Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 29945546b0a869d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.2 KB Created: 2021-09-28 08:50:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 2d0c6807a7e49439259b4f09bb699962 SHA-1: 7e86b7031af4de36447ec1e5abc4158cb7e1cfb8 SHA-256: 29945546b0a869d6b223ff19e29576b3ffe47621bedf5627d0654d07a0fbaed8
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file exhibits multiple indicators of malicious intent, including links to algorithmically generated URLs and a link farm hosted on compromised WordPress uploads. The heuristics suggest the document is designed to redirect users to external sites, likely for the purpose of downloading a second-stage payload. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=double+tap+to+wake+up+screen+app+for+android PDF link annotation
    • http://totoumi.jp/upload/file/dugidugiligeva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ahcjevtqq.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/begeripiwuzoturob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://waypl.pl/upload/File/basewogupanazem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146708c91436---92305849141.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://khyatiinfotech.biz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vuzepedugubarog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tzoetemondje.be/uploads/files/93114295723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://devveb.net/userfiles/file/23809213001.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://merrygoldholidays.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jinamalakifena.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eia-edu.com/userfiles/file/16173638308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vipbeachhouse.com/uploads/editor/file/sixowibitifififodilemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banghetretruc.com/media/ftp/file/lonavawijovujirakugavado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brusroom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9d16ade2bcbdbda852425424fb26e39a/82539652189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://12tiga.com/contents/files/15241996315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fohow77.ru/upload/file/maliwowupebigolejawudinon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dentaltaxpros.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/be00a5265fcc8b999d837b260b5da7d7/58990861456.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lichnyiybrand.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615251dec669e---wubalibujimivowul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qkon.ca/images/file/26220471601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sana-anong.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles2/files/momoloxisasikevilirafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.urbanwaterways.info/files/21861811898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://worldkelo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1ca8c54965429473ce4882cca8f03e9/bafuxufunoximero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/gokasorijimajowosinubod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uticachemical.com/files/upload/files/nikov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://consulcongress.it/uploads/assets/file/birazekodobivozufidofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onlineauadms.com/ci/userfiles/files/tipalupuzuxuwibobazif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sharzh-ufa.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f78b639e2b9306fea1148e370d1dd79/83206264926.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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c31f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC31F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000db36.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB36 11032 bytes
SHA-256: 4810e50b0e1b71ab39375914c73ee266dc87f179498152ed23b9928a42db3f1e
font_02_sfnt_off0000f4d7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4D7 17984 bytes
SHA-256: f8b99981a263e2944cbe65b0e07842e62f9711ad723875c0bd9fbf12f39b1f47