Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7adc7112ed423041…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.0 KB Created: 2021-09-29 03:33:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 501fb8185cdd1a17b1f07be42f3b25da SHA-1: 590f895ac488305d830ec433f988522bbb087162 SHA-256: 7adc7112ed423041b8203dadf4f6cf5c9fe02df8deee9baa9ad09a11f7f6d403
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript and link farm structure are consistent with techniques used to exploit users into downloading and executing malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=download+latest+version+chrome+for+windows+10 PDF link annotation
    • http://finemetal-cn.com/upload/files/wuroxibipafosojezodev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classiccar-jp.com/js/upload/files/59565101251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hcvitamin.com/webroot/img/files/27793742851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/74906394697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gryfarmerskie.pl/pliki_wyswig/files/xamisivetivik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rcvizovice.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rigisugudikivat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andreivieru.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13963981989.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saipanbooking.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210912_A4E83CECEFD5320E.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soenen-pneus.com/upload/file/vubode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mrs724.ir/basefile/drtiketcom/files/gewexovabizebenajabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totaleclipsenv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145812e3ba0b---92842444445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aluminiosarla.com/userfiles_arla/files/sisutidabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://euchebnici.com/img/file/79884222328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.omt.ntou.edu.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lamovedakulepimefuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adikkeempat.com/contents/files/tawanusejab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ntc-container.com/upload/files/rupelalinavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://360clothing.in/home/www360cl/public_html/uploads/images/files/34658632808.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://belv.ru/userfiles/file/36201683924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mebelpozakazu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/86e3a5a3d9ca9f656a52a30e15782851/35903050829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://careersourcechipola.com/files/public/jezokadivowowipage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zsdbiopharm.com/upload/files/38236093908.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kleinschaden-expert.com/userfiles/file/100424176.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gtselect.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bubikemikojuzobutonukome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cam-ceeds.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/binobelubokarumonaduwop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orarestauratorisaf.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b55f61120a---lalunurodizo.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_off0000b19f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB19F 11068 bytes
SHA-256: abe22bdf700e5db979249b575c87e8f42ff75aca677376268e62c1b8079af935
font_01_sfnt_off0000cb50.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB50 15488 bytes
SHA-256: 83ff54508d62449715ca3e1241f49868704027061bfeeb69d18d80beba8dfe31
font_02_sfnt_off0000f25b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF25B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1