Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e7ca77a1c5b753f5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.7 KB Created: 2021-09-07 04:35:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 3e16689f3a9b4e1ac799043970e96a5c SHA-1: e8a3539c9f6de097c3db55dd40236b2714937fc2 SHA-256: e7ca77a1c5b753f57c1c67959dde89564ffb699f4cd2b2b11aabf783d37fd9ab
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for malicious PDFs to execute code or redirect users. It also features a large number of external URIs, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a potential phishing or link-farming operation. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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 http://dominoliberec.eu/images/file/files/demizuvegudeluzozo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.orarestauratorisaf.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b86f8a34e2e---kijimaxefagedosoxavupovev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sk-massimo.com/js/upload/files/8680179336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baanpowertrain.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094713bc8368---70626966057.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gk-termopanel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b36cc2052a9a4ed0e5b422221ebefef/sijagunazajataxorik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://airflow-skateboards.com/upload/file/sadunufekeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://absigorta.com/E/file/42961970934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bcbc3399.com/upload/files/gufuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.criteriainvest.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jp6bp2g4supkl66qn8fdsi65ia/22964543688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seataclighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/801f6c9e510ac7ef55cc5088e4f5108a/pizugiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adance0112.com/upfile/editor/file/17511037078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://intersat.lv/files/file/fajoxiwudosijixina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nisbd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2aaeb3988e---97624916297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acpiindia.com/userfiles/file/fuwegosafekosigivekegupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://careerroots.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kudunigarugipuwojul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kraljicabih.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160802a35e1edd---mevivalinopapireminuvog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webtechnocrats.com/upload/file/82921225580.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ou-ravda.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mexibuvomizuvujomoniw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://castilloexterior.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pitafomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d8e74cf656---31271294389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debsecond.net/UserFiles/File/91067608810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burragebrothers.org/demo/jolie/beta/userfiles/files/gigevaxesez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vesimport.ru/userfiles/file/xegexepakivuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mediabandit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4763cebbd0---63371297864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=cyclone+rake+owners+manualPDF 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_off0000c928.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC928 16964 bytes
SHA-256: 1d3956d97c62f19a5af5d5023a23efcf8b89e5d25ae87becb0af7d10121fde6b
font_01_sfnt_off0000f4e6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4E6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010cfd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10CFD 10624 bytes
SHA-256: af34869612ecec4cb7f00465da235cdfec0c5300adfc2fcc9430f8813d8c4218