Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 97c0e88f6e3d532a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.2 KB Created: 2021-09-01 07:50:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 21d1f903b48c235df28218f1788c97bc SHA-1: dfa38a968c68ee5c6a2a20d900d0157508e7cf34 SHA-256: 97c0e88f6e3d532a13cbe300b6135467364edb3e25ef247ed40f9df375ac8e37
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The file also functions as a link farm, with numerous URLs pointing to compromised WordPress sites and other domains, likely serving as a distribution point for further malicious content or phishing pages. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 7

  • 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 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://krisoc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=fee+simple+and+leasehold PDF link annotation
    • https://www.frankcapassoandsons.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ca2fac960b---dovanu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecbpolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e479ee1ff975a554b25c8b698ed1586/nulawagorijopisagofinov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hefcom-hydraulics.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xonigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoangnhataudio.vn/media/files/41130482872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tl2npa5cgr33uvqnslrmt89p6p/92930902086.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ballestermultiservicios.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a859572a08b---26074446979.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harryreichert.de/uploaded_pics/News/file/zevuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skolky.info/foto/images/file/5942122473.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://argentinaproduct.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/97751696255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e9q9kc29mf5vcbpkpqdpijrsn1/wugeguwawofafis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://backkwang.com/userData/board/file/voseradegarefevekatib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ltgpartners.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/431cc9eae166454522a496c75be7a046/wexenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://happy-land.hu/editor_up/paradorowazitoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cafesca.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pugiwasajovapaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andrecampbell.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6becc49066ac99bb600d85b519235d0e/83281655948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://broorybulldogs.com/clients/33993/File/faboganelobizaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novosib-sport.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/goxisuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://groupunsur1.com/contents//files/58685002888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.creativitaecomunicazione.it/js/lib/ckfinder/userfiles/files/82526293164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unternehmensberatung-hegenbarth.de/userfiles/file/27385260991.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d64f45e0c9---telagutasikedifosek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creationstationdance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2a63d05511---dozenusufesagulilizuludeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://graphicon.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a988b408a0e---ganalape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robertmatzuzi-massagetherapist.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f03069101b---81036473391.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_off0000f242.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF242 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010a54.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A54 18284 bytes
SHA-256: 200a25d3640429d37a61dc7439162b4a3d5a6993456337477fb41d38cb5bcf09
font_02_sfnt_off000139e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x139E4 10436 bytes
SHA-256: 5670e46b3ac73bfcce33885da3a8b1c46b5299f24fb805d14f11d91c6d5d34e8