Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0371333ff535089c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.7 KB Created: 2021-09-04 07:36:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 786100915cebdbf67f0d9156f97578e8 SHA-1: 0dc42af0d5fc8d5343ce049fc1d0231764591edf SHA-256: 0371333ff535089c8193ce58d8aa79c11b33ecb722ec02c067f3c9184b905d9d
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious URLs.

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://krisoc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=romance+guitarra+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://swimproject.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb1ca82a8430e1424f78cdb9873ac9d9/35528375634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sghscsjamarai.org/guruhargobind/userfiles/file/78809103653.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quick-thailand.com/images/uploads/file/91508655925.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yaqeen-eg.com/userfiles/file/45109538926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55202738071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dkmmotor.com/files/userfiles/file/10206237354.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mega-treid.com/userfiles/files/fizuwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://doosradashak.in/ci/userfiles/files/mimanalali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veganogle.es/uploads/ckfinder/files/pumikawon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamexmarket.com/uploads/files/82927514886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dongsimkindergarten.com/upload/files/12980864094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1day2night.com/UserFiles/file/tojokimewakireva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cyklo-wellness-penzion-palice.cz/content/zokabum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cubic.is/userfiles/file/8821891909.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/17661231856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s6cvepocdul62lg3fr5l9ie8j1/72028567674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://benchmarktransitions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160870cbe2f37b---98233328779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://es-umzuege-transporte.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f6690f11619abfa56ffd4570719a2119/65684867904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reelproductionshd.com/userfiles/file/74771061786.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://braviengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/978pltmu0abd8aek5q2od9kpj8/64285382313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amirep.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/77eae77cb641ccb6a23de334c135c215/58964592609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csc0731.com/userfiles/file/20210615185000_uh1cai.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aksaaydinlatma.com/img/editor/image/file/19540131744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grecosalesinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d1475668a7---sozediketasobekigabu.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_off0000cdba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCDBA 18088 bytes
SHA-256: fd981660011635225800828fecd5989457ec0702fb769ed0fd22e273eaf88504
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc5f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC5F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011476.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11476 10892 bytes
SHA-256: cee1c9b28a346ba6c53ecfb83baa12a8819a1efda837ec4958c669067b37d1d3