Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7cfb08a6cadf358c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.2 KB Created: 2021-09-15 12:20:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 454acf0103609ad79e3add6053a1b4a8 SHA-1: ae61f53d2a7cc79b5dc0a2998c9d1bbfd7cd3a48 SHA-256: 7cfb08a6cadf358ccadc52e1006b0d1bd132bc219ac241019a40fdf1a861aa27
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

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://retake.dk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94491927675.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://aakritidigitals.com/userfiles/files/wuvufenaredelev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brianhigbielaw.com/UserFiles/file/44147338024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://daiichitravel.com/uploads/news_file/2759360555.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uralteplostroy.ru/content/file/46973106137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opusbiz.kr/data/editor/file/16499654546139234fcf8ba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eseninternational.com/uploads/files/77404049881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dirpub.org/editor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bufizovifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/31126109718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agencement-menuiserie-var.fr/stockages/files/71524280429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--82cac8d3ajrc0gd0bo4a7nf3qg.com/userfiles/files/kobovefawopimabategegaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allgeology.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vufovadu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ipkameros.lt/userfiles/file/vetoramidenevojes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://euroteam.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38156005687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daoltrading.com/userData/board/file/2141136724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robustbrakes.com/administrator/imagetemp/file/mozulef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c349aef9c0e20277523e88d9dcde8208/12419258904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajeah-intl.org/fck_image/file/jumakanebebanenuleviz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.santaterezinha.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98300238186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yodobashi-church.com/zaradazazisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharidendesignasphalt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4226050711942a79a40e4926d376f735/78066978259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuicrew.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-14/20210914033635648253.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grandp.ru/userfiles/file/7878055038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139607b2d77c---66021768481.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=clasificacion+de+las+bellas+artes+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_off0000b273.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB273 17064 bytes
SHA-256: 0c8c28987c5d9cf7d60e78dfcf8684f809e16382a04ef15d0e4c0bf62309c11f
font_01_sfnt_off0000dcf5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCF5 10784 bytes
SHA-256: 159134cf2dc3b31e83cca26c3568639be9d091a432bab06bb21617c3229f477d
font_02_sfnt_off0000f5af.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF5AF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1