Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bc02eafb1b07e79d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.0 KB Created: 2021-08-03 00:18:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 3362bcd155fc9bccd1446b5b8a9e74c8 SHA-1: 98078080678bc2d5ce522861d0873a6645910b79 SHA-256: bc02eafb1b07e79d4da063b9945bf0f38ef381e959d7693a0dd6aaaed49d23b5
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 sites and disposable hosting, indicating an attempt to trick users into downloading malicious files. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the download of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+sharper+image+smart+universal+jumbo+remote+manual PDF link annotation
    • https://www.tanyadantus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6858ffb308c13b01cd8df5caf2eef880/33910527863.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hkalc.com/userfiles/gosolido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://primeodontorj.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f60933ba291f6a3d373b67e6de640302/77023682294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.argentum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qf1tnidu2scn5m5egijcrlj2g4/narafuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gasthaus-steinkirchen.de/img/editor/file/gigaposorax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.miamiairportlimo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160861f8fdce8e---tisofegizuziwupos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuuhoatudong.com/upload/files/lokivizurafusagipep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160769fc552add---milukafuzalijebomefirurid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rec39.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0f99815953990e5a54b6ef8830473e39/vonegelopumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eclipsetheaters.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5dd1d5a5b7---nenobajut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dragonera.cn/admin/userfiles/file/28634450144.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nbtele.com/en/cache/fck_files/file/23602604394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gfow.om/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4r5qddqk23l8b3iloo8onbg11u/12986112048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://principessavencanice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b97a6aa818b---vegetokapo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eobliecky.sk/userfiles/file/48539450076.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mdknoodles.co/uploads/files/kejozukanagiwopizudonozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartmedicaleg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d01d68b8d6---mewowitemox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classicalgardenornaments.com/uplds/file/rawosunuxuzomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://automsystem.com/UploadFile/file/20210507102505146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dhf-china.com/d/files/jezoboxamewisivobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrunarser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210628035910382368ayw23y.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amrapalispot.com/userfiles/file/63703955938.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vuaship.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3gclo14fjs00ta7hsjhhuem9cm/40001489874.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ccsctda.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210801_045149.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_off0000ddd6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDD6 16380 bytes
SHA-256: c7902a11327fa273fa665711d45bf00c34eb85c0c11860813bd7e16532fe9f55
font_01_sfnt_off0001085a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1085A 11100 bytes
SHA-256: 431d8e4fe99c4b1a3b2624666557685214eefa35e7d2b353d26a9e1880c21311
font_02_sfnt_off000121d6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x121D6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1