Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d779ccff9900cb53…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.9 KB Created: 2021-10-02 11:49:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 4d7879360b012cc6a1d271009c4d5bd0 SHA-1: 67a13033e22acbaccf23dd6d7b84a901f7b7e6d4 SHA-256: d779ccff9900cb5380c3196f33d1bfe224fde903d8dbd48d9a390601d747a015
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and is identified as a phishing lure due to its image-only nature and clickable action. It redirects to multiple URLs hosted on compromised CMS uploads and disposable domains, indicating an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious classification.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://petroblend.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614f5abe2b84e---savoxunavu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://pes.edu.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/83662697727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://barrier.exma.cl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dadusesumijemenikodil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lbjgold.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38237183381.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lotuscourtpune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/065d293914bb5e6ff98faded28cab46b/gumajikaxov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allineers.netlovestories.com/upload/files/8944077153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foodzipo.com/uploads/userfiles/files/92199296635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mosallaesf.ir/uploads/ck/files/wunuzasome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://changjiujz.com/uploads/files/202109130405169016.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apcmagon.com/userfiles/ripukoxetuwogufus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://karinameal.ru/imgdish/files/10786423590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madiagranitosilano.it/userfiles/files/19601147621.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://osmed.cz/app/webroot/files/files/tudelusovamawedetosiwuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fiumaradelsossio.it/userfiles/files/zikit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hung168.tw/UserFiles/files/golizexawavodapijamow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jlgardner.org/home/jlg/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/73137826645.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mamafoundation.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/siluxapupibosapevumigu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aristosaigonhotel.com/uploads/files/gobijodobelevep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firmen-bekleidung.at/userfiles/file/tejurinuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acupunctuuryao.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84357303644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://naucharts.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11517449931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/946e8d4c3609057e1c3e65c05fbbc4eb/fopagaratovudo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=sinus+infection+neck+painPDF link annotation
    • http://www.cst.rnu.tn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/54538912914.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_off0000b201.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB201 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ca13.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCA13 14288 bytes
SHA-256: 97cb8709a113ff2ac1e1bef6e6d866f0ece0bf6115b8583ad39eab2236605f7e
font_02_sfnt_off0000edc0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDC0 10592 bytes
SHA-256: f06d674b3811be28fb507cdea13bd1b83686bf06abbd2e12701ebe6185136e0d