Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 97b4e87698b1cb9c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

100.5 KB Created: 2021-06-25 15:26:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 120715bebf93f290d9f9f5a20af84c15 SHA-1: c8bb6c2816b049be7cd8fb557c30b6d075b0208a SHA-256: 97b4e87698b1cb9ca543fc916feecd15d75b88f4287296fb9a89d7e2d4a02240
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The primary purpose appears to be directing users to download further malicious PDFs from these compromised locations. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

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://retentionstudentexperience.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160891b9c99409---rebuxulubazonenimepem.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://bularz-auto.pl/images/userfiles/file/25039422446.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serendipityorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072942b4cdbe---dezexixajezujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pensjonatagat.pl/userfiles/file/15026342137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xperion.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/96036bb7a827e26b08949a07e9bec667/kojede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proff-doors.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6a0b7673fe884094c6eb20cfa79175bd/32358999026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078589fd83b2---komuvewas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laxmigrouppune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/64e0a3cdd086ff844503a7599124468d/nukuwemilijinuvoxoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mazdooradda.com/userfiles/file/99449918521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://backcountryplayground.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ff9c051c36fe535f5e818bba07c1656/fukezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://visaonline-vn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gingdbs8t15fdmjsgeoded2i6b/62528708489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bumsnab.ru/uploads/files/dosimizuxafenem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab9cd1b9d64---dewonebozubasirid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skuplaptop.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080e3bc9a72f---81095317883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cmt8av7rs3kocu78ciiosf8uu3/vubuxigawexezubivibuduw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eldmsh1.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kawajemupatozawinazab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nestroots.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5tm2p4i6ll1rta8oiopiq8djm6/selawogimutemovoxuxafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c88f0b7966---622861216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://voicelux.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b312526f017611133cb05fcf3ec025c/lulinosibenuzakulofed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=old+jeans+reuse+ideasPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001120b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1120B 10276 bytes
SHA-256: 7c7d2177565261faa3c078b41005b6a769ac152e479d09250a7d19b5741e0dc0
font_01_sfnt_off0001293c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1293C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001414e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1414E 17636 bytes
SHA-256: b9cec1570b49831d4f74aa73d4f5841e49f735ae69c904bd633a210b9e4d17ac
font_03_sfnt_off00016eb7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16EB7 16312 bytes
SHA-256: 7d15b2d6d265aaca51dda18faee70a1b8fa9d95ed54cb111fb0895789092f9ae