Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7f132dce619b68ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.2 KB Created: 2021-08-04 14:57:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: e93611b83e51ba1dfb85d73f08dcb290 SHA-1: 93cb5ed47f0d262bd5ea065493d823bc629d8108 SHA-256: 7f132dce619b68ffb0ab23b927d178ee5a7375352394b73569fbfed24f310b1f
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to execute malicious actions within PDFs. It also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+do+a+back+handspring+on+an+air+track PDF link annotation
    • http://phsclassof1970.com/clients/875774/File/soroboro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myafmc.com/clients/a/a5/a51d49d85de18111a3d718c63a5e5081/File/juwofasusubagug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.physioaktivkramer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f3dd38cf719---ritapowizuko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boathousebrokerage.com/userfiles/file/37525809392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.prowallpanama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/747aca3b13766606a770473e6578ce6f/zetutuguturilujunisaref.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sbsinternationalschool.org/sbsisnew/userfiles/file/72091035126.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arohitourandtravels.com/userfiles/file/rububijesodit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parbatsamajjapan.com/img/files/files/44054662806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://istanbulballoons.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lusumegosavolepogobafali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beloit1962.com/clients/8/83/8368a4f838dea3176655029ae9e337da/File/98953601362.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ladangmimpi2.com/contents//files/71207006531.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studiopros.com/userfiles/file/In PDF document text
    • http://gamjagolla.com/uploads/files/49950339365.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084889c3f428---20259200445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://penal-garazh.ru/files/94841210553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pavaniautismschools.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7cv4659633nisjdkbk883gpvh5/pabolemevaxigubesolojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abeess.com/userfiles/file/zojetofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078aaae573b0---25608966943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onegelha.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/88264d028168bb4c0d8588b8e7a9b957/widofipilopavetutapuwisuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservativista.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wixukivigazukiso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lichnyiybrand.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eb0a7dfa1f---vuxoxidagavo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.baptistenhardenberg.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076dbfce1191---dimoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000fc1c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC1C 17416 bytes
SHA-256: f8694139752746aa2888115c896824b10c133c20ce5a46a5f8b8d942198f8a25
font_01_sfnt_off000129c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x129C8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000141df.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x141DF 10924 bytes
SHA-256: eadbabc173a0f3417ea8e6e59d005a47ad6c6a6902aa038d57943bbd78260079