Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0e2039010ea52e38…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.2 KB Created: 2021-08-25 22:15:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: d40f44c28e63005ac116efcc1db80fa4 SHA-1: a062e5c891c8b3a29833a2e16f7b3486c67c6452 SHA-256: 0e2039010ea52e38a975171c7f0d3665f522104212c17483e5dfc2aa23b59b83
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious URLs, which are then used to distribute further payloads or conduct phishing. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

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://iescolumbus.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/40a3dde306e1df0826365ddcc6de4dea/1355599525.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://piotrkowska77.pl/zdjeciafile/70937304692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chapmanhighschoolclassof1968.com/clients/c/cb/cb1fed5110c07f199f416a264ee6943c/File/mobojined.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tomaszskiba.com/userfiles/file/63962759606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akproauto.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/97297134974.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.aironface.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a0e77024bba6a0fe1d6c2c8b4a58967c/xulinosaxarakegavag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christembassyromford.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6ddcc0501337b185db428aa61d7cefae/89307839408.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://doganagolosa.it/file/16160957542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dgjst.com/upfile/file/45139708796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4to8p2n7gkbqab72gq9khpuft3/besudorewizow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perechen-jurnalov.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87855265095.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://munsusa.org/userfiles/file/20210526171958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac62059eb1f---42611219578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.leads-bd.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37880005364.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://venturahigh1967.com/clients/40640/File/37197749630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opuspoint.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ligade.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hzjksj.com/images/upload/File/3525804739.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pbchistoryonline.org/uploads/file/66208223435.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.norestim.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160899fbc9acc3---31330229602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://misterholidaysanprisco.it/userfiles/files/32403062980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.argentum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jot997rfvvkmgosegjqkm7aln8/lekovadejelevujelonesar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dnevi-sekretarjev.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c73065b8592---71576631913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fishboat.hr/files/17414808338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.infratechgroep.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/503eca4af9120174c6a880e03afb2b53/79854484920.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://floral-design-lindgens.de/userfiles/file/kovagalomutuvapod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=james+stewart+two+rode+togetherPDF 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_off0000cd74.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCD74 17456 bytes
SHA-256: 40a9731c509cd50e32ecd5e2642fbd771fbef28b2134d3436c06db339586787a
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa04.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA04 10532 bytes
SHA-256: d0041094e96684cac516b940df6172efa3c12e6879d7882eef37e83677554ddc
font_02_sfnt_off000111e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111E4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1