Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc7a5c94442c9bf4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.2 KB Created: 2021-09-22 11:08:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 4284b90aa5ca4131193768aea5fe1155 SHA-1: 5bcce6ef39fb1f4d0f407168f30ff137e9dee7e2 SHA-256: dc7a5c94442c9bf4c4a5d8d2ebbfd75137ddac4305573b42f40e03a622b64fa0
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or SEO spam. The embedded JavaScript, though not fully analyzed due to obfuscation, is a common vector for further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=black+background+hd+photo+editing PDF link annotation
    • http://vnationwide.com/userfiles/files/4304359188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goteneplast.se/files/images/file/42054052746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmjrgoldhockey.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f1e054866fa896ec9ba721416f8ed306/vosixenilexudorojokiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oneself.pro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613cc1fa3473f---zopevifamamub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://satyamtracparts.com/userfiles/file/dimog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://synergytaekwondo.com/click2buy_newp/userfiles/file/36287379257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yilbasipromosyonu.com/userfiles/file/32864739741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://equinox-e.com/upload/UserFiles/file/2103225796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.erealitysolutions.com/tennisontario/assets/appsadmin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52660570563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--pssa17sw71b.tw/upimages/files/zagojuxejebafet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hmed.vn/upload/files/fugivumutipaxezikopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stoneappeal.in/FCKeditor/file/xedubikivaxesogabapuduf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mgtofubbq.com/uploads/files/91207273763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chulintemple.house-well.com/CKEdit/upload/files/94492079347.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdi.vn/userfiles/file/22170110061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bilagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c294c377fe---rulifexok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paradisoseminatrici.it/userfiles/files/87049832292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://verkaufs-akademie.com/userfiles/file/gabines.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wroclawmodelshow.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/todab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chornakorn-packing.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/barunisuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://postelezmasivu-ostrava.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20997973733.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dbexpertise.fr/catalogue_dynamique/file/zerites.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biosystech.com/pdsFck/file/830727229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamuiboe.com/webroot/upload_media/gadibigasotot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marcvandewiele.com/userfiles/file/47900759329.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_off0000e83f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE83F 17692 bytes
SHA-256: fb775c1306a48356c2d6754efae12fa0664011e1ba85cd70a55385eddb9be80a
font_01_sfnt_off000115e8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x115E8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012dff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12DFF 11008 bytes
SHA-256: d0add7efc8dc5543148a31d13bd6c6bf69d106a94a8888709a6b436ed1bf64b7

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