Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0ef9d9538151ee40…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.6 KB Created: 2021-09-16 14:55:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 71db4d293dc41cf640f04e6bf54fff3d SHA-1: a3b209d8aa65c47130db037671e30cd7932473f9 SHA-256: 0ef9d9538151ee403d44beed4c37b65d7cd0cbce303de95feb4b3a32b94b0264
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The heuristic 'PDF_IMAGE_LURE' suggests the document is designed as a visual lure, likely to trick users into clicking on a malicious link. The presence of JavaScript and numerous external links indicates an attempt to download and execute further malicious content or redirect the user to a phishing site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. 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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=nefor+espid+para+android PDF link annotation
    • https://abogadosaccidentealicante.centralcms.cloud/galeria/files/nojivafifelov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecohort.com/userfiles/files/tokapewafivinobobawes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redeyeldn.com/userfiles/file/84352817148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://primaria-ciocirlia.ro/media/file/guwojaxumavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4998horo.gmmwireless.com/contents/files/82851252045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/28999687536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artetendasud.it/userfiles/files/dugowaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ekogamma.pl/javascript/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1146752616.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahlhy.com/uploads/file/061816331978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--b1afklwjc5g.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nepovavetijipusitonatuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autosoftware.company/autoresponders_images/files/4042980229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trainternational.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161385331cb7cb---sumipixukexiwisijize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imapcb.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3cb073d6d01c664692b6c5e44e6bcc1/3100448070.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szekszardportal.hu/userfiles/file/1552846414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ketdoanbus.com/webroot/img/files/rumuwele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samudra99.com/contents/files/zugafisatiwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kozmetikadunakeszi.hu/userfiles/file/27956731601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.formwork.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s66fqrg1ee8lhu87uenrrsd313/67329732736.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.c-l-r-p.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14749323129.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newcityhk.com/userfiles/daxugipilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.homefacelifters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2d00aba59b510b6ba822cd69f632804f/4858962342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.loicadesacavem.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613cd7c4f0dd4---65249752573.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tranthachcaodanang.com/uploads/image/files/ximibapub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://finpacecuador.com/userfiles/file/73002218104.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_off0000b2ef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB2EF 10324 bytes
SHA-256: 0bec0ecf89b05cedd2b1462547f80b3f40663095d06bc6afaad8e73c2ba2c720
font_01_sfnt_off0000ca4a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCA4A 13924 bytes
SHA-256: e02f5e8c269b7dd05678c9d3a147e0244d80de2842753fa5b0e2f51ef96c0e1e
font_02_sfnt_off0000ec4a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC4A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1