Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7f89db28751a6b59…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.5 KB Created: 2021-08-26 04:15:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: dccdc759ec6543065da20f0b5b55b849 SHA-1: 7f2e3d5e338c88836c579acc896f408818af1f7c SHA-256: 7f89db28751a6b59b86c18e3a3438e4c9b3ef411c598be16c16399d1dfa73a74
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, indicating an attempt to redirect the user to malicious sites. The 'SE_INVOICE_LURE' heuristic suggests a phishing pretext, and the ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=journalize+the+transaction PDF link annotation
    • https://qualitylightsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c769e69d5184a4f7f39877cea30de6a/wazisemixitewuliliwifita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beauty-full.ru/uploads/files/xokejiziragigi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chocolatycakes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5cf4556aba---6060333049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canadanur.com/resimler/files/vuwiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenvalleykerala.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mogefabitekejovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://travisreunion.com/clients/1/1d/1d9c560ef9ee6310b862f4c9d288d7bd/File/62316185388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atreve.eu/ubezpiecz/obrazy/file/vufojoluxunufuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novaserv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b968dd58370---gekavefab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://choiceenergynetwork.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/13f6b310142f30c28f9872b04887a562/papipabefum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vasvaripalmuzeum.hu/upload/file/54157602784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://berkeleyhigh64.com/clients/9/99/99a482d4bd0dc5522cc24ea7f8204a07/File/44767880642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://changjiujz.com/uploads/files/202108162206094032.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlaskvartir.ua/data/uploads/files/22608312915.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hebertfamilyreunion.com/clients/3/32/3272330ca4c68e8b1120eb7f178c7a05/File/7200526985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://piannocreativo.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/zepiwagisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alllegaltask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r13gn88bqb07u1qcrlik6koss4/79593772804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.benvenutialmare.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079c8ecb4e1b---22564807990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://contabil-fiscal.ro/mm/file/gagowidilin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.couleurs-et-jardin.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076547ae773f---10088643090.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://khonggiansachhanoi.vn/uploads/files/zexitovoledikaxizoboz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://michianaorchidsociety.org/clients/2/28/2832e32407c795c8d28ffe68102aa18e/File/pewuritogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://independentmusicleague.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7553f87b2b376e9ff9e05e942d8c9e66/97175343425.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_off0000fc7c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC7C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011493.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11493 10480 bytes
SHA-256: 07155a5a7a32a55e7f8ae8cc3b1689954c6ba7ad8c23ed0a4ebf531d973418bb
font_02_sfnt_off00012c5e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C5E 16892 bytes
SHA-256: a41328868b7b4e0560e69459b6dade3fbf82dc88e2a5b984883a92127089cd3a