Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 83247ffd78bd15d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

118.8 KB Created: 2021-06-30 23:52:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 1ab6b68490b2a93e3a1c79b6a00c7331 SHA-1: 948710bd8caaea4fad9fad7684924000f7dae4c8 SHA-256: 83247ffd78bd15d65866e4e48135ffd8ea6b30f3d93170279404dd9d682f5686
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9937

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=office+2010+sp+2
    • https://mercedesmazo.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b5ce11ce89---19894049062.pdf
    • http://www.naturapreserved.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160939ff7412a0---xitixegazifuverazepepud.pdf
    • http://cargo3030.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2137c4f981---zizedumomax.pdf
    • https://udachi.co.th/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2vp7r004tnh9ti0en9s5hvpvd2/15273852904.pdf
    • https://law.myvzl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m9mp64p56mj9l281gatl6dgk0l/doxaz.pdf
    • http://agroanaliz.by/upload/editor/files/juzekunuparekutorog.pdf
    • http://fujiya-burbank.com/uploads/files/lewedarinozoge.pdf
    • https://anfauglir.com/images/file/wanozolepajenuze.pdf
    • http://somogroup.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/81257345106.pdf
    • https://luxesystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/regamibudebevufebapoxeg.pdf
    • http://xn--xhq021fvrwdth.com/d/files/3649716439.pdf
    • http://amdind.com/userfiles/file/kifojarovoxobuzedikatij.pdf
    • https://www.siemers-deutschmann.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nmie15l2ruunop8mmqn05scsf2/kawukexuwojog.pdf
    • http://osullivanspressurewashing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c429a02860---jibosemarinulanif.pdf
    • http://altaprecision.com/userfiles/file/wemubuluneresaxon.pdf
    • http://bet-balance.com/userfiles/file/vawetezudenep.pdf
    • https://www.hontoys.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uv923da1pm5vat0ll9hvooadq4/tovovu.pdf
    • https://microfocus-realize2020mea.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd8f71646d341d5dab8568f0d5cac65f/68439932382.pdf
    • http://clearlakesd.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ce64d6cd4a---15213135794.pdf
    • https://rebates.forex/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nctnv3lapbt3isg4mh8mb93570/fedudomojemomupepuwoxu.pdf
    • https://wamsconference.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/022533b2fd077c75d6a7e6b5c14304e3/betivagawogaserasus.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c3c1.bin
f8fdef40fca341b37b2ae7e68707bdd6cfd3e37f4504760964b43cedb55abafa
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC3C1 15820 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000ec9a.bin
45141307e8a83f8e85672ee2af504b6c103f5997dfb9eeef356686d6b144ebf4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC9A 68344 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00019c18.bin
81073fcbe2fe86562e28e770c39c443d8dbfb3d6f8ab96b0a8630b1adc8ba486
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x19C18 10164 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off0001b311.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1B311 16792 bytes