Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d6ccc7b1964648f3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.7 KB Created: 2021-08-05 06:49:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 16855e3913c647632b751a5f1627ec91 SHA-1: 36c03f26827092517f83ef029c1fbbe5f756d495 SHA-256: d6ccc7b1964648f371eb4f161e1c509b4e1c9d8164b2f337262cb70fe894e4cd
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. The file also functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple compromised WordPress upload storage locations and other disposable hosting sites. These links likely serve as a lure to download further malicious content or phish for credentials.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9984

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 https://www.caesarstravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ff70c2e13e1---53562592238.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://xn--9p4b29dncp2cc6y.net/upload/fckeditor/file/51056240823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vantaibactrungnam.vn/upload/files/62737611662.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emotionalgift.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24327072400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hudsonohiohighschoolclassof1980.net/clients/7/7d/7d4b1ad73701457990394555a34ab01f/File/medurugutenij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pasarantogel2.com/contents//files/natipavodijimaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://edanieltour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210603_DA5727F851EDA079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cca727daa7---64076619359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081e13c25fcc---74508680615.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://computerzone.pk/file/begufar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160942c87dafe3---78362239506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://admio.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097cf0de07d7---titezawivala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mountainbrookbuilders.com/home/mountain/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/50157707622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nobleanimalsanctuary.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/lopuletujajetejoteje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://forma8.kz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13571213547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teormech.ru/teormech/usrimg/file/36012462188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1065365d5648bc984020c550e815b36/24106805344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polyalpan.hu/_user/file/pekurofalaxoxed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://speed-r.com/js/upload/files/keriribozurubigido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuuhoatudong.com/upload/files/32328013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607051bf54f64---zamoluvuduf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.urbanwaterways.info/files/makasuvefurozebelopumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dungcuruamui.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eroumo6ifmedd99dpjr70rds5t/843037339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peterdegendt.be/file/jasevugavulobuzawux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=hallelujah+hosanna+kabaka+by+judith+babiryePDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c0f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC0F4 16672 bytes
SHA-256: b84a40aaf9e18148e64a4e9907f563204e3dc74375fdc88e27fe21a5e295d51e
font_01_sfnt_off0000eacf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEACF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000102e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102E0 18776 bytes
SHA-256: 3ded9aaca2ef9e6c6e95cee9882111b9cda0db582afcb602817e0619031ab472
font_03_sfnt_off000120cb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x120CB 10912 bytes
SHA-256: 705f86663f2f9160cc2545b4aa0d2b14e95910dd634f00966ee94e14075ceb38