Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d2c27333db35e833…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.5 KB Created: 2021-07-03 11:35:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 82ffb135a2e77d926e3b4584d39f82cb SHA-1: 4c77490240d36210c6786e1f9304dda2bd1de8fb SHA-256: d2c27333db35e8336fab89c6655fa9a1931fe3ae44bfa44ed1a72470222fe8de
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised websites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The sample leverages compromised WordPress upload directories to host further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://bizwd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a17e09668bd---8553794982.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160867a853d278---nezufeva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sorokolaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/tetezedorufasozagugiwusi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altinay-law.com/images/file/kunenabedidotosejifapali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iescolumbus.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/986884bc07763b001d16af7ba4516a19/zonawokewotesakewesolene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://christopherspubandgrille.com/userfiles/files/mesunoragigivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7a2421ea59ce8e4cd935a329c7c9c7fa/22566464117.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://muzycznescyzoryki.pl/userfiles/file/93655352820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cnc-soustruzeni.cz/files/file/kakoputiwaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://groupunsur4.com/contents//files/18383666738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://quaint-house.com/images/blog//file/44718800988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahkjt.com/upfile/file/tixofatezijexirijoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://janeunchained.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/re9seebd6ssgbqr9116toc19ec/87580283512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medok18.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/138ba894843525e5a19fcda371c5418e/bonelafajitoda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://konferencii.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fevimamenijatebovujukofoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c428939307b---sodikuxiwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://krimgranit.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3994cea8208b866d1805b3a6e4e4dd27/bepurafuwasafutepazevepe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mariamozharova.ru/uploads/files/8867868099.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nousgarage.com/userfiles/file/besevusukum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marblobath.com/app/webroot/img/files/48946654506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://finpacecuador.com/userfiles/file/5890915936.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palenice.net/obrazky_clanky/file/fiworujujep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=organelles+that+are+found+only+in+plant+cellsPDF 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_off0000f18d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF18D 17528 bytes
SHA-256: 57d4a391bfbfb64f3ad6618e5cb3100e20169f6fb90f5abc4a5874e5b4bdbf36
font_01_sfnt_off00011eb1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EB1 11140 bytes
SHA-256: ed4a67a248618d0f513574fe880c7c1a11f742c26397ecf52b7111485532a217
font_02_sfnt_off00013882.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13882 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1