Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b77b5c6b29fcdbe…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-09-10 17:20:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 305c00c2152d81ceeb003c734c2728ea SHA-1: 9e6d51e634753ed441ee81b5c8f9da9955abe502 SHA-256: 8b77b5c6b29fcdbe586a78b932bfa89ffcf47667b35dcaf154f84232464ad769
204 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 or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests it may be used to further obfuscate the redirection or download additional payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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 http://iproperty.ae/userfiles/file/20700232749.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://vanchuyenduongsat.vn/upload/files/74460308164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://muszempilla.com/files/file/65099291005.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://detskypohar.cz/upload/file/20471455128.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alarmy-kamery24.pl/userfiles/file/15745253924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://friulanamarmi.it/images/file/nupofujovegife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mwflower.com/upimagesfile///tatibomosumeke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://conexkarvan.com/cache/fck_files/file/fefif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charmingcurls.se/upload/file/runufexipig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136acf61a0fe---23996630679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3af7b9bc90e41d65607f4b117e2ae011/52055379692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://walnutcreekguide.com/wysiwygfiles/file/36968982301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aleeblog.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rr9emq9hl53fkn5s4n4j59ueq5/kajoxinomenik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mulroyenvironmental.ie/userfiles/file/11916795609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phelieuviethung.vn/upload/files/17776634760.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://citronixdeflection.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/fozominupizubuxulol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://associazionebriciole.it/public/file/puxaruvufoge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jmk.kr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4438718072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b15f0e6aea---venututarusovaride.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.investing-in-women.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131ce29aa6d2---45062147520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.siscard.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136518285ca5---zibemutugedufano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pelicanfinancialnetwork.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/50141898313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sensormaticltd.com/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/visetitujuwodovupixikiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://concertwristband.com/resimler/files/gigefokiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbriIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=android+tablet+screen+flashing+on+and+offPDF 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_off0000dbe5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDBE5 17240 bytes
SHA-256: 024d7859cec20212050f70034826de43cdac44a1834a86e14820d477a506f31d
font_01_sfnt_off0001083b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1083B 10876 bytes
SHA-256: 877fa3dfa2a45b69145fbf7ec41d21b5b44e1b1a5063f44ccf0e65b29f0379b2
font_02_sfnt_off00012119.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12119 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1