Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b7373e4a5160d70e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.7 KB Created: 2021-09-18 11:55:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: cb781463b4103ad1c842a924da8ec18d SHA-1: 60c4fc99bda08bb3309f79532c29ad1c7faf8859 SHA-256: b7373e4a5160d70e411cc60f63fd33a04f9f59ba8a5ee5d405a776103ea81bdb
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The primary attack pattern appears to be directing users to these external sites, which likely host phishing content or further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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 https://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=gary+jennings+azteca+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.bluefashion.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19662132712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiosimonepantaleo.it/userfiles/files/fuxuwasut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wholisticvibrations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe6f17e57bf217be802fa19d80765ff2/labireforeraxujuzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burningspearmarketplace.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41937884988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sportnazona.bg/f/uploads/files/jinaveluvexedu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rh-h1tapi-turbo.com/contents/files/61580520555.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://finestblogger.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ik65vjdtmjsci64foiaju658sk/37169335193.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skoleniridicu-online.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pagujaminibamatomanupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eseninternational.com/uploads/files/37712389737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/legajobojisabapadob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eca.or.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66856222650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cukierniabrzezinski.pl/www/artizam/fck/file/tagapujux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isleford.com/filespath/files/20210917050024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fzsvybbs.at/userfiles/file/vipotula.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hantverkarenisandby.se/UserFiles/files/41602538984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zeshengtecphar.com/UploadFiles/FCKeditor/20210918110546.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rmdschoolandcollege.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/713277c2816b042e9bce603f6b83f05c/xibigagak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nkmate.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210908_07FFB39110CD9FD3.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkqi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f3f969fb57---namolofexopuriwaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bbmnetlicitacoes.com.br/cms/ckfinder/upload/files/11909812275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.emmabowman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a812af44c47867a9acf29eb1d968b9a9/fulopixikofeta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skup-laptopow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e5af8d1fea---44886806358.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loyallcanada.ca/editor_files/file/3418198906.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_off00010541.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10541 10972 bytes
SHA-256: 13d4e37ea691b69d1c9229ed9b6569b961138af0a2c3e6df0d988f50f2237146
font_01_sfnt_off00011eb3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EB3 19624 bytes
SHA-256: 95131c998f97235cd20f3f4706bd619b9333f39eab4809edfc5ed3f6e98a5f86
font_02_sfnt_off00015121.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15121 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1