Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8987fc3b21057d7f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.9 KB Created: 2021-09-06 16:08:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: ea06bb1fad273b1e0c0f10947450b280 SHA-1: 911adc87e14db5607856d41b0c868d722e9622ac SHA-256: 8987fc3b21057d7f96b75a7236b56c68a7ae7b34eb720d497b5c5becf1ada740
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads, indicating a malicious intent to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest this PDF is a phishing or malware distribution vehicle, likely delivered via spearphishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=subtracting+decimals+worksheet+grade+7 PDF link annotation
    • https://corpeverest.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gozenininasigutonesile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ballestermultiservicios.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132d0eb43060---83551559024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://expresstestingatl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/613ccc60f70a2b760656eaf2229d46f2/65174872995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.annaleehuber.com/content_files/file/27669751362.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sevgiliyevideo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130054f17791---gewagixawod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bindazzled.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/82f21a871343b97a8c63419eccd51c3d/59396560774.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16103753eb2174---44192733768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fereshtegan.net/basefile/fereshtegannet/files/87307320062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://win-sonic.com/ck_imgs/files/linekowuladununane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmodels.studio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa88703bd3d---dovukutafojumesuvabumol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hutnia.pl/userfiles/file/97090068039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/sixepabiwonirajekira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://detectiveoffice.net/userfiles/file/70135080678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accesoriosalmayor.com/images/userfiles/file/69282199694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kottayammedicalcollege.org/CMS/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51757556917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kadeavenue.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/50313b4740469a3ae62329bc52acf05c/vokek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tanabuauto.com/js/upload/files/62096022197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://h-p-n.fr/catalogue_dynamique/file/25116129516.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.swx.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4f70eda31485461e5c3321b24dc2fc16/sexasetiduvafojexuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://in-dapt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099b2fcb081c---biverawuberapakosaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://414movement.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/650318098a0477719c745e19ae2c91fe/66960970127.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_off0000e4c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE4C8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fcda.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCDA 18092 bytes
SHA-256: 147d687059420d3e0e787d3640416801b68bd7e7655e4d215eea0dcec29d3c45
font_02_sfnt_off00012b98.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B98 11360 bytes
SHA-256: f15cd58047b7523c60c729b0f7fa4930d32c591c4cba6da73ffe70adc8d68316