Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7bfbedff822f89bc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.7 KB Created: 2021-09-05 23:53:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 1c9274107e7cbb259d4abe93fbb69ce9 SHA-1: ca42a3629c8cf92263fb4c8467935cc2f82d7037 SHA-256: 7bfbedff822f89bcc5667103a699b6c6d9711ae1108f228dc7cf70e498851f76
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within PDFs. The PDF also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. These links likely serve as a lure for phishing or to download further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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://numen-wow.com/userfiles/cloud//files/xipaw.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://simovi.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c468ea2d016---93358736787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asja.ua/userfiles/file/jatogefugoxov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://automotiveenergy.cz/userfiles/file/37151198009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ppmcare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eusg41iveg3lcdup0f5t2l327r/34163411819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rosritual.su/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3142280497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mvdisposal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608654a448910---32538291176.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cplastik.com/data/cms/file/belamirul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rustproofingottawa.com/userfiles/file/41661504121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawrence-spruill.com/clients/42275/File/furaxalo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grandeprairie.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072f1aca091d---ribosadokuvedagiluwota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pc580.cn/upload_fck/file/2021-8-25/20210825062006710153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://penoplex24.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c32e560d249---80026853902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad7a3fc4694---sozinarigewunawuledufamaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flyingfish-stay.com/userfiles/file/sajonutidabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nadrozmerne-sklo.cz/uploads/78731299859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.travelticket.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lq95f7nmoro02fp5alcki92aeo/zowefadunejemavapewiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palaciodelosnavas.com/userfiles/file/94705734733.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cbolean.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jqbndbbmuv8uar1dcnus8rok21/gomuminupomokebazutezi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carstenrath.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dmb4avkmpdqq92dv994beqtjhd/40774178882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f0f94126919---82990259169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parquessolaresdenavarra.com/userfiles/files/dimesujavelupazibivup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naszymsladem.pl/upload/file/97930258753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=subtraction+worksheets+without+regrouping+pdfPDF 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_off0000c94a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC94A 11344 bytes
SHA-256: d9ba8070dd3dab8046ec9dd42242f7ee6f4c830ae7b47637b56dc59c80452115
font_01_sfnt_off0000e399.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE399 17488 bytes
SHA-256: fd61b2010417c9e1d7fa5bf04d60688693fb92f2f99229abb0be96178c4ec735
font_02_sfnt_off00011097.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11097 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1