Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 99375cc25638e831…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.7 KB Created: 2021-06-30 19:09:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: be6c0752cb3dd476a078ef950387ac8c SHA-1: 8e3cf1cbbe669ed11526a776847ee6063458e7c0 SHA-256: 99375cc25638e83101b9a39d19c504df323eb97e401894a087d480807ccaf9a5
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to download a second-stage payload. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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 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 http://wolfroccatiassociati.it/userfiles/files/pazojo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.goldenplanet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dbc592d4cb9---zoxinowevebabaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nc2e.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160763bc436389---tulunivebig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://au-coeur-du-temps.com/userfiles/file/terifanopinel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhorizontours.com/userfiles/files/64302404570.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.anieliasfx.com/uploads/textareas/file/lepewutojediwukes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thinkhigh-tech.com/d/files/sudilawavefetipidikiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdgairconditioning.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dcc5533eed---27635125811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kingdomofgodmn.org/userfiles/files/39079597233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://divinenine.net/userfiles/file/86531028756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garagehayashi.com/js/upload/files/12124446071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.uppld.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085a306798ea---sevusukin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pluckywize.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad91d52c54d---96393413031.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cibaospalaser.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vfg82ugnuumcg6fj17g5rcicl1/53654957890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atolab.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0f342b4c1654ff9af0fb36226c780e99/wirevosodupof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canevastoilestjean.com/upload/editor/file/26965796032.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sapkbvfuqn6ml3hi3aaihi95u7/75097866195.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uyaviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608068c95df4a---vowipuzabifepopigoribidif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.masismarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/300720d066a47bbfc0413ef05df69ed1/31241378767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wamsconference.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f04052345add4aea1b11bbca7dfd408e/55438784375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090f81eda7c6---zulilutaxiwifek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kraljicabih.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afe724cc6c2---84671167692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=remove+pdf+security+freePDF 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_off000103b1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103B1 10792 bytes
SHA-256: 8a559d17e74a3751fba7f1e077098cd09337b6925dedd3f60867b5f0cffcfd0b
font_01_sfnt_off00011ca4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11CA4 17240 bytes
SHA-256: 6165b488a7d7da55aa0e5c0218d2c4b77fc007e8e5290521e92e720cd377936e
font_02_sfnt_off000149b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x149B8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1