Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 86e077b56d92bd17…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.1 KB Created: 2021-10-03 20:52:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 95ccaa50ee5588086fa15049e68c941c SHA-1: e8ed5d9a42db49319220d26b193e26b6c242918c SHA-256: 86e077b56d92bd17a5be464ca177987a4bf92b1229e9c0292fd6888e4bbf16f3
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download of malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 2 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 69 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=background+paper+air+force PDF link annotation
    • http://www.horakgolf.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31086764687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rajskiewakacje.pl/userfiles/file/vimisebuwubijubare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marlschuz.com/userfiles/files/wugelinu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guidesdugrandlarge.fr/images/import/file/13922778994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petek.biz/resimler/files/foguvusur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dostavka.markasib.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11907281400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecnibat.net/uploads/archivos/42759424659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tythb.cn/uploadfile/files/34923600676.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/72f6507768e087302b5ad7dbb14eddf2/44772470955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmjrgoldhockey.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02389965c801242abd81c417f5c32e4f/80300796711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rajpuc.pl/pics/file/46102134263.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wish-pharma.com/upload/files/levorapukotise.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geo-equipe.it/userfiles/files/79891328427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technimexvn.com/images/ckeditor/files/wigaxone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dribblebar.pl/userfiles/file/sesefejafujevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cameronhaddock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614016511c80b---48751754321.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coytex.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44838589842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tsahimmongol.com/uploads/images/files/vapagopuxowarasimuba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vers-ma.de/userfiles/file/vakinibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kalashad.com/userfiles/file/489520731.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rodotour.com/userfiles/file/5819020280.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoangminhsaigon.vn/@dmin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91736831528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xinpayflow.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/detezixal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kmjmt.com/news/upload/file/210920114609977031mb8t8r.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_off0000b20c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB20C 14456 bytes
SHA-256: f05d3c9d16c2d01a9087d21f287cce8a4c74173a4b6e7054a42979ceb8b82cd0
font_01_sfnt_off0000d614.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD614 10728 bytes
SHA-256: 346b4f650b67b4ee0430c76166d9d83a7ea1ee5a43a4e3ce032d66e5c46fd44a
font_02_sfnt_off0000eeaa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEAA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1