Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f77d22b5f8de1ff5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.3 KB Created: 2021-09-01 06:28:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: da3c2b1f397ae20bcc2d6275bbee8f02 SHA-1: 7a4a57aac6e577316cb8a80634f41e3809352a5e SHA-256: f77d22b5f8de1ff51598646b366c2ea5bccd54d67b0e1c591a71da4415a351cb
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external PDFs hosted on various websites, many of which appear to be compromised CMS uploads. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript and link farm structure suggest an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9989

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 http://cathyknightwaite.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sezitareteroxi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://vititanon.com/user_img/files/runanewazogolibojofad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skrutit-probeg.ru/upload_picture/file/93588601638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evo-models.com/uploads/userfiles/files/73749430746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b29f7c40717---giresavukaruwikexose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c14i6005g6b57h7c926jj156l1/1604650842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://locktactyuma.com/userfiles/file/vaxufobutafadazela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riverhouse.at/pcms/content/file/17023644015.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harpethvalleyhealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d17bd70d87dfeab1c8fecd54cc0b2150/xesifuwuvatusil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dentish.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jusevanimowez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wlao.on.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c8e505af5fbdbdad453879851e0b21f1/kovub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://visit-pune.com/userfiles/file/71390267062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bokseinstituttet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160763fe5ab6e7---69399264714.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2ruoteexpo.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84459668410.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://superfishinglewood.com/uploads/files/gazawinowogurebezoramibaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.infratechgroep.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d21db331b8cf6e5854c2b4e9289f72c4/96434030503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ag-concept.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/119a4eae1deaa11506130b008290dbbc/72696059559.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grundys.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c9d160d369---pikofop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ottotech.center/userfiles/file/68771431768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webdulich.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80963701048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soluzionebenessere.eu/userfiles/files/84313264576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.catalogodecineargentino.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612c9dcf766fa---dufuvovesatuworunamoviro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kawanmto.info/contents//files/xoxufalataxamisukudonad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=funny+american+last+namesPDF 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_off0000be6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBE6B 15980 bytes
SHA-256: 00020a04eb22c60c85c920e3fe868059a8428fbfbf4d93f72385a14b01834bb8
font_01_sfnt_off0000e72c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE72C 10460 bytes
SHA-256: fd3668f891e0350494a8af86a95862c90d34b2a3598288fe87c5b6e025172e0d
font_02_sfnt_off0000fee9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFEE9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1