Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8dc16526b2e52e45…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.4 KB Created: 2021-09-06 09:26:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: ea0377b6b2871be4077eaf47d2b04ef7 SHA-1: d182f063a978915243e7419cdb574df0abdb971a SHA-256: 8dc16526b2e52e45b0a54d7455089e1c272d3dbdd38eef3f4561ed101eca5a31
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 User Execution: Malicious File

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and multiple external URIs, indicating it is designed to download and execute a second-stage payload. The heuristic 'SE_ENABLE_LURE' suggests the document instructs the user to enable macros or editing, a common tactic to bypass security measures. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Macro/content-enable lure medium SE_ENABLE_LURE
    Document instructs the user to enable macros or editing — a common technique used by malware droppers to bypass Office macro security settings
  • 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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=merge+and+split+pdf+online+for+free PDF link annotation
    • http://frederickfollows.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bef413f604---74500776043.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mcq-exambd.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4708041279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tizianaiberti.it/userfiles/files/kebazuverulowulibefuso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mattstergamer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/toldbfhr52cjksql0scvl471j2/razakanipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pnmanagementsolutions.in/uploads/80335022784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://malayalamfoundation.org/admin/my_files/file/noselepubirulifegav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086a2187a0f8---7505379387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accessprecision.com/userfiles/file/luropisoluzusimifebuwom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gerocuki.hu/user/file/folirovifavexujajufiwirit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/97525859305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wamsconference.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/216922a316242fa8d90d911454f49088/5041869502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pomacanthe-art.fr/imagebeforeafter/files/70573531474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160754e9d6c250---dixaximomereguzeligewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://icsbc.ru/fuploader//file/34848939732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infypos.com/infyposcms/media/92889986505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://enville.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e62eb4536a4---dewasigonegapejuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://binhchuachay.info/Images_upload/files/rinumewizovodaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://renewone.de/files/84283007889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vattucongtrinh.com/userfiles/file/82413419332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coebmsf.com/userfiles/file/87523058903.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a97ed50c871---32929428927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd51d74c0ff---44362207787.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_off0000edf0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDF0 18832 bytes
SHA-256: 74a53c389e78f56a8eaa461535f96facc76532d5cb33a3ca8c34690a71d095d5
font_01_sfnt_off00011f39.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11F39 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013750.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13750 10668 bytes
SHA-256: f91ced32db4818ac9a9a9ba788ca9854bcf76719c5ab636bcc5ad5367b46ec6b