Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 24114d80f993d62a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.0 KB Created: 2021-09-07 14:55:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: d5938ec7e290ceb38559ca5ba9bd3a5e SHA-1: 8d89b85decd1da9baf95baac5e96ae6172e8aa10 SHA-256: 24114d80f993d62acff76277629f99dbb9882a66368be647bdd490911b1906a7
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF sample was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting it's designed to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads. The presence of these links and the embedded script strongly indicates an attempt to exploit users via social engineering or by serving malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 https://abzesolar.com/uploads/files/99903633751.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://614move.com/clients/4890/File/88458911701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onlytech-tunisie.com/userfiles/file/99233773767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aspirans.com/files/file/lirofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fine-trading-knotwork.de/uploads/media/xilomadonekajufiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607168518b10f---23933444908.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://udruga-invalida.hr/files/21783063577.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siahotel.com/userfiles/files/zefoxesarajowipezawapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jclifeschools.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dd5c62669c05543e57bfd07b637780f8/zuvexiwoketidetosidibazo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refundsrefunds.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095e0409991d---86556394609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sainteuphrasia.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zopidobavuxomusezobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rethabise.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a25982e9e99---lazupopoxatovopev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teifsepahan.com/files/file/muvisuxalarigemujikabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dekleinewerf.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad0a259eba1---90718197315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fairytaleweddingsandeventsbymary.com/clients/f/f2/f272f95a0afb65faa7304057ec0e56f6/File/piworaxotumapiwenade.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paitoonbox.com/userfiles/files/jirazojilotipune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stakeoutllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/271006db5299caf1b3eabcb937838721/vejolizolatopaxifipoxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asupuro.com/user_data/image//file/62110394528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worksafeorg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qg3k7123a5jr3a4sm9c1jce5f3/80467138407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://primaria-ciocirlia.ro/media/file/81685719014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cck-brno.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wivometabawobaxur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kalirich.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fvuc9jvn4p4lgvv7p4jna0u905/xubibovep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sakitonus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/84d5b59df9611b380c83818a95b03467/78944572629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lbs.ac.at/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oic9hv06i7mfcov0kh4eenn85r/49726158946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=ferien+feiertage+nrw+2018+pdfPDF 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_off0000e367.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE367 20704 bytes
SHA-256: dc4d92a0ad295a0d9fe77f48af98e1ad70af9e6649b2a00852a20c1ceb7140f9
font_01_sfnt_off000118ab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118AB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000130c2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130C2 10904 bytes
SHA-256: 91300eb5f53037d693c855cae59eb32391eeeeb7fc238f1cbd8f3d768f1d34b4