Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd775c01ef5da2e0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.1 KB Created: 2021-07-07 19:02:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 22e62629c379e391aec333db34436703 SHA-1: 4bde33403bbf7398cc9841bd262815ac8e98ec92 SHA-256: bd775c01ef5da2e0c30576c84195ebbebfa6897093f978d3d82bf45d9e86818b
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to external PDF files, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The presence of a link farm on disposable hosting and algorithmically generated URLs suggests an attempt to distribute further malicious content, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://konferencii.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zogekomuzejozipogos.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://twtipa.com/upfile/files/2021/06/19/10690704089.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daycamhoa.net/upload/UploadFiles/files/namawitegosaxowok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreagarciam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a58747ef0a---65095934205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.napariverinn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c1e716d8af703ea47485c2f09b88300/fimobokebid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.consorcio.edu.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae4f1a17ae3---kabususo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raduzhniy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cc5229ec646---zixevigewugiwewolosezudu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://warraichmeats.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085680e25ccb---suxirafuvinepuvosomuromu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foodchemsino.com/d/files/53537567980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vietthanhstone.com/images/news/file/wuxutede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/pevapukotebuvirawefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mls.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b89f2560109e172a484fd282959b243/57184656705.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matkinhantai.com/luutru/files/39971131838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chromavials.com/d/files/nowalilizeseveliduvanu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072f7982ddba---zobuwenuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tai.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c51195c29cc---53234521713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skuplaptop.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084b58dd2994---33792729712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.blackhillsdancecentre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608042ffb33e9---81603036550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.irrv.org/uploads/files/bejorosil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimbuunguyen.com/uploads/userfiles/file/11485590509.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuifan.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-3/20210503071831194108.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allegroescrow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6171e67502---67446390828.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxitelt.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160848d3987c39---gubiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=business+essay+examplePDF 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_off0000f2a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF2A3 10464 bytes
SHA-256: e7197209a679c45d0078cbcfbcc953c3343b277b48fcac73f55ca8c03a30fef6
font_01_sfnt_off00010a65.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A65 17264 bytes
SHA-256: ddec7d4d631e5c62591ebd62d7b04cf3e286afad5225139ba8bb2de196720578
font_02_sfnt_off00013745.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13745 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1