Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b7d4b02e90381983…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.1 KB Created: 2021-08-11 02:49:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 8b8e399386bbc053f0cd655128241313 SHA-1: cdd3ff8bcf2d8b5aef8648aff0f736188f686e6e SHA-256: b7d4b02e90381983dbd58aa4902f66e9bad564b1fa23d9761fa4b1e0bac7b8ef
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, which in turn host other PDF files. This suggests a multi-stage attack, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://lisacutler.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b42b7a28eb0---wominovegososaxuwuzamov.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://studiophotosfashion.it/userfiles/files/rujisugozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://desushibar.com/userfiles/file/41097391442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607765d931ec6---gudosopasagefamukoguva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaskinfamilyreunion.com/clients/b/b7/b798c9f9e2af69c3a5b950a06e4ade8e/File/nirerekixajevarikojutili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://i-daa-wl.de/userfiles/53895061548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://peggylittlelawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/87859372220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab7aa728c22---76997315229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://interface-referencement.com/userfiles/file/vekewamufex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagiez.com/userfiles/file/18187313968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.julitolaschools.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f19e7ebbcba---75445563328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archidaldegan.eu/userfiles/files/94415588497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qvdse8grh72umn6k0iol7eh96g/30753184282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inncredel.com/uploads/tulozadexaguno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://legouic-peinture.fr/userfiles/file/zikorupupimex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autofox.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/suxat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spazmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a17c46c52a7---82328625885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://best-turbos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2916f4dfb67cb984c8cccf46a0afc7ba/90865083659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tantos.jp/js/upload/files/8667478315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acronimocostanzo.com/userfiles/file/28322369348.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.newhorizonscrisiscenter.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jipedevefenufeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artmetinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607acde392cac---julonikolalisipikitisiso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anmimar.com/royal/userfiles/file/nefukiruga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://casaperugia.fr/userfiles/file/biledavejogivotojipis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+install+geometry+dash+for+free+on+pcPDF 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_off0000ef2b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF2B 11256 bytes
SHA-256: 3bf8ff0101f347bfc9187e3b00dcce5afa5b0e00c52623f7596f0eaac5964df4
font_01_sfnt_off00010933.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10933 17212 bytes
SHA-256: 840aa90a9a880e5bddf870bd7ce024ae03ccf2012aad915e2cc318f51fdfd545
font_02_sfnt_off000135e1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x135E1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1