Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 78547756913a26f3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.6 KB Created: 2021-06-27 13:49:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: f3a74092fa51be31d9277b28ef08a958 SHA-1: 907b43d21e0a8441bdc8c65c531890515b4182e0 SHA-256: 78547756913a26f39018e4c2c200e683ba6821f7332658ec5b38865d07d4251f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to potentially compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting. The heuristics indicate a link farm designed to distribute malicious PDFs, likely as part of a phishing campaign. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the download or execution of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

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://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a392785fae---puwepibovigase.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://thegrcinstitute.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lonetozip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://twr1115.net/files/fckeditor/file/vunaritaluduwikad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reifenscho.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b50dfa8d95b---49034454943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doubles301.jp/files/ckeditor/files/83686147370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exactblue.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074c009d05cc---48859501833.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advantagelic.com/singhania/downloads/file/pomebenopijefe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://es-umzuege-transporte.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8fff9ca7986c499093abe63778c09b5f/mukosanuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://golf-tout-terrain.com/publish/page/file/85733144511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ncstarim.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8rdctaaeje9okkcptvqrb43au4/jovepevuravovelaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fkr4c42alhjust8jm6tb47pkt5/61590270394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nirmalamathachurch.org/cms_uploads/image/file/31899381438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asiavent.com/UserFiles/file///55209140186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://easyreturn.store/userfiles/file/97479085155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fertilizerproductionprocess.com/d/files/pavadufazimuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amblesidewindermere.ca/fckuploads/images/file/40313614728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lugashotel.com/data/editorfile/65130582302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.actionconstructionjax.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c27d9075e604ddb64b50d97f31cd920/99121838474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marciasmithconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6f249d6a4c64a880902f8213fa78febb/melubolelasov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wittlich-luexem.de/userfiles/file/29184903958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joefairless.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b41cb01c06244474b5c5d495f6da1634/melagepotelazobeluj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socialchangefactory.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de7ec08065b33a5c3212f2041c2a2fc8/gudox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7cc612a9fe---29145259501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=what+are+the+types+of+news+reportingPDF 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_off0000dded.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDED 10784 bytes
SHA-256: cc6ba224fff709202036c7acb015d198973718b1d6b9ad5869d34b0cac5e7d42
font_01_sfnt_off0000f6d7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6D7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010ee9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EE9 17584 bytes
SHA-256: b904b7f98215a55c8532403a8130e822856708f4d5fd28b12e55498640194361