Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7e741904e1a9c0b3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.6 KB Created: 2021-10-06 14:36:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 5f1959c26135fbf288a89ce594359b8b SHA-1: 0ae51e7cec333da01133468441eb9f9d15649ba7 SHA-256: 7e741904e1a9c0b3f3319ced51956c9d0d3df9fee27e96a69ef1453ed3be599b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the execution of malicious code or redirects the user to a malicious site, while the link farm serves as a distribution mechanism for further compromise.

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.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16149cef59fac5---besaxefulejomel.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://omni-links-europe.com/images/blog/file/wamezokawumeperabawoxodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tantos.jp/js/upload/files/jurinapakuxisudaleguxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tiemhoahaibara.com/data/dulieu/files/88592628195.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cecprint.com/images/file/48709951496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maftplayer.net/calisma2/files/uploads/kafakopupadirol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinical-pain.com/pds/userfiles/files/48407083490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://daotaolaixesontay.com/uploads/file/95487883622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.paparazzirestaurant.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd19d8d664813c82a4ef48889fa58c01/lejogokexugibesifefuwekax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://merklink.nl/site/data/ws/files/23843644422.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/givezotuguxikolufarivigiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alrabbancapital.com/file/files/dobixezatex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toflight.mobi/attachment/ckeditor/files/eb038ba433970bb9e1d0d3469c338be4.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nanobubblevietnam.com/uploads/userfiles/file/xuvoviduvuneleboxaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://5mal4.de/moneyvidya/web/images/userfiles/file/petupemilabiviso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://effektfilm.de/files/file/1421596243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bidadapatidar.com/userfiles/file/64688784452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jedwines.com/cmsCart/upload/file/mosujewexijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ebbers-schilderwerken.nl/uploads/files/tujis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenlandpark.com/uploads/files/51707403077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://industrialsupplies.pk/userfiles/files/firuxapaxafazakedokofawuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sportsclinicwest.ie/media/contents/file/49929394734.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stemcellhairclinic.com/files/files/debiwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timatey.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1jv3m3qbremiopuiqnnqoslva2/94568571946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://euroteam.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/denibulobelowajixiji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=night+of+queen+plantPDF 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_off0000e469.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE469 21452 bytes
SHA-256: c754179c1519f7623e3d4b1354c5124bddbc3b36f20ae092b2de20b3c93d9b0b
font_01_sfnt_off00011cd4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11CD4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000134eb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134EB 10592 bytes
SHA-256: accc7aab2c0cc9bf244f5731f36bde4ee52334db72e9befe4c8a17df1e7fc84e