Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b4ac89259f0f274…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.9 KB Created: 2021-09-15 16:20:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-22
MD5: 4f32c2ec136047976a0da358c6d16cb7 SHA-1: c10beff03aa7ab6c2becc83c1ee31ce5700ba414 SHA-256: 2b4ac89259f0f274ee86a0a8619d5985105745f249c6c7b0c6fd5057908bcce0
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which appear to be part of a link farm hosted on compromised or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of multiple external URLs suggests a redirection or download attempt.

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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=free+lightroom+presets+apk PDF link annotation
    • http://sandsflooring.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29845902066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpils.com/userfiles/file/wiponuzidevuwotusiwob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mchs.kz/userfiles/File/rosadetine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.britocunhaadvocacia.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134e7176ec8c---sapazebabotamofumosak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bangtutrang.com/upload/files/pagokoguxafelufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d2057b5e5b---kesepum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suavitinhtannha.net/upload/files/zigelutudomikufitaxujip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almoheetmanpower.com/public_html/userfiles/file/gefababiwizakawozezafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gccpay.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/712c577490fe67da3a0d1a81b6a51d56/joxitarulaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wscnaturalhealings.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e12582e70d894c267b086d42dff02c3/43020224877.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://childrencareandliteracysociety.org/userfiles/files/dibiwuresokizomikunad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://johnmarzillier.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jiwadubobi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipceurope.com/assets/file/botadowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f883083cd8---46212958966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.scanworld.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614155c3192ea---85523968703.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seidels-mineralienwelt.de/images/uploaded/file/vagazokedifas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://directorvincentchow.com/fck_filemanager_upload/file/61374626552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://igigeothermal.jp/userfiles/file/zalejipidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e3638ed2e9---96354707782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eletmodguru.hu/files/files/81825993843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.linkkorea.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ba8da4f2b4---wutuduludokafufokonufetuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jrpst.pl/userfiles/file/kajimubokonubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lpkgoodframeupvc.com/userfiles/files/63918047970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/222ruste2e0ebqdup4tpq8jeu5/67428934890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.idromeccanicasrl.com/idromeccanicasrl.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d407327de6a98260453316f9d18f9d19/jefajodutufiterovuwetuvo.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_off0000bb67.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBB67 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d379.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD379 19456 bytes
SHA-256: 94e1ab8ba47bd1020bdb85a52364ba56687f17f3d54201227d807ee49a0fd4e9
font_02_sfnt_off000105a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105A3 10664 bytes
SHA-256: db463c4a756ba38c6a4a7674da27e053720a038a44c7c85f82e48dd02ca08f18