Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 02847e6e5e2e469c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.1 KB Created: 2021-09-20 03:45:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: a3973603a7da235341520357def3e097 SHA-1: 41f3dd4095ff8661bb38cf25576f7908af112f93 SHA-256: 02847e6e5e2e469cf672c05d06ad1c5082f0d276b46e9fecfe5adf067619ca49
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely involving the execution of JavaScript to redirect the user to a malicious site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=fikri+apk+movie+download PDF link annotation
    • https://yocarbroker.com/upload/ckfinder/files/9306365342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artasedanasingaraja.com/uploadfck/file/betalugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krajinar.cz/soubory/files/79899549978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kool-house.com/upload/editor/file/3442099509.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jyjjapan.jp/files/ckeditor/files/74990760219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://themodernla.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28995f3d48d6bcb6ae6d1eaea8585d7d/54893156415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quimis.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3847678443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.goataxiservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ff52c56184---19720889174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://robedecreateur.com/img/files/64208006802.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lnyuanzong.com/uploads/files/20210905183301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christembassyromford.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c9c55a963f9be41bdce923b2a5831d91/65173489687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://finsura-lifedirect.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161316c8210ad3---8569980227.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16147d1417162e---mulajukemapujuzosup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mazurubezpieczenia.pl/zdjecia/fck/file/40180461830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tunapvietnam.thietbiotoviet.com/Images_upload/files/zisajuroxapegopibela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://owv-sad.de/userfiles/files/52560654786.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perilatomsk.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sawisirujiziwid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coherence.cz/userfiles/file/visisudagasafi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lifestyleufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e6a5063f64f38efbba4a2859aa3cf394/garizewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zlato-eu.cz/upload/files/zozurivoxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stthomasorthodoxchurchsouthpampady.com/userfiles/file/92918192224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gocep.org/data/userfiles/files/lonekimiwunabiderabara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161407aeff3714---gejizat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maschimaurizio.it/userfiles/files/24211417351.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_off0000d4a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD4A5 18136 bytes
SHA-256: ab46ddcf4677bfe380180cbac17da34cec48933aadac7db42463f538060c9a73
font_01_sfnt_off000102fc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102FC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011b13.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B13 10508 bytes
SHA-256: 8d0e4640e9383862a246dcca73c6e3c34cee9935655d0215ba48a4702346e7fb