Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1277292bca6afc5b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.1 KB Created: 2021-08-13 11:17:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 705b4ec4ac25afe3b7a40adb01b50db0 SHA-1: 0ed183a8c280c956b2850d880835fa02ead97353 SHA-256: 1277292bca6afc5bdac237f280661f6cfef677a284257ff107aefe47db196749
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript and external links suggest an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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 http://wanyuantemple.tw/userfiles/file/29736190210.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/92fdf29b44328bec82a2dc1e1dc9b8a6/laxutenadokurogaxizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/getepabilikawaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://m2m2design.com/userfiles/nobojanoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.platformliften.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073b22dbebff---68097815715.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e8eaeb3eeeef2b0e84567a334b625d51/82736915461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thesmithgrouphouston.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/55e3593bc3b06cfa8186b26486edfa52/lolagikogapesadidosat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uat.ideadunes.com/projects/ideadunes-portfolio-site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bb6a2bb29d---32164842761.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitpchemcieszyn.pl/_sitpchem/file/71579885904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homeaestheticsllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0b13df13c04627df7561e85ba7053c1f/46608452692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajatotogroup3.com/contents//files/63746792938.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaizousha.com/js/upload/files/jireguxugesebumamitami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haki.vn/uploads/files/71669085957.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stratasphere.online/userfiles/file/pakiragovawodorog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b93c590cbad---1863544914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jucal.es/images/file/2168252581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seoulsquare.com/userfiles/file/14987929417.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sanaspinler.com/calisma2/files/uploads/91931220967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cn57v09u12h1us7lfdjmiv4qbt/8085542869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opalsolar.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078d37039baf---jadavobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gullyracing.it/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78700978321.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://famcareconnect.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afb4370ba87---tuguloperosewigamejonosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://butterfly-propertymanagement.com/userfiles/file/88466125755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://too.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dd25eaa5b61027a526115ce0eab9ae18/zukovigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=can+you+send+money+from+philippines+to+usa+through+western+unionPDF 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_off0000f34c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF34C 11276 bytes
SHA-256: bb77b6dbb35be58056531773286ee66caae1dc4b03ada2655cf9981b22f4f368
font_01_sfnt_off00010d6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D6F 17936 bytes
SHA-256: 8d07f0f8c12eec38ab0b8650c879b3cd0d3c754cbe0eea79ae727ebaa5dba245
font_02_sfnt_off00013ce4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13CE4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1