Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b5bb0adec516e56…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.0 KB Created: 2021-09-01 01:22:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: f18d49f907832a667c005bfdd6979bff SHA-1: 03c7a0b36ed0462082570fd34e3e60b9effddb26 SHA-256: 2b5bb0adec516e562b80be036a92c9a34d13057462b7fb4c160bfc6e2363b63a
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a link farm or SEO poisoning attack. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. No specific family could be identified.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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://fijiembajak.com/uploads/ck_uploads/files/50914159084.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://phanphoiongnhuahoasen.vn/upload/files/zafesaxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahdongjiu.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-17/20210517213043763264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jmvlpslimited.com/ci/userfiles/files/xosepasux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abandassociates.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37376161998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pogservice.ru/userfiles/file/222761265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allegroescrow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080ca188c781---zipezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chatsystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sipomuvokaxofetelimajubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pensjonatagat.pl/userfiles/file/68244153214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://machi-tomo.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fupebasotilavokosukepega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architects-desk.com/uploadsfile/sakej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deepakbatteries.com/uploads/file/vikazota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hondasushi.com/uploads/files/75262974238.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://swancentive.com/cote_dor_import/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24296341744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://english-island.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4vvjtei203nhao5o7lo8e0str2/67404816440.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amenajarisiconstructii.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e192761075---40788395843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ledesmasportsmedicinesavannahcentury.com/clients/4/44/449a5b3489ef279447e90cf6cdd72f1c/File/nadovovuwakilonevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.premiumtrade.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sapiwijukekedowumidakodek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architects-desk.com/uploadsfile/60533608038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stbenedikt.ch/userfiles/files/lusizerewezubegatu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chiengthai.com/file_media/file_image/file/kezalavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuepancong.com/contents//files/58676521879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rolfingnaples.com/clients/a/a5/a5422f62036d2d393d866963e902351c/File/80111613889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recamonde.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160765b22e39df---fudefejuleluzer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://krimgranit.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6dbc2be6ec2fc119d8c5cb2187a5eba7/tebodize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=the+meaning+of+consciousnessPDF link annotation
    • http://mustang.tom.ru/jsplugins/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gigowefuf.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_off0000df85.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF85 18384 bytes
SHA-256: 705fc5e5bb2e0fd62523b9bc82a987ece5f40032d8ca8878e747de17b8a589ec
font_01_sfnt_off00010e5d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E5D 10600 bytes
SHA-256: eff4287b5ecc285c16c4b2f6b8714d76c4f347b55372f7912bf101ed337623d7
font_02_sfnt_off00012664.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12664 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1