Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 99cce642280d6d8a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.3 KB Created: 2021-09-07 15:31:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 382a731a4671dfb18baf23ef5a525636 SHA-1: 68f7d0deb0670d737b28184a6c2610876eca8d58 SHA-256: 99cce642280d6d8a510b0e7e6b5a1a6d21f6461884c629f55bbaf04418090ecb
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit PDF vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. The presence of numerous external URIs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites, indicates a link farm designed to obscure the ultimate destination and potentially distribute phishing content or malware. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=impressionist+painting+techniques+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://velvetskin.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a5d10fdc04fd4b552208b69c8be33755/motatafodizamuput.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081ee7f73740---kodaguxijupusabaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blueridgelightingandcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/af5ac5f78c1d3264dd4dc524690cb07a/bexogusokuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mytutr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35febad55ed78922937a64a06bb5352c/ladogezaneres.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dtcguild.org/clients/80367/File/werabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kakvkusno26.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/52ac1cfa76964294b4035b87ebe4afd1/vubavikazalaxur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeansresource.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/godukojujupusu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comodee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090ad685ef61---sizuxejozili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carcarnet.com/home/sandbox/domains/hkdance.tritek.hk/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/faboxefixenixus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://encoregallery.us/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a3a857b5ddfb405f2afa200a58f47f01/zuzanepefupus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drlanda.hu/user/file/lijegefabakuxudux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chongros.com/userData/board/file/64791084006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irmascaritasdejesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bade5374a37---modopatibod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://airsoft1.ro/files/file/tovederusori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emirates-offshore.com/uploads/image/file/89274568333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sofia-es.tokyo/yamituki-n/uploads/files/nonelaleji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.horisunmauritius.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d9f44b6e06d1d51c950c6ff04aa166b2/vivevinagonozaxuxim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kp-technik.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31244408536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b6bb14c99b---faverikixetuxubumireluki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shayangroup.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae060c9273051b0f9a575e8ad5165657/labisubupolazuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ffeacf37235---tedinofobaravuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bezpieczna-strefa.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6f482f2a1ba3c11b3b7320ec6d2a1944/78333370813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f83eb43bb7---93026815300.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_off0000d318.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD318 18356 bytes
SHA-256: 51fa9722381ed0f99fe08ca6d3ef6da50900c8ac620b23163d4686000cd30bcf
font_01_sfnt_off000101ff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101FF 11220 bytes
SHA-256: 597215231e5642b489c5e84e18b57880b891d8ed7b3805b5c34d35b980c61db9
font_02_sfnt_off00011b85.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B85 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1