Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c74f33f78ba72297…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-07-02 02:11:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: d5932f0ebd42d33b610c3a11eb094ec6 SHA-1: 66dee67bed63e437c794c3d2250f4a252f6f3dc0 SHA-256: c74f33f78ba722978cb6292e09b7a0acc9fde858438284e4a6487ecbe3eb408b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within PDF documents. It also features numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to lure users into downloading further payloads or providing sensitive information.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 http://lbhs1965.com/clients/6/6b/6bdd8f708684a1f547efbf97e1630fe5/File/kopuvoj.pdf
    • https://hoovermaids.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0206dddb8550436aed98085e488940fd/89666951714.pdf
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075e354bea8d---70890512426.pdf
    • https://www.dolphinrfid.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ef1d0ddef9---ximunanarinotipubezu.pdf
    • http://smartmedicaleg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b58cca3580---43960919784.pdf
    • http://vtracauto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c40488b950a---ruked.pdf
    • http://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cb8105d17a8---27188834731.pdf
    • https://vaytieudungtragop.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74mgd0uod8dm3umr0enhv0c261/biwoba.pdf
    • http://wijnhuis-vaessen.nl/site/data/ws/files/tekalaponu.pdf
    • https://www.electriclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6fe306bed4d84ba51442c32bad359d68/fajisudulogagulodexibuk.pdf
    • http://www.consorcio.edu.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160864ce473ef7---govulafepegejevotumavovu.pdf
    • http://csss77.com/clients/d/df/df7f2fdc42e243c7a03c192a8228c0be/File/38007431465.pdf
    • https://clumba-indoor.ru/files/files/famurelono.pdf
    • http://dok-vo.ru/userfiles/file/jegomatirixosuxunodov.pdf
    • http://classiccar-jp.com/js/upload/files/20586956765.pdf
    • http://fkhd.cz/data/img/mozigixutepibegipan.pdf
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b59edd556c5---16524645848.pdf
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/436b51c3ca668e1218a9ea4af081a670/patesebinun.pdf
    • https://postscriptproductions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607276975321b---711176813.pdf
    • http://subventionsbetrug.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q4csvun3g212u57ob3rshvrf2l/9728750079.pdf
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05cfed1f4d749463bbb24a4f1252598c/6723844167.pdf
    • https://dalnoboy.com/data/filestorage/upload/files/40133773202.pdf
    • https://studio45.live/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fd76vrgctnjv4jn8t27euju41i/wibozavomisav.pdf
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/180c586eaf67148a655a4cc2b99c4248/nobubolamaxopabizo.pdf
    • http://ayurveda-shiatsu-nice.com/upload/files/82602082845.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=theory+of+constraints+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_off0000ef66.bin
5e1f379a873db9a8cb23aeba720b6a0224716896aa0ff38463e670de9d2448f8
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF66 17148 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011c19.bin
4fba46f0f14d8ded81da2ca95607dfb4655d9274d6d8ed752cc74b351db2d40e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C19 10748 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000134d8.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134D8 16792 bytes