Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 18b1c9c7c9b5e3bc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.3 KB Created: 2021-09-27 10:47:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: ae5be6a1e159bce0355de030b9e962f5 SHA-1: 6953b98f05c0166da230962ad6d6890d57b82b07 SHA-256: 18b1c9c7c9b5e3bc99704a73d93053d0fbd84603f5d582460e672ddcef6e6206
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF employs a common phishing lure, presenting itself as an image to trick users into clicking. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

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 69 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.
  • 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://xedaptap.net/userfiles/file/rapulawisimapen.pdf
    • http://tatvideo.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66141268800.pdf
    • https://daaeportrett.no/upload/file/teveba.pdf
    • http://greenflameenergy.com/userfiles/file/27046035527.pdf
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614061b47b218---lozuzofe.pdf
    • https://www.barefoothoa.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/35013720890.pdf
    • http://arenabilardo.com/data/_files/21697457091.pdf
    • http://thanhnhomdinhhinh.net/uploads/files/gipalupemepadopotetitiku.pdf
    • http://gz-theoutfit.com/UploadFiles/FCKeditor/20210925205916.pdf
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/193050ebbe3df730b7291dd5b85b1fa3/48400067676.pdf
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/18333045485.pdf
    • https://quanghuydulich.vn/img_duhoc/files/45705374917.pdf
    • http://madmojo.com/fckupload/file/72574177814.pdf
    • https://weeb.nu/userfiles/file/pitewijimaviborewofe.pdf
    • http://ktcz.eu/files/files/15100911288.pdf
    • http://www.fotografoeventimilano.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161446aca731cb---pirexozelosenidomuvex.pdf
    • http://www.nagsa.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fabininula.pdf
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613499a596ef7---43674013672.pdf
    • http://zs-oilfieldequip.ru/d/files/bikogudorakavosan.pdf
    • http://kag.fr/userfiles/file/xamidezolu.pdf
    • https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e8cd25d79fa46d8312254cfcbfeee17f/fubil.pdf
    • http://sakesushilakehavasu.com/uploads/files/lomoxamusibox.pdf
    • http://ez-surveying.com/htdocs/cljr/data/files/zujefudijik.pdf
    • https://icbacademy.com/upload/files/60964961515.pdf
    • http://playitdirect.ca/ckfinder/uploadfiles/files/21754277476.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=download+gta+6+for+android+full+apk+free
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b366.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB366 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000cb78.bin
2c74984cc79ee1b9bc4badfc631d20251ead49ee05387f9d427585037b35e07d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB78 13784 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000ed6d.bin
305608a4906749a650f0131f04b5bcc70da6ea1e6deb301979ec2e9b89d30be4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED6D 10952 bytes