Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 197016f31f091201…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.9 KB Created: 2021-09-02 06:44:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: a8a0e50af9b1b5986566c05a16cc7c49 SHA-1: 4370a53a2f5f31a0a1facc2d9806585c039080d3 SHA-256: 197016f31f0912017a6d4d9bd26ccbe1a7453d3297f4c2166d6d63bfb4e43b8f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to a malicious site or download a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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://benefielddarrenfordhicksunited.com/clients/2/21/2186b72972973349411f8b90e6071e14/File/fepejizibivu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://allegroescrow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cce995e4e02---25667904471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://commonwealthsportsawards.com/userfiles/file/saziwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kakvkusno26.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b6d6b18969db937221e5636af0b77674/2749057461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrimal.pl/userfiles/file/45106204066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thinkhigh-tech.com/d/files/fapufet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://graczeonline.pl/userfiles/file/98867047135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://go-forum.cn/upload/files/fisam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-kiel.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160734dfceaae5---81583431895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161125a2497252---84000534076.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tangelo.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160850dd97593f---73353766830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arch-teh.com/pic/userfile/menokegive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c548980f062f379f997e6bb4b0172798/76275099375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://derey.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/85731434503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.l-games.jp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gokiditesejaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://de.ruben.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11569537720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://48bulls.com/js/upload/files/9516137000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adler-leitishofen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afd00ef3af7---wemiwafekun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ivepe-elearning.gr/assets/UserFiles/mainHome/file/fowavavelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/19efcdb54cb135937f93e69126086522/73455456581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://southportrubbish.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c56d1759877---pagerobibawoxubugen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cheapmotorcycleinsurancepa.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/330hngg2p8jcqkhvkcbi9cs8h6/fapumimabomonuwodubuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=dirty+mind+game+answersPDF 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_off0000c27a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC27A 10624 bytes
SHA-256: c323eb7ee15e82a4234aa6062de087978d63b1db47abfa8d3857fa6333dc4117
font_01_sfnt_off0000da99.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA99 17040 bytes
SHA-256: b1633cd4cc2fb0a4c0ba73fc5364f2f4686f5289a318046378ebd2c0335b9e76
font_02_sfnt_off000105f3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105F3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1