Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c0c8cdb9da4309ca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.8 KB Created: 2021-07-03 09:48:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: ac0f767cdac1b309f07a2b70373778f4 SHA-1: c6e4cb4cc4ad0663d679b62900b150a1668283e8 SHA-256: c0c8cdb9da4309cad9b3483a7bc92cb465ccb8a84bdaecf830dd58822d7a73e4
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit PDF vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. The presence of numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and exhibiting link farm characteristics, strongly suggests a phishing or malware distribution attempt. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

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://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=best+family+vacation+destinations
    • https://rebates.forex/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f6fsedlg6edovolmfgcke0ts01/24602756945.pdf
    • https://jiptv.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1fcvrvrjt3dsp1hhmhu3tb1njk/55174046847.pdf
    • http://ural-resyrs.ru/data/file/golijogenilejupuxap.pdf
    • http://copingconversations.com/userfiles/file/lijadolowemax.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tuaqci8ohbh9tvinf0ot3rg1j6/26857434460.pdf
    • https://www.sehersirin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fcbcf23fc6---76963314165.pdf
    • https://e-uchebnici.com/img/file/muwurabox.pdf
    • https://www.wikiwebagency.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/870419b52496ea4c8da924ed1c8c49dc/79180321849.pdf
    • https://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aff425d177f---91623932500.pdf
    • http://hiace-yoshikawa.com/js/upload/files/rarisuge.pdf
    • https://www.physioaktivkramer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608df10dcb7c2---jaluzelekinalinuvamataf.pdf
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606dcaf3f222b---xejamulezojutozevaliv.pdf
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c082c97de6---wajalapikukigi.pdf
    • http://irmascaritasdejesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f747ae2cb4---fataredorube.pdf
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m3prgegjtmr45khjcgg91temc3/kujupemudawedijimiponexe.pdf
    • http://plenaadoracao.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2732a4ae8e---pusamopez.pdf
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2950r9oo3m0e3dcvd5fu6854qa/kakufululoli.pdf
    • http://nuyewrecruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6a049d24c2ef544ff84c2aee6d750ce4/37736946738.pdf
    • https://soba05.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26aae67f1f34705f6c565b64f9bf6bf1/33252568671.pdf
    • http://maidnheaven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e0e3e992f1---bikopudasogoroxomu.pdf
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e498e47edf---sapivaxovelin.pdf
    • http://thermogroup.ru/uploads/files/19702032978.pdf
    • https://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093fdace8b45---bodazolirinaso.pdf
    • https://legouic-peinture.fr/userfiles/file/xelefolidumozed.pdf
    • https://www.mobytec.com.br/mobytec/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbe2c741e9b---kewipef.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000106ce.bin
21ed7fcecd29e0d0b816e8085a67fcfcf3ea3a1f5f59d1b483e091d32f82a81f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x106CE 16952 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001333b.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1333B 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014b52.bin
9d74b1bfe506031d68acbc6ff40f131c9259fb632a820f35117d6080f55637fd
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14B52 10768 bytes