Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a50d89c45c1f511…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.0 KB Created: 2021-09-13 13:09:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 7f43f026f741955d5d496cb658e720bb SHA-1: 44f2ba40e538abbe8d00fa00f46ea415a318c4cd SHA-256: 1a50d89c45c1f511e1fa88f1b23891074277c5815aa351a795a46a8d4b4c93f8
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of links, many pointing to disposable hosting or compromised CMS uploads, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or phish users. The primary attack pattern involves luring users to click on these links, which are presented as legitimate files.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://kepco-group.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/xomakulum.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.first-classlogistics.com/image/upload/File/xinorozuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bocamvigliesrooms.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/10956bff84d96f6f2155134eba2e7001/90602842335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gensugroup.com/upload/files/tumezijedexisoja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://infoegrafica.com/userfiles/files/jofibiwuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartpaintingplus.com/userfiles/files/70891022294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161399139913d3---39202465323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://braus.uz/images/shared/file/85058007724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mpwlawpa.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/28732982250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flywings.sk/UserFiles/file/17108925894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nawaress.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tipisenej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://radyoislam.com/resimler/files/fosewofijusoganageb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://isystem.hu/userfiles/file/19592496761.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://borneneskontor-landsforening.dk/userfiles/file/rugepirediwan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theaterbuehne-schwandorf.de/userfiles/file/kusivanimowubosunep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.afurg.com.br/assets/ckfinder/userfiles/files/42665333061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.blackandwhite-salon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/vofinivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.letnifestiwal.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gadepuzinobizenitarikojen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://status-go.net/gfx/userfiles/files/gagesaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/51581411576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=tom+3+mod+apkPDF 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_off0000d214.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD214 18064 bytes
SHA-256: be6f7539cd71a5179e5acbda1d698e37acf04459186daece05cdc7c2cb6f15fe
font_01_sfnt_off00010027.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10027 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001183e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1183E 10040 bytes
SHA-256: 22ac67d7795806fc54d5028f182f1bed77e183c90f4bf73c1f264b4132c06504