Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 78ca550acd7f52f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-06-27 06:28:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 7dc9e057ad0f21df7809f6f7cab1d93c SHA-1: 16a5633a0ba6c256335dabf7e1886a341830c034 SHA-256: 78ca550acd7f52f0eb298f63fbeb58bda613d8ca657ecaa03f5a845666d4c248
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating these redirects or exploiting vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

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://laborke.ru/uplcv?utm_term=you+remind+me+of+the+moon+cause+every+night+you+coming+back
    • https://mszukam.pl/dat//file/jusabusofafuwupogopepib.pdf
    • http://movietek.vn/hinh-anh/files/70982842281.pdf
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d31d685b87a2d218f08976e4308ef339/piwofu.pdf
    • https://www.verpoort-bouw.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c570da7d2f3---81839034195.pdf
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160787159315b7---xatifevozosesuxewi.pdf
    • http://zdrowejaja.com/Upload/file/memaxub.pdf
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bc48dc1a07---96418472110.pdf
    • https://popcouncilinstitute.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/15ed184977e52f7923781b5fc60f7f49/65823109953.pdf
    • http://angarakshaksecurity.com/userfiles/file/66984781412.pdf
    • http://all-vehicle.net/js/upload/files/bisekizosorexovugiteso.pdf
    • https://www.phoenixdentalacademy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e1dea102fee30f9bfcf471a2c396cf51/18728799197.pdf
    • https://xn----7sbabak5acz7byau.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cfa37ea6bcde0542c36d31d997db8711/75163604934.pdf
    • http://chromoink.com/updates/file/8329571318.pdf
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ba3d2c902e---28754805675.pdf
    • http://akbmodel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c391244be0e---486580198.pdf
    • http://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/woxux.pdf
    • https://shining4u.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2c5ed993126000d18545d59bb5722ccc/37753265011.pdf
    • https://anzmrrn.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607db1b905674---15898156698.pdf
    • http://lushexperiences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087c24a0e0e5---18133798278.pdf
    • http://www.circoloaletrium.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbcb108ae33---xivevamarorudojajutisor.pdf
    • http://irodori.kir.jp/files/file/17533115469.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000de98.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE98 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f6aa.bin
e92c1b5d7c512c3c538b6a02d0009258711a4c2dc428087bce08873328ad8c18
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6AA 18364 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000125cd.bin
f6001907c2b2ea8edd6ac0e41232823a168c872f3cbb2e31fed581ab73a4d55c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x125CD 11372 bytes