Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7f36278b0c51e3fd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-10-30 00:30:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 219ca4967f5a7340bc75f71f81fe5800 SHA-1: a74de349c28c3c6654913fb25d343baf510cb2dd SHA-256: 7f36278b0c51e3fd33e762a87385efce159e03fbd45cada922cf6376d093cec2
134 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ClamAV detection and the heuristic indicating a link farm on disposable hosting suggest a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.2548

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
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PDFSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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.hauptsache.cc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141c2427049d---perevamowurularizegaxana.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://lotteppta.com/beta/assets/file/43697576818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://predial-rua-nova.pt/056-CovadaLua/images-editor/file/40995726095.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.skup.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615ab048aabe6---lufimidirukativaxedawunif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rosritual.su/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88326554049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://energy-labels.com/userfiles/file/43100978161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abogarestudio.com/userfiles/file/67076847442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://penzionnakrizankach.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65216143233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nhadephoanhao.vn/upload/ckupload/files/pigetoronavurajovamezaxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angel-juicer.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20211004_4178E67B144F706B.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaplanpm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161783529a8364---putitawufuxedewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ristoranteyuri2.com/userfiles/file/notulegotibinebitug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://supragyn.cz/userfiles/file/22834266451.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuadernos.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1616cf65c0c715---51175245235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ataru.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kuwidowufowosewisogupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://presstone.hu/userfiles/file/89657277660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bestorkate.com/uploads/ckeditor/files/11853271616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.aukuras.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/binifume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://babyindex.nl/images/uploads/gixubedowigekadi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rfinshaat.az/userfiles/file/zifabuvowoxopuwobesogore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://citrasas.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zevinuzegijetojububotabem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dedanskecasinoer.dk/userfiles/file/kawabejutobobiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psfund.org/public/uploads/files/cms_files/31514886805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Xvkpad/~3/4dZi1sgP-vI/uplcv?utm_term=corks+and+cuveePDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000dba7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDBA7 20228 bytes
SHA-256: d16f6140e65224b8b0190866319b6a7872189bc42db85781dde7fe430d610a8c
font_01_sfnt_off0001107d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1107D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012894.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12894 10416 bytes
SHA-256: 44e4a5dcac1753e2ed9e00dbefe235f17b93cfcfcfa8d63c1999d77e8ec9137b