Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7c5f1fa94f9f8e4e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.7 KB Created: 2021-09-05 12:51:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: a8d76306feb935b088c0e6edf1e7bd52 SHA-1: 2845f57ef331ee9687b64f55605012657dd6a59f SHA-256: 7c5f1fa94f9f8e4e3bb311aaa63c6d45725c43ab714cd4193f08d3dcfeea587f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://maidintown.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7c05bd808b4733523bf072e00df1ea06/jatow.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://miet.hu/kepek/97232099880.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipceurope.eu/assets/file/14851827174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://macabrey-luthier.fr/data/Files/xirupudapuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dailymaytrogiang.com/userfiles/files/laridopidoridapizavunavuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tmkb.org.tr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/buvedetixusafaxetekafo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://english-island.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uvibmkkott925n99neh6tcidf3/jiwubakem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://menu2uplus.com/images/file/viwisobomamaweriwelin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trackeg.com/en/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a53bffb1794---98033705677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://montazerangroup.com/uploader/file/98858035564.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dohertylaw.net/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/sikagemazedanigigu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/tazigabaseterewokomuwar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://relocationservicesgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cb8131089d---kebidavuxanibopafuban.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anatolianlgs.com/userfiles/file/sozalexipubikotu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soleilboo.com/images/uploads/files/zefuraru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://symbioticlifetech.org/attfile/fckimg/file///2021050910517_969996333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dailycan.com/userfiles/files/63863225289.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursaceviritercume.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d6cc406d3c---44301735719.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://backkwang.com/userData/board/file/medejolurofoteme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.charroninc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8179e54f9c3a896bcfdbf312c25fcdd2/60273528648.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avs-market.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fudelumasigagifabadodet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.palmettoexpresslanes.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gogidubabewimabarerikeka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purmoradiatoriai.lt/images/files/lolituruvakitewas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073ab00150c0.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=bridal+chorus+music+sheet+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_off0000cbd2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCBD2 17108 bytes
SHA-256: 9b805d31c87520e3eed4b365a7d4f951e430cff298185f4643094774aaa59eff
font_01_sfnt_off0000f83f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF83F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011056.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11056 10936 bytes
SHA-256: 04bcb2f5e7ce45baded8fd4f346b025ef9376854e5ce2d3e98c803b6e4446166