Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fb7ef778f93faafc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.4 KB Created: 2021-09-13 18:00:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 098ad6dc781fe80bc120f8e5c62ae574 SHA-1: 122151be3f429c20b6cc16043aff40b311ff169d SHA-256: fb7ef778f93faafc35f3ec14302a6a52c47b08fe45eed49f0eec26f2a0807902
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a high density of links, many pointing to disposable domains or compromised WordPress uploads, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading a second-stage payload via the provided links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 http://billagelaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/36168581573.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://jeanmarcrobion.fr/userfiles/file/71729830492.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enidental.com/userfiles/file/20210901175524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.petersonassoc.com/emailimages/file/95774558961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomistretta.com/userfiles/files/gifas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingsbrite.com/kingsbrite.com/userfiles/file/rimuxozezaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mecateengenharia.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40674188340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jbdclothiers.net/emailer/userfiles/file/65500118116.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/nuzasifuxuvulariduxebebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131afba25607---68864484479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canissapiens.com/images/uploads/file/fiwipubefiroki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://methese.com/upload/files/subekegewidufepo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://andhimazhai.com/images/files/nutojubamiraru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://piscesappliances.com/userfiles/file/48247160962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://galaxytraining.examinationonline.com/files/gikuruk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aimic.com/userfiles/file/lukifogobuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baconbites.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e2pq3lqpjrfeu9smp8u0gdqhk6/38179335860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aluminiosarla.com/userfiles_arla/files/59530285051.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://larioenergy.net/uploads/file/38656263919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cleanking.net/userData/board/file/4274584398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldengrowers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f4311292ff657e74393f7b403c15bcba/noradepifake.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ramseier-appenzell.ch/elrada/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dafajuxopuvofimarunobos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tg-focus.ru/userfiles/files/nenigedakim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://superiorservicesandsolutionsfl.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/vaverukegif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=doc+scanner+mod+apk+downloadPDF 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_off0000c2b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC2B8 10664 bytes
SHA-256: b7068afb207dd2fb994c0fbf809e1d87ee514c65b496ab71f02ecb208bb8957b
font_01_sfnt_off0000db2c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB2C 17140 bytes
SHA-256: 41ed4c1a9a92ad18c803bd84c5cc1a0c4f335549892ab4ebad1b3412ddc6579a
font_02_sfnt_off0001077c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1077C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1