Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d77e6222aa67605b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.1 KB Created: 2021-08-31 12:43:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-16
MD5: 7643a5a384c5c5242f328a35d2d88870 SHA-1: 0bb46b7598d6726e0feef0e7dc26339236a6358f SHA-256: d77e6222aa67605b5f2be9377979cf6ea58d2b357f68ac1c3a07784ae6fafdd9
184 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and a link farm pointing to multiple PDF files hosted on various domains, some of which are identified as compromised CMS uploads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or scam purposes. The embedded JavaScript and the nature of the linked PDFs suggest an attempt to download and execute further malicious content or redirect users to phishing sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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://tunhuaduytan.com/upload/userfiles/files/rapudanomugok.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://dermo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161113f66aef22---penonipalufiwalores.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cokhihoangvinh.com/uploads/userfiles/file/sareroful.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sieckultury.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/535533331e980d3b9ab0277a9e5af8f9/xugaxusixabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://codemessaging.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20600848414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lab4050.com/upload/editor/file/38780546545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirandatutoringcentre.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e815596642---niniteputukinisutukibolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tkpmission.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d0354fedcba---96623660562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://daluxerealty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc80b4430ebd673b21d34918a55eaca7/93089145677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://engroupe.ca/aym_image/files/zuvufawofiwef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.prieteniitehnicii.ro/documente/file/54532654284.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4ac511b40d---77377116703.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pensionpoint.cz/userfiles/files/demujarumegazuzotur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zulassung4you.de/bilder/file/juvurixasix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bienenaktuell.com/sites/bienenaktuell.com/files/file/48313853741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akproauto.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/gikikowufikupalojejemo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jenan.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46174112841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://posh.hr/files/gevuvineliruwuxaxadovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tsutae-f.com/js/upload/files/93303551670.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3ca7a493f3---munulefafoxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gonguyenkhoi.vn/upload/files/41549315942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thepnguyentran.vn/media/ftp/file/gavudisuteloleb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pferdefreunde-brueckenhof.de/sites/default/files/userfiles/file/72850422712.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erbamedica.org/userfiles/files/46592696205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mostenpo.jp/userfiles/files/67620945268.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=thomas+sowell+multiculturalismPDF 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_off0000ce55.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCE55 10540 bytes
SHA-256: 7cd2a2e8468b90896b39025d0b128176a6c6d9e444f3e22ed14526202d8b691b
font_01_sfnt_off0000e66e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE66E 18084 bytes
SHA-256: e04c774dcabdc942f31e5e016279d6ae061b123a2ba070bd9a9784211f9df471
font_02_sfnt_off00011514.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11514 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1