Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c7e76e3b1d47eb51…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.6 KB Created: 2021-06-29 22:15:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 557e726ffb4c910765cae271037f2913 SHA-1: 9833d1c599e1379f35376b3bb936ea521504898e SHA-256: c7e76e3b1d47eb5146e427e9a403be8151f979168cd5a8d97844c534cab55ced
164 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 sites or disposable hosting. This suggests the file is designed to redirect users to malicious or phishing content, potentially for SEO manipulation or to deliver further malware. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' strongly supports this malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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 http://ottotech.center/userfiles/file/70638747981.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://optimus.org.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084a077a7e50---lamatemot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infravoip.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b25a7038316dc9593d917c7e83c1f4f/defis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aguiapromocional.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5e20606011---62805041385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fe245cb2a8---12799546777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.doctor-carpet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dbh2t8clh3oqd4i89450hvhrc1/nubilenonit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ediliziaindustriale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091e73b73893---vumesafozutakogugolag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://betonwerkendejonge.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afd3998b131---fakamuba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://troypin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/nedazupopivawima.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phase1acoustics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080457bbcced---76760974007.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harissarantis.com/userfiles/files/40664525508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquariumfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8116bc898d96ba3b4ff784049fd1671a/kubazus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bridalchapel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f0db68a989---91007950602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orbitsecurity.qa/pro_mvp_tech/uploads/file/mozovumajurixefexuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tirthmobile.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0h2ndlc1h8062dru88m0dikfj/surakunononiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lilit-realty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/14onfr6mi00a5acelmi7alea73/26254703870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harkakotony.hu/UserFiles/file/79633796483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://boldvision.tv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609201de3171f---64540022990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrimal.pl/userfiles/file/87184121138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://binhvi.com/upload/files/89572327614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audiomaster.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3598088e02---29367023521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://urgentcarepb.net/userfiles/file/buwirunobabebos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://to-kajihan.net/js/upload/files/24660548230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ztkammer.at/uploads/file/nigoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ambredore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ab17ca8d44---merakuduxemakidanegabuxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=android+tv+usb+stick+formatPDF 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_off0000f2e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF2E4 10840 bytes
SHA-256: ade6e3718fec85e78c7e79a61f2a87d9748bb1de7a4c9c2e54f76d108419ab6e
font_01_sfnt_off00010bf9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BF9 17220 bytes
SHA-256: 522c7d17fc309785a4a011690f232de980dc550a1ae4732001a03f8acfe81508
font_02_sfnt_off000138ff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x138FF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1