Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bcfb7278407a3492…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.4 KB Created: 2021-09-06 10:58:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: d54f13ad738ed4bd7f8e67d39eadd767 SHA-1: 6805c5e602d16ae3ef38b455b3f67bcc5291470f SHA-256: bcfb7278407a3492279fbe3836157564d9e7582f3396a24cb3038bea047b2b3a
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, forming a link farm. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these external sites, which are designed to lure users into malicious content or phishing pages. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=general+electric+p7+automatic+oven+cleaning+manual PDF link annotation
    • http://turinhotelcompany.com/userfiles/files/kuzudutumarutilelixupov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krindustria.com.br/site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6d2360e539---rinepamikojoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://presssimayeshahr.ir/pic/file/luret.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tongrentangthai.com/UserFiles/file/wevogodev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://burgas-remonti.com/userfiles/file/zulaliwizubepifiru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettobotteonpierpaolostudioabacus.it/userfiles/files/29834509951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yoursurveysurveyors.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2811a40be1---zezerarujuvojebatagimov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perechen-jurnalov.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64877604734.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xmzhj.com/UserFiles/file/67472220353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chinasoftcore.com/userfiles/file///tigagoriraz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.plsok.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f283df96945402deca096b39919ba480/38677579963.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schs1968.com/clients/861610/File/gakolesukev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3dreamvr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b6fa59eeba2e4dc35885754790029860/15237471274.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aksaxena.com/bpms/includes/fckeditor_uploads/userfiles/file/17667367651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ubk-sad.de/azubi/userfiles/files/pabewevixunugixebo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ibadirect.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e2df571c9e---sinavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coonvalleycc.com/userfiles/file/97489431666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lang-mayer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607df73f3f5cb---86644775142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160825a08a9e89---8783645782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cfo-search.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e9746a0783e---rudekuvevotabepilanam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bostoncake888.com/UserFiles/files/33774661862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sanxuatbanthinghiem.org/app/webroot/uploads/files/wejajipazoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deepex.hu/hirek/files/84118553206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sbawerribee.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b963501b652---84908606524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vendingchat.ru/uploads/ckfinder/files/majodo.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_off0000c8c3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC8C3 16356 bytes
SHA-256: 0bb905125270b74516fd88da1053a287b103f41253a5a47ff821dd0b8f94ad9a
font_01_sfnt_off0000f230.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF230 10804 bytes
SHA-256: 1a165987bdea5ae4267d18be123d6a6010f5d6a3f47b5d8f71682de21cde6073
font_02_sfnt_off00010b2b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B2B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1