Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 77e163a0d577e090…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.7 KB Created: 2021-07-01 16:07:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: d9c36a98038eb6c7671f34bb4728c067 SHA-1: 8de0bc37231c74fa69ff7a89feb05dd10a32d405 SHA-256: 77e163a0d577e0901a491fca50bfea62e0587908f763f799d3cc8ca39d313a0f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of external links, many of which point to compromised websites or disposable hosting. The presence of JavaScript and the link farm suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content or phishing pages. ClamAV detection and ML classification further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9421

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://www.apartamentselsllacs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2di2vtjmc097mfr2llcd0tj7k7/pozezaratorakub.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://parkwestresidences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a125eb62454---95689804046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://na-nule.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1iavbek9tmbblop44154r9t92/70599011541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rolmech-strzelno.pl/Upload/file/vikusozuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gaseg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uvk8nerkda84n6qd9530t2ia64/74384864470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://karapinarinsaat.net/userfiles/upload/file/85149984221.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enviedecrire.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afb1095946b---55660246401.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075da5876738---tofufizuzuranuges.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1274708ab6---82553292556.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608130b4b9912---nedevutixubon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607496390ed58---21690409455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://braviengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/duiqb4p5vpoj2j6bsvm58lo940/48864594892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empezo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33766190020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mywayrtk.info/userfiles/file/gipojipagexigemixepuban.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://majesticcaliberenglishlabradors.com/clients/a/a7/a77fae3751d16767b5fd1969bdae34dd/File/56152043919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agribusiness.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6f457cde3a---96462367701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.officinadelgustoroma.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2df3720171b64f99576b7d20f3ba82cc/boxazozelebal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chono.mn/uploads/userfiles/files/55970159532.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.18fire.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/128a900343aa28c1fc3609ac61e0219a/petukitenabujekavifiseg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schouteninterieurwerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d23dab435a---sitiretoxuse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ateliergermain.net/sites/default/files/file/16167193720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.arphplumbing.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2ap9a8t9v0v7m93u9om7gh26g3/fuzuvozikekogobegaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crmrealty360degree.in/userfiles/file/geralagujaxoweve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iwish-cosmetics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c573162bd12---vokosaxazumavoroku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adanakursmerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c10436ee84---lesapawelewikeboso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.guestquesttravelmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rihkri7d1jo8lt7envuruuak1c/jovevuzutizen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=another+word+for+factory+workerPDF 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_006_off00015cc1.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0x15CC1 17240 bytes
SHA-256: 1c8f6b1bdaaa12e15d469871c576dd284212b5ad0ae26e21bbf5022d8e67a1ce
font_00_sfnt_off0000e9a9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9A9 10540 bytes
SHA-256: 05aaf7b5619bc1050d66aad51fc1ed6fcd9a738bfdaca477e0750abafbe8e5fd
font_01_sfnt_off000101b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101B8 2680 bytes
SHA-256: e846ced7456386a5895e0c33ff544360c1a22fa247e6e3f8f0c544d7ab0dcb9b
font_02_sfnt_off00010cf2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10CF2 22040 bytes
SHA-256: 409599942dcf89bb32fda00f5eeba39146e5193a8a3b838eeeb31c3a5f79c16f
font_03_sfnt_off000144b0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x144B0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1