Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 01f9441c6f4d4da3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.5 KB Created: 2021-09-03 22:52:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 8a34a5ac10d02f5107fda8f07fb903d5 SHA-1: 07528b374f4f98c597fafa2f002a35a6f5921849 SHA-256: 01f9441c6f4d4da339aa52365d11a237ace05eaf36f7fa412381e7a44f987756
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The heuristic firings indicate it's designed as a link farm, likely to distribute malware or facilitate phishing attacks. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cutepdf+writer+combine+pdfs PDF link annotation
    • http://itnetworkconsultingsf.com/helpdesk/app/webroot/img/userfiles/files/muwug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ntiverification.com/userfiles/file/babizotokexedifavowuxelob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/trju4rhq6foqoo09i2ejrbl0c4/58539490533.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dnevi-sekretarjev.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e8cc9f60145---xeratuniloju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1atlanticfunding.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16103a6b009db0---58432650574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davinci.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d804715cb3---zuvemutep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lamuccacompany.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a0b7bce6b0aefcfe594cc8fb07c73720/niwiwawevowikerexujok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://verkoop-je-wagen.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609011758a20b---zurodojojivojexajonisuwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ddd-iasi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bc892877d4---ravetejikux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://precedent.by/_newsite/images_from_html_editor/file/texorubifezipifolemuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://awlights.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f341b3cc1e1572988ceceddae11b4dd6/21089952266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1544-7419.net/upload/fckeditor/file/56063072896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nfrostov.ru/upload/files/zejagukiwebalusil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://techson-cctv.com/upload/file/77091348558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feg.vn/uploads/files/davovexoduwenawodojov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://le-lemniscus-incandescent.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/76130802093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mg001.cn/upload_fck/file/2021-5-7/20210507120821357229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://henklinders.nl/henklinders/upload/files/butiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.louthadventures.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2e8156b9fd---99701594306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anchor-m.com/js/upload/files/fometakusekutixanonolepop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lichnyiybrand.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609143e04c81c---wokokutezoropeluluvek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kolesnikov.pro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20844011030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prolocolidodisavio.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pewofezom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://johncarroll1967.com/clients/1/18/1896e795ecc2602204d707ec4e69586f/File/33431628781.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_off0000dfe7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDFE7 18344 bytes
SHA-256: 2b142f03774320c5747d20c9fce6957717b84e661fd30d543c4f71377104a3f0
font_01_sfnt_off00010f86.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F86 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001279d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1279D 10932 bytes
SHA-256: 01383ed90a8676b16730d9f1981b98b01c1e83f68fa9e29dff817b9f852f49ed