Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c7ef694a07be72d4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.2 KB Created: 2021-09-22 11:17:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 0db4e3bb723c355d37ee973444080a63 SHA-1: 6001c213e12ec3830f3c09f78122e982b787879a SHA-256: c7ef694a07be72d49b9526f38220e9c604d492c613fc59baa24c084d5a180d22
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The document also features numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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 https://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=one+launcher+apk PDF link annotation
    • https://forkidsvietnam.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mv35rsgpv8e7oe5cl3c9mpfj94/tudubimumigunagu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://btcauction.vn/hinhanh/file/nuseputanivupedapexa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theofficefurniturestore.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/miwuxigezikuluderovut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.creativitaecomunicazione.it/js/lib/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84613154762.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ichapps.peaceofworld.com/ichapps/ckeditor-ckfinder-integration/uploads/files/laxivikumobevivogupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balcimimarlik.com/resimler/files/jomosolilas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://assurancemauricie.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e4cc4bc4c3---12618902929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://photojet.bg/userfiles/file/zutovegujoxisunizipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adams-gold.ru/archive/image/file/61982118255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uniroll.pl/user_images/file/61479929503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://linyuepharm.com/upload/files/wemugikadefovosifeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aikni6a0b.xn--p1ai/images/file/27829791306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krajinar.cz/soubory/files/85450309920.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://springgalleryng.com/Images_upload/files/kiworavevipawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redemaisfarma.com/userfiles/file/bodijaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eviljoy.com/UserFiles/File/pijupawepujanexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelinnsuites.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/27909949250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.abcklima.hu/data/editorfile/javewudoxixipobulufoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.garriagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136c01c9369f---zemewijazonuxifusi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aajude.pt/backoffice/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bemonobesaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gramercy-grand.ru/files/file/wemajilowopoxerifetanifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maimungkorn.com/UserFiles/file/47280253194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://erdenetpost.mn/userfiles/files/rudalazubabozozekipepame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bibliotheque.ville.deux-montagnes.qc.ca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/23217430819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesterteto.hu/userfiles/file/97131912552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b808.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB808 10208 bytes
SHA-256: 7cbcf6eada436c4aa0820f9ef7eadcc911a9754e46f19170e55b84421ec1db01
font_01_sfnt_off0000cee6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCEE6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000e6f8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6F8 15664 bytes
SHA-256: ff8345482ea9fe39848d8985f5c1eac0efcff7336216d11a3baffe58c722ce33