Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d80e7c4f23c27fe5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.0 KB Created: 2021-09-13 09:47:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 0b70f41a26f8f2e336ae40bdcad2caaa SHA-1: a209ce06838478a04963e1a46f963cfb4edcf92c SHA-256: d80e7c4f23c27fe5e4ac73d80d2bb894873f8dc684cbb5675c3b6ed176b90e81
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of external URIs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs, which are designed to host phishing content or further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9848

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+metamorphosis+a+new+translation+by+susan+bernofsky+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.stratcareerservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613eece614735---naxagezakid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pizzeriagiganti.ro/imagini_ws/bepijetupidipasenukogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kmkmekanik.com/upload/ckfinder/files/xagivunakegifik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ercrs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/etsf9fgutru12re2lcrk7rniup/16992613294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oris-am.com/editor_up/nunirapamusinor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arqing.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lufubuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mueblesdepladur.es/1/userfiles/file/42893716876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://memorybg.net/app/templates/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wipinomavave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.q-jin.ne.jp/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91925146788.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://idrogastermoclima.it/Utentifile/FCKPage/file/nuwuvot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smobiil.eu/userfiles/files/35133800868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webgirls-studio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ec02b66974---duravume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lynhuagiasi.com/Images_upload/files/ruzupagelilufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pametnidom.hr/pametne_kuce/userfiles/file/7099852509.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arvikabc.com/images/uploadedimages/file/movetumikaxetivemimuja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://path.mn/userfiles/files/pomazupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://euroquimicadistribucion.com/zabaleta/data/imagenes_contenidos/file/86695287739.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elesi.eu/fichiers/files/nukoregolarelikaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.etbsupplies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130391c3f40d---jaxixoxadulapadi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ichieh.tw/uploads/files/202109011412208352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xenang-mitsubishi.com/fckupload/file/dibigene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3a29e199be8f8d687ce964a2f2682374/lexibukulivijunadeluvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grahampropertytax.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3f3ac8d28af54ee993a990852ed8da5b/nozopidarumesimepoduwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mawratanews.com/armedia/uploads/files/20653098309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://finsura-lifedirect.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136a9d1d6b92---66163412439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hauptsache.cc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161302f2bb088e---31495225841.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_off0000e173.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE173 20104 bytes
SHA-256: 956cfcc8176bbfe19d09347a9071c9c5f56e43477941a345b7c2de7d0e6fcaab
font_01_sfnt_off000115c3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x115C3 11260 bytes
SHA-256: 0a231f0b2c7b64433fc501b6d1f09a2379fe423d4aed0e4ef05fcc70d4d11490
font_02_sfnt_off00012fcf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FCF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1