishev.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60999826219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://callhfelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610d0e327ab90---wojodi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taevlingar.se/images/pages/file/votodojuxukoturixababuse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maezawa-jidousha.com/js/upload/files/nemasefenexenepor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.greddy.com/admin/common/ckfinder/userfiles/File/3814467462.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kurek-rowery.pl/user_pict/file/65277142582.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_off0000c862.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC862 11036 bytes
SHA-256: 56e64485e0e297d95a088c6a5c740ef7f5f81c283476b10dd55c5a859a8d7ada
font_01_sfnt_off0000e214.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE214 16004 bytes
SHA-256: a7316730df719333a9847e066b2bf106629b3e6edd643b93b128375603ae8fee
font_02_sfnt_off00010b1a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B1A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1