Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b77464de644635e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.2 KB Created: 2021-07-13 05:10:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: e264b151cf3620c505baee8b470686fc SHA-1: 28a26dcf76a82e653fdf7966aff52269a11f7936 SHA-256: 8b77464de644635eb31b77f212e15fdce5fbe8ff7de3ef4d5dc554ee11365924
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malware. The presence of embedded JavaScript (T1059.007) and the nature of the links suggest a phishing or malware distribution campaign, fitting the Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001) initial access vector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=what+two+colors+make+dark+green
    • https://www.electriclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/495fb16287a413c3f2abe91f10402e40/gilojoviwiposudavubuwe.pdf
    • https://audreyheselmans.com/_files/file/98374374297.pdf
    • https://living-stone.lu/userfiles/files/pejekejedunidevugik.pdf
    • http://ligneus.hu/upload/file/54065712255.pdf
    • https://www.paparazzirestaurant.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0da16a85314532aaa655b07b22f4a288/84911417729.pdf
    • https://fiambreszav.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8a1798bb6470590db33cb2425d530595/samegojidifodezefimotega.pdf
    • https://fuchscars.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d913c1d62923e318eaf7db0709092c6/82755355865.pdf
    • http://omonetach.pl/foto/ilustracje/file/7899224963.pdf
    • https://chocoinmobiliario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/34840cd7e34ec8e4654b5b778b64bfb7/sunufipapuposoto.pdf
    • https://www.adilaltinsoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160750a55319f6---20070835695.pdf
    • http://nnk.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087f73a71903---zeriwipajitekofifusur.pdf
    • http://www.studiolegalefusimorelli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a17b35d564---kubexelupe.pdf
    • https://www.marbelitesa.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091e4dc9b884---libixibo.pdf
    • https://neavocats.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/256a712e93e5e93aa4567ca7edacd116/85371300460.pdf
    • http://www.colormotion.cz/UserFiles/file/6345397642.pdf
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160730e44e3b38---10814652781.pdf
    • http://amandatour.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tewunuweluvej.pdf
    • https://namastehealth.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vuj1edbvmfqhgg9hrugru4thl3/werebop.pdf
    • https://jokerprod.net/userfiles/file/90982259046.pdf
    • https://yellowstonewildlife.com/30855152154.pdf
    • https://ethiquedevelopers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/70a752f6e6f30629e6991e7c50f84b42/fuvokut.pdf
    • http://cityhigh78.com/clients/2/2d/2ddbae4fb74c169819b3574d76e4e264/File/53575592371.pdf
    • https://thehamptonsbloomington.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cf9edc2b38---xakelifuputanafo.pdf
    • http://msslink.ru/userfiles/files/zefijidi.pdf
    • http://promocode.lu/userfiles/files/fiviwuvilozal.pdf
    • https://www.breastcancerfoundation.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08f7e887f071601223bceb382ad3f1ba/76150544494.pdf
    • http://smithmurdock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090be85b870f---91815302466.pdf
    • https://www.pferde-fuer-unsere-kinder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160879d45d03d7---46438896825.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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000eb5f.bin
b4934d7e992498be4e57f490a9cfdf9a79e427f3c308288cdf1c140d293739d3
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB5F 10896 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010453.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10453 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011c65.bin
b8d53f6c78624f69555d3266d1432d898656ea79651e064221db29ee63f9e1b5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C65 16544 bytes