Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 83e7cf77192d6a5b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-09-24 03:09:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 1a310077f7e713b3135b6254a18bf508 SHA-1: e9697228de08427c3d52d5046bd57224603953a1 SHA-256: 83e7cf77192d6a5b58e7fff94cbecc0826ffe9d2fa5d0381316b07ecbf3314ac
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external URLs, which are characteristic of phishing or malware distribution schemes.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://athensviptour.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/211bb065af6fb22f279cf10834256057/pedojavuzakilazufedorup.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://restokrat.info/userfiles/file/logugizozibib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hwayoung.kr/upfile/files/giduxirifiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daoltrading.com/userData/board/file/28807580721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coastalholidayproperty.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33225012276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://park-seversk.ru/other/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29856169517.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realwebguys.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144f0e3e912d---19792720537.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hengtongrongshang.com/jingkelun/userfiles/files/20210917013610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marciasmithconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0cb168e2b0ea84d412a80c9d4e3bc912/25965183136.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adminico.nl/userfiles/file/vubonujikejunoxibatij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://swotin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133b7f37d4e5---gulomepubogapinav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neoclassicalmansions.com/uplds/file/zawususakokutidiru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterok-kovka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eff339ebd5a6f94c4a446cd46859043a/73795195824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pzkexie.com/up_files/file/10322636468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mcutech.net/files/lufonizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ilsogno-bomboniere.com/userfiles/files/42794440827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cedresarquitectura.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614d13f8a5a81---6510757454.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chrisdepanneservices.fr/Sites/cds/files/32890485102.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szerecsen.hu/editor_up/zetulisodimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gpe-el.pro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gefolufigoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://icicle-mountaineering.ltd.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/remotix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emploi.nat.tn/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zedukolokawal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alves.bg/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69001867735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rainhouse.kr/data/editor/file/142021782613e86b5c5194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=every+hunter+x+hunter+arcPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000dd11.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD11 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f523.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF523 17516 bytes
SHA-256: 4c01eff6a25ebd2157e802b813bc78feeba03fe4c029f8f6cb86a7f25444aa17
font_02_sfnt_off0001226b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1226B 10268 bytes
SHA-256: 99a8cda7fbfb2793ea143859f9fd2da3b43be96f62c809922c7e3adc695c51b3