Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c7af2f87baa831b1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.5 KB Created: 2021-09-25 06:14:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 14bfd3a61d69832c94f195bb0545afee SHA-1: bdbe982ecf4985b9b2588d99c34b0ed183d04c30 SHA-256: c7af2f87baa831b19ea3ef2924cff2907c70a5f19d06482526d6061538df413e
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to download and execute a second-stage payload from one of the provided URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=doctor+driving+hack+game
    • https://www.psk.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zuwaz.pdf
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/jukisobuwizizaget.pdf
    • http://dspec-car.com/js/upload/files/85144298879.pdf
    • http://www.trisad.kz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/narapuvazugazinizexezef.pdf
    • https://www.nobleorthodontic.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b44ae285f9d899c77e8908ca51cafa7f/rikekisaketumuxix.pdf
    • http://nathulaldasptti.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31320040499.pdf
    • http://sushi-belovo.ru/files/gevubutek.pdf
    • https://studiovizia.com/webroot/img/content/files/75725370958.pdf
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fc630986ae---lazerevase.pdf
    • http://pharmorgsyn.com/upload/files/lemejija.pdf
    • http://fundacionecla.org/resources/original/file/totetivizufopibidu.pdf
    • http://mesterteto.hu/userfiles/file/tatumerovuda.pdf
    • http://arsvet.ru/img/upload/55830998421.pdf
    • http://kondicionery-ivanteevka.ru/upload_picture/file/wapikigoraf.pdf
    • http://live-lessons.net/lcj/web/uploads/assets/file/94488769839.pdf
    • http://seanmore.com/userData/board/file/70471123600.pdf
    • http://hengtongrongshang.com/jingkelun/userfiles/files/20210912105809.pdf
    • https://gresathouse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/951fe95d7c621e36aac3ff8de6cd8632/suwozubunasitasevedubepeb.pdf
    • https://presstone.hu/userfiles/file/kunudekezufirutane.pdf
    • https://worldmedglobal.com/userfiles/files/56306447137.pdf
    • https://extremedriveline.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/23854629209.pdf
    • http://korealabels.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21837531244.pdf
    • http://pizzeriagiganti.ro/imagini_ws/babepokez.pdf
    • http://xn--pr3b03lcdvwu9dpynqkc.com/DATA/file/20210913065605.pdf
    • http://iccjsc.vn/images/uploads/files/60837192225.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_off0000b005.bin
d917b6b3af553d3b75851317e9f921da82762adfcd01ffa31f41aec6b81bcf77
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB005 10760 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000c85d.bin
d8653d31207c1a957399290640142b9641c425433ee971743676bc22c2621a8c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC85D 14532 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000ec88.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC88 16792 bytes