Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2685883d3dd796c7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.5 KB Created: 2021-09-06 06:29:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: e813c5e86e82da1b40b5183d144476c2 SHA-1: 0185535556d5f0414fcdf29b7064b2963f689e9a SHA-256: 2685883d3dd796c7310e7b8b6351c492f9628a9f601192dd213a612612ff805a
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier, indicating a phishing or trojan threat. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to potentially compromised websites, suggesting an attempt to download a second-stage payload. The presence of algorithmically generated URLs and link farms on disposable hosting further supports a malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://www.petersmetalstitching.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082bc55d272f---99712894976.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://geology.ie/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d1bb72367ae---48004320088.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ptlittleflower.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pap2upfpbg3kj9i2g486b0ooh3/mitifagofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autofactory-jin.com/js/upload/files/lafijugagofetek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aptatravel.com/clients/4/48/489dad2d2d8436d4c085fc0ccdc2d1b3/File/53944985008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triptoboloyfoundation.org/editorsfiles/files/55237312465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesotects.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7657568f2b---rudob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clearspace-design.com/CKEdit/upload/files/zejiwelivaxemabuvogipare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angkalaris.com/contents/files/mizuzixokeruj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cupta.org/userfiles/files/20210607081331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc55869b611---givopibadafokelanusab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sosonomo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nuzofebizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.peopleoftheheath.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160badbe19ea7d---dosifuxim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariobubiniregini.eu/userfiles/files/fuwudeligutuzituletoxite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahkjt.com/upfile/file/galepelaguzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://le-lemniscus-incandescent.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/tuxuzizumegofuworokagedet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hit-education.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kvl6kn7ac91j1bipcs5nf8j4ka/42504580100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081cd5769e6b---zifef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parfumland.sk/upl/mipevegisuliduv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b3d6b2dd11---lirofaxizetiremutobab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093af65d1b7d---45143989347.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hsegroup.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hbrvgskm9mf1m9ge7vcraj5m75/87710235550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gamjagolla.com/uploads/files/46833909895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ebooksweb.net/files/file/57346864494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=hydrogen+spectrum+notes+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_off0000f00e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF00E 10868 bytes
SHA-256: 5bb8109d31ddc3a9b5db3a3aadf2585264061a3ea62d30af8925939f31579862
font_01_sfnt_off000108f2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108F2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012104.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12104 19800 bytes
SHA-256: a0c884bb06a7cf80655e5308d8e8dd3e5c412e6a5c0db8497041ee127e6871d5