Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 27cd322328f41011…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.2 KB Created: 2021-09-17 19:14:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 44ece4c6d57ea6c006233000c3a43be7 SHA-1: a8a330d8dc99bc3ca4d6e3c3217145e1299157e7 SHA-256: 27cd322328f41011fc4c853a67a207ee7f743594f7ba364b10409e6ef93a265d
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDFs hosted on various domains, some of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics, along with the ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS and CLAMAV_DETECTION firings, strongly indicates malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download of further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9850

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=dove+icon+pack+download PDF link annotation
    • http://www.pattyn360.com/upload/forum/files/83913420681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cottoneauto.it/userfiles/files/66028236442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ntvietnga.com/upload/files/42749921531.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chauffeur-prive-nice.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d3afba7e20---zitedobakewepuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nocleginaplus.pl/uploads/userfiles/files/soges.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gogift-it.com/userfiles/files/nomifukowasewasotan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://triumphtoday.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161392a33bf784---wufefeziletubuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://world-housing.jp/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lowuwagixiwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haithuanphat.com/uploads/files/10669689344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://usmleworkout.com/files/file/jakow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.humillacionyestrella.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/84644177512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imotrading.com/images/userfiles/xovupomegomen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://telekommarketing.com/firme_data/files/65300027601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://landroverbh.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/savavukenakelinukozujanub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://triple-a.co.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21510835094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romanschatztruhe.de/img/files/88848466112.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.donboscovizag.org/images/files/valajisarasadufav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/56922585047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetis156.neutronds.com/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85045617386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samirkumarpaul.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vodigabalenuvuxub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bettaletroom.com/file_media/file_image/file/gesorojuvenezes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.propper-droppers.nl/files/file/kovigugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136d2e1e8b02---34402350564.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhanh.com/files/vumas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tongshengchem.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67251295396.pdfIn 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000cefd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCEFD 1840 bytes
SHA-256: e11639021ae82bc81d66597892112dbefd7f2cb67f426bbebb6fc3c29591e729
font_01_sfnt_off0000d7a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD7A5 10384 bytes
SHA-256: 212887b24f3e072fcd0752597d51eaf477967fb10f9423da2085f2d1dbc5dd00
font_02_sfnt_off0000ef3f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF3F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off00010751.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10751 23088 bytes
SHA-256: 5037532176d7988c6aa09ed6433313e0d0e664eefcc872e84b17f3f151cccbf1
font_04_sfnt_off00014135.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14135 16080 bytes
SHA-256: 6ec0a307146d9be2bdd9dd9a35227856c774c3cce985d3f038f6c9b4f02e256a