Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1d74f70c904421c2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.8 KB Created: 2021-08-18 12:25:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 2688201cb72a1c0da02f6de35015f197 SHA-1: d3b5106d10e0abf2a3e2123ca26732ed0adfcce1 SHA-256: 1d74f70c904421c2a80c7ceaff1beb3110cc3026ca21e37f65812329a0887095
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The heuristic 'PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK' and 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicate a pattern of distributing malicious content via link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 https://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=l%27imperatif+avec+des+pronoms+exercices+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://rsun.pro/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fupigasogibagok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://karinbentum.nl/uploads/file/1884078766.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bergfin.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a642fe3bc82---44169175155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://braintradingbcn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a9db8964818c5b0ff1f07bef4d6d11aa/53595311292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://higher-reason.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vlbvjonqohj951gq8v7o6adqbi/botajikigimikuzabawolami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://centonze-vini.com/userfiles/files/21278367194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sns.hu/_user/file/33213109549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goacetours.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sadovimurajol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://93564497.com/userfiles/95272540520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://j-club.eu/userfiles/file/resitaxaselif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coil.hk/upload/files/50114020830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xilinazub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banquat.com/userfiles/files/pejatifo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nikoljski.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13282318382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://centronegozi.com/public/95832399722.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sanruou.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/gomamuvimijuxolag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homeaestheticsllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7856ad7ccf7b69a5f1a091b33abb50d/28097570439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bomnuocebara.com/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/86668733234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b56272dc6b7---61195620445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tscyw.net/userfiles/file/20210702065914_oglc65.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adcgrain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4f0a47d9fa6e94e7887e89a064bcafa5/zoropolaxakewajixizogetun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terapeutickemasaze.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071850626eac---gowobusom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caribsplash.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abad7782987---8409287041.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afriqueitnews.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8cb7a4e7d9141de3dbc4f994c65a95e4/jogebuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://compie.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f8db709e56---famelekejeter.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fr.syvum.com/cgi/online/serve.cgi/grammaire/verbe/imperatif_pronoms.htmlIn 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_off0000db10.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB10 10892 bytes
SHA-256: f9a47cecd3f1851b28f45651ec8c2db1e1f49c555be75aa0079abcba2ad7a992
font_01_sfnt_off0000f450.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF450 18556 bytes
SHA-256: 3fb2fe3846d950d0400d7514416ae1c66fa39a43c301137adf8aa6e30f7d3200
font_02_sfnt_off0001232c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1232C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1