Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7c6adf7d9537c39a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.2 KB Created: 2021-08-26 00:11:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 5156c2cd47b5c9f125808f68a4c56076 SHA-1: fc28da0bb8278f95f57c63bc853c6a05efe1f609 SHA-256: 7c6adf7d9537c39a1cbe78039180283cdf7d9d8391c9b36f999f0cccf0af9db3
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites, specifically within formcraft plugin upload directories. This suggests the document is part of a phishing or malware distribution scheme, likely using the embedded JavaScript to facilitate the download or redirection. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://www.mercato.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fccf157aed---dixaxugawekakowumus.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://cartolmania.it/file/dilelavabadubal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.solarwindependence.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kajoxuruxidejoxurov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tanabuauto.com/js/upload/files/44659723350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nandishoverseas.com/UserFiles/File/97004270691.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stalmost.pl/userfiles/file/dowanijopumoxiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rescue.bg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a65552da4b4---pewagira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accesoriosalmayor.com/images/userfiles/file/81881535745.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jockmurray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606de2750d379---melibegoxugulogebedijogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tennis94.fr/img/pics/files/17977801185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://robwalker.net/fckupload/file/difiwoxuvuzifosenirewon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dekleinewerf.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a864497c5f4---fivuwuvokuzebolaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bizwd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a974048c736---jaxuzusapelizezapijek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wholisticvibrations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d0766a55893e72ec9d97293fdca2fa49/susilag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medprobr.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d69e0156598f1d9623902e194686d268/97733187171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ddd-iasi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f3525ebd442---34289210436.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unipell.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eec284e814---zazar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://escolacaritas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a12714d25fc---40722012429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://annamsaigonlaw.com/upload/files/tefame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://n-production.com/upload/fckeditor/file/fuwevotupazupixekot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.asslar.de/downloads/31603763924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://earthchartercities.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c9db0b940e---94530479936.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.accidentinjuryalbuquerque.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n08uuqhiqm2hj9gmlgpe77knts/miwakakuxanaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prolocolidodisavio.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59487418907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=linux+interview+questions+with+answersPDF 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_off0000df3b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF3B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f752.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF752 10616 bytes
SHA-256: 0a15abf6f3bf69711a72d4a433d61f30fc99537c14bf6c436f60fd308fc2f26f
font_02_sfnt_off00010f9e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F9E 16748 bytes
SHA-256: 1d5bce93aa9e6721dd2fb8724f33e39e5db5785bc1ff407dc4ce63496a0c6fc7