Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8373ac467ec0eb8f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.3 KB Created: 2021-09-04 04:30:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: dd68159b60d01596f52aedc42bb88b89 SHA-1: bba054e4c9850fb4f4ff0c70ee729355e8d70378 SHA-256: 8373ac467ec0eb8f80eed5b765ed085ae426e2b693823f7c6b0a231191323815
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many hosted on compromised CMS upload directories. The primary URL suggests a lure related to solar charge controllers, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=mppt+based+solar+charge+controller+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://remontnoedelo.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd62c838d7f---zukaxazagipexowazavuvimol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frennphotography.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160edfe719bfaf---14538874072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sblending.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085b3ef2c4a0---88216182261.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d074a3df496---govukado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.peeryhotel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3204679e5c8513290cf1f37aa6654b96/navilebi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bigband-ulm.de/userfiles/files/10347589966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://walkandsmile.com/userfiles/file/mimuler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jmh5icuojvgg49v308tdg0lgfl/xufabopijoxew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phutunggiahungoto.com/uploads/files/bumeturaperaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thephinhmienbac.com/upload/files/nedujezoted.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apinero.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160787e499b917---73163587361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dajofepetuxezumuzedirup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yongqingtech.com/d/files/99497155918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kientrucqhouse.com/uploads/image/files/51724082590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.myvzl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/p2fo0bsf0p3bkj87b4p3vtrs0p/gekexutosujokuxizurogexin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaaexpressac.com/userfiles/file/94776643808.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kamber.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b06d4f8ea03139e39572eaac23cfdb8a/guxulibetugaked.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.supercarrentalsofmiami.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090d19877e10---feretawinel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coral-travel66.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wowigukuvegagifafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://patrick-jardinage.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45694319302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anthonygillant.com/userfiles/file/73067385572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://helices-evra.com/userfiles/file/20621787350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dade666.com/userfiles/202107file/2021070302194470554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ruiguoex.com/upfile/files/2021/07/22/nedomeximu.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_off0000ccb5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCB5 17556 bytes
SHA-256: 557f65ef0355f01d68d9812c5f946a006747e97cb17809182e1ccbf68d9d9757
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa3c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA3C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011253.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11253 10940 bytes
SHA-256: 53786f288d6c2acc5bf3e72b415ca984be820cd3941983fe5a0662d92e2b01c4