Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 78a6004c370bdbdc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.8 KB Created: 2021-07-13 09:29:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 0d3a6a6e8cf65366d8812aedc69d2b67 SHA-1: ae87402f8d70adeb2cdc308dd195dc4e0fed45b1 SHA-256: 78a6004c370bdbdc82f6a101de5ec7cb5a761020764dcc25c66c901d697a7142
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, likely serving as a lure for phishing or malware distribution. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=free+books+download+sites PDF link annotation
    • https://cffcommunications.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/160bb5e9d99b4d---27145141562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brno-skoleniridicu.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/debiduxikizodumarijov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://study-go.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/457dbccc7b974a676db73a59391ab976/72883178122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alphaveneers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/72120f8811c0b016363faa68509d3d0b/71585133503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iideree.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8b3eba1302---98667792210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drmiamiconnect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e00f961eb074d5e455baf383c5687cc4/vudizonenixu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://afghansolar.com/userfiles/file/24853696162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitebyside.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8a42d11983acb606db79312d3e5013f8/70386747371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bettenbaehren.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085c466e50db---72455717427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miaousland.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/joviminivakenik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlanthealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4f1600712855667b2e2ff14b6a2564a/xeloruzoladuvadefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://due.pt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rujakekizisaxamap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orkhaconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/53l7iuldi0jjd9d5bvl9etgbjp/mogokenididamegenofesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mosconi.net/userfiles/file/59371995065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://windcampus.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b849b019bb4---87848305661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ivfnna.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3e70cd2fe2e97ee19137b2ea623c979b/duposenumidizisumak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://auldskoolrocks.com/clients/878384/File/nijumuzokobejukagoju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ameshamagazine.com/js/upload/files/zagabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5f5b634aed---fibopegawavexova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tractorpulling-emmeloord.nl/upload/file/lofizasakunilotaxunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomistretta.com/userfiles/files/nufuramodisogep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nuricomuvakfi.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/trfdmemduhqfc939e1hd9glb11/tonavilawafijowonudixenok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092692a5708c---kibitapazezexov.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_off0000f522.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF522 10536 bytes
SHA-256: 172b26aafba27e2b6f1cb0236070e49906a63889976c4cf36e7a4b4726200a44
font_01_sfnt_off00010d4d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D4D 17132 bytes
SHA-256: d34ade2c1e441095c4b3a4f3e276e97f7b896c7576282d7e7c090083b5e54db0
font_02_sfnt_off000139ec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x139EC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1