Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 caa76e2c9a38a797…

MALICIOUS

PDF

101.8 KB Created: 2021-07-24 20:58:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-29
MD5: 7bcc97cf01a54dd81bd2fbc47a2609d5 SHA-1: 9384f2f0991df5605478a671b166a7e0b6a2af3d SHA-256: caa76e2c9a38a797dc00282bb54b9cde9e6cef3cbb81db3bf219e72222604174
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains JavaScript actions and numerous links to external PDF files, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious PDF payloads, which are designed to exploit vulnerabilities or trick users into downloading further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

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.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. 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://ekogamma.pl/javascript/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fagapefo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ural-resyrs.ru/data/file/34680956819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://janatalnajaf.com/basefile/janatalnajafcom/files/jigixujamabamudomup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tahi.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jirotab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kicksomeglass.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23f8ce56a90362af334ec04a0200329e/xijuneritexigogokujuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kamber.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/90abf6ca9e7bbfea70836fc7536549cc/vabiwizegirokenaleviguf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.histoiresdegroupes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608568f801ab4---kibateden.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sfeerweter.nl/userfiles/files/68518063100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ag-concept.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ec9db42f5cb9681c6927c608a0b3acf8/nemupefovaremesumati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abimobiliare.pl/pliki/File/25577449637.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rfychina.com/upfiles/files/16249038924903.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deltastal.ru/userfiles/file/3933792384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dangkyidol.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mcigdov9e1675pj9mie86qeqj2/rokirile.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/gemivisovij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://swimproject.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e1ce58b3dc04ec2589f1251e5f37217e/40540241344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d8755fcae35---95307522738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ajivikafinance.com/userfiles/file/tifilojavetodok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609566afc63d5---bodaliguxorizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattingtoemrerogsnedker.dk/userfiles/file/32734026886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smart-ventures.ch/upload/Editor_Images/files/92850539429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kamber.dk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb3889cd5ae66d2ae5ee2a60da6ba0f2/43234727761.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://odesignlab.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18415660612.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lescourailleurs.com/upload/editor/file/25024767924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hart-metale.pl/gimnazjum/userfiles/file/31416671368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=can+android+users+play+imessage+gamesPDF 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_off00012a01.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A01 17256 bytes
SHA-256: 2899fc2b81607c9573c875f9e336771a29e3385c1b06594c6416cb4b38c070a7
font_01_sfnt_off000156ca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x156CA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00016ee1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16EE1 10880 bytes
SHA-256: f80c9c47a32ca7a6ee29c136f6925d218a68cd0a0fb12053a6a11f4891d4f3ef