Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ef18276d73cd2613…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.5 KB Created: 2021-09-01 23:34:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 5061eaaa1d5bdea56ccfe97af0d8332b SHA-1: 47bfcf9bca336bdc79f1a0ad3e309cac8c5c61a9 SHA-256: ef18276d73cd261314cf7ce91bea0c28ae98c5e953d8efb83107740d373e400f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the download and execution of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

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 to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • 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://www.ideaklinikkadikoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abe41da9e95---vudosunukewodija.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/62653011993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohmamakitchen.com/uploads/files/23716833463.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koreaticketland.com/userfile/file/lodurukut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bobiniauto.com/userfiles/file/dizat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aaar.cat/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21531689105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coachtourbusrental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7c949ec21f---gemubek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://liebherr-tr.com/userfiles/file/loropesumizabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahi.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6aae7b27b552f1b8107426f659a217a0/bomabapinonovej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7ed67494e6---15079981709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taxiparga.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abcd536fd189d651071d3d96a144946a/37499872340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stavbyhes.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zosul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fitnessrev.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vc8kedt3j1jrgagvacd1i2jfpf/11215742192.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oknoplus-omsk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d8cb0386abb7452ac61e493d574c6256/56329022817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://investin-khj.ir/ckfinder/userfiles/files/9654779397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autosaloncenter.com/uploads/file/4952250308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://people11people.com/uploads/File/90363024413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambvet-trefontane.eu/userfiles/files/fesifipipafomixamijosagaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teenvolunteerdallas.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a38a750b793767e445d749404a5dc9be/nofolojewanefinudazem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teresachild.com/upload/files/xawozunoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isemya.by/modules/ariol/static/ariol/ckfinder/files/10895582765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bk-plus.at/userfiles/files/40701164619.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=name+one+organelle+which+is+not+present+in+the+animal+cellPDF 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_off0000b5dc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB5DC 14700 bytes
SHA-256: b62392ae598be353514bea21fa295d6c098af2000d3dd496c640a6a917d094cb
font_01_sfnt_off0000daa0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDAA0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f2b7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF2B7 10884 bytes
SHA-256: 0c32c6ca1bbf3cc1767ac1e529385d7392951442afcec0debf2f7bf4c8c0a872

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