Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d0cd76fbe216a20b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.4 KB Created: 2021-09-05 07:37:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 72984fb330a1d84fbec35f7bd5276660 SHA-1: 2d8eef34db506bfe2417bcd1cefab02ac9632874 SHA-256: d0cd76fbe216a20bf1f0161f2f7978eb0862cd1facac451268169b80ed6cec41
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised websites or disposable hosting, suggesting it's designed to redirect users to malicious sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded JavaScript points to its use in executing malicious actions within the PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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 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.
  • QR-code redirect lure medium SE_QR_LURE
    Document instructs the user to scan a QR code with a phone — consistent with QR phishing, but also common in legitimate documents
  • 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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=volvo+xc90+2016+owners+manual PDF link annotation
    • http://digivideos.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/28440704631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://championshipsportsrings.com/clients/23492/File/poduxivujevowusabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uleiuri.ro/userfiles/file/84742685499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ercrs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rhdv2vtm1uilenth02c2r23q7n/33797913940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettoseneca.com/userfiles/files/36324333955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phoenixknights.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28bb93aa712bd01687dd96525b8cac53/bemole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwartetproforma.com/userfiles/file/wuvesinenem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lirealestatelitigator.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/47dbd536a8749b50244f223fea965d39/baxidubelofavuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://computerdoki.hu/user/file/damugipinibaferevewugegup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mictrogiang.com/userfiles/files/delus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lifestyleufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e8369ce3561d57e401f297a45915c591/22125265621.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2a2ea9b6e8---sobupozomadesorozig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.moyekolodin.com/files/nesegasokem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pferde-fuer-unsere-kinder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16100ebd9143b0---sorizategupinameja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kawanmto.com/contents//files/9215009438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://renovator.cz/files/file/24958945242.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlaskvartir.ua/data/uploads/files/22608312915.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.eflox.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec3ae7a269---80440022603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nppgursaraijhansi.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79570505066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tano-cable.com/d/files/vedoxedumetasuma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hkparkkonutlari.com/image/files/98341579865.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.martiusstaden.org.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xazipaduxuvezebiwudenudej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.americanapi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ff78071c48---18609935911.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cl7aoo9e2u6irion6323jd8l0s/50869510077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://action-roofing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a939f358cfba3dd202d3aa27bdf7c6a9/78977476005.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kapelski.pl/userfiles/file/47983411453.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_off0000db87.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB87 11152 bytes
SHA-256: e02951fef3e64faca6067523015f15a74c51550eb41e38aa8950c113b4404545
font_01_sfnt_off0000f5c1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF5C1 17556 bytes
SHA-256: 08231c3a4adb03bcd7a69afdda253a266fa5abfa69141c56af107e2d7316eae8
font_02_sfnt_off0001237d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1237D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1