Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7e884c2b4da61ec2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.8 KB Created: 2021-07-20 15:48:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 2f339c74ee3823384fca85cf472222ad SHA-1: 03c566979d88bfafc6af8a5ef231287ba6338037 SHA-256: 7e884c2b4da61ec293f95eb9c7cc0de4252878e537b23a580762f53bebe08eaa
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate maliciousness. The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users. Additionally, numerous URLs were extracted, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting, forming a link farm likely intended to obscure the final malicious destination. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://angkortaxiservice.com/userfiles/file/93461084716.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.alrafeef.com/faisaliya/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/duvulibiwixazixifozek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c92ef6e93b3---pajifupogiwowulanimelegez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quickfix-poland.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dd860dc6674---77589566804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iqubz.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8dca8872ab---42980460244.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gsccn.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b66e0351ff5---gusoxubunosewagekuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monarchwinemerchants.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0749317298200530cffb34a5aed11b84/92569920182.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rowtheerne.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ed0062fa61afd99386f9dd3bc5beb0ff/78340626921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musorcentrum.hu/files/article/file/muzopofuzufolatofaliz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alihuata.com/userfiles/file/45521572999.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeugdopdewetenschapsagenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608614a152279---wolezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greyquotient.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd86f8798698774f351311c24cf28eee/93580037894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atolab.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d4b7ae3e4fa20f42f85d64e3a7c4f42/21825029484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://broadviewlibrary.org/uploaded_bvlib/file/99067251363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakecountyoralsurgery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080e9ea9d0c8---44897689267.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://careerhack.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160831cbb9c468---15880923406.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pasted-radio.de/web/files/vowufogukivipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cfo-search.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eacbd81277---tisuvinetuvovakokewusof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drapikowski.pl/uploaded/fck_files/file/radusigofejewulizuri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studio45.live/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da7o6dojk27p8ndhlo63fr42tt/xadefebigoperoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leap-egypt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098f64893e09---jujoxod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chemonova.com/FCKeditor/file/18065985720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onfireinteriors.com/userfiles/97753504639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pinotcar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/331ffae02fde4ad7192394fbd0602629/bapozokizuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=what%27s+larger+a+pint+or+quartPDF 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_off0000eb36.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB36 10804 bytes
SHA-256: 819fb1276f02e49e4df8517f513cc9a68588dea1fd70e70778d6cef4207ba921
font_01_sfnt_off000103c9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103C9 17560 bytes
SHA-256: e22aee41b58183553f696ca2a6645c7df9fc72bf1fe1988c2c074c6de3c5e856
font_02_sfnt_off00013199.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13199 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1