Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a6a7e0701d46133c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.8 KB Created: 2021-07-22 12:23:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 7db962a5063715bec87d203c7f60fa37 SHA-1: 3c38b883e2dc0d0082bfb0f1dd937b84f4860c83 SHA-256: a6a7e0701d46133c0cfbede6ae5a2d9b4f0178b90f436e24903e089db5d17311
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting domains, indicating a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, suggesting it's used for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9988

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://longbienco.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/56551793942.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://svenstavik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d1c177fed9---52640926796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amuseonline.com/absite/userfiles/file/94160179526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldenparadisestsimons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c6ef92be47627c087e274be25964816/lenati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bawwabatrizq.com/userfiles/file/45985773301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karavanlakesfet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d6dd5696eedcaab795392c80a412f670/51647073946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ebsjosepirosamaria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b15d5c46c6d---taxuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aimic.com/userfiles/file/20506443303.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abofahed.com/userfiles/file/ravegujixipenoworawedane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e8ad09b4583---45984047308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarozlem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/av7a3b9d0vfrkan56pf651arf3/19498192900.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chefinhogourmet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f3791af1d871a5765f5534e4332573f7/xuxiluxigop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bangprice.combangprice.com/beta/cms_image/file/wikamiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.inkfactory.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b9bc9b136b---zutinofabekomazegagunakit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shesob.com/file/files/tilevelaxojewasakobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brezov-gaj.si/uporabnik/file/rewifagin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bokseinstituttet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a22483787a9---99842348098.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ccj22qi7u1tqhg3cdlans0lpc7/pamulilotexapitude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stpatricksreunion.com/clients/84553/File/89159060601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feg.vn/uploads/files/74895132979.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://visaonline-vn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1qrc86c5lqc0sdve6tshns8e0r/49447715488.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gservicepz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e1d666c853624f5fbb8bad2b20d1b72b/xesolajugijakegedolelesir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=drop+in+the+bucket+meaningPDF 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_off0000e664.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE664 18204 bytes
SHA-256: 54c2bb828ca2fcf16c5eea5796076114c9aa28c2177aa36cf31afb78f2389a64
font_01_sfnt_off0001160b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1160B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012e22.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E22 10940 bytes
SHA-256: 65d5d4605688fb09129f8b54a26cde693b1d26447cc744b16ca774b98e2f1b7b