Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b6a44f8e3b26c0d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.5 KB Created: 2021-09-17 10:04:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: a7c4c04ac64a942281722fe63399019e SHA-1: e4d8b2923e9b4666cff2d168acf83f7ee2323150 SHA-256: 2b6a44f8e3b26c0de92ff5af753194b8a487fe5a4be5452fb594e01efd181996
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, several of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to deliver a second-stage payload. The presence of a visual download button further supports a phishing or social engineering lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

Heuristics 9

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=love+birds+2017+movie+watch+online PDF link annotation
    • https://cullinanconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k7tj6pjkosn6piofr93jdduar2/fatenepinegavagutil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://peetersinstallatietechniek.nl/upload/files/sojirejineligavubosus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://el-master.ru/userfiles/file/10162890081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://85560891.com/upfolder/e/files/20210912122303.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ssvacancy.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mibusiboxojerika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daotaonhaccong.com/uploads/userfiles/file/89581753052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stehovani-ostrava.cz/static_pages_files/file/47193030689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.temaricerca.com/entry2013new/admindia/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tifipojugifus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariamontecchia.com/userfiles/files/kulojugitekig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jakpaisanestate.com/images/upload/files/dafuxudodepijof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nhahanghienminh68.com/upload/files/34222193856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://school15-tyumen.ru/f/39390460818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitteaccesorios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qetcp6d4vungqgr04ar0v77kvt/31271397821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fuyu.010bi.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90150707631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soudureornementalelauziere.com/upload/editor/file/641586996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://terracell.pt/images/file/63356608307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saothienemb.com/uploads/images/files/taxare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leprofit.ee/cmsfile/contentfiles/fapobenadugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/kijavatipegijemiguno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bountyvacation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613bc73878da0---39503257363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smarttechsolutionukltd.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/35053810529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://putzlappenborner.at/editor_up/fisupubixubojutovilutijud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://motoren-adachi.com/js/upload/files/41215385768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.infranetltd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612efc8503b77---47170084589.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_off0000d9d0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD9D0 17236 bytes
SHA-256: 6a1e7cae06e78e1d26a079c8877a9e21cdb0cc1bdf12928efff0ccc35ede2022
font_01_sfnt_off00010668.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10668 11228 bytes
SHA-256: 6030ae7f1dd0e2a2b19ec26734d5d46035990df6cc3c15a9ef0b224ecd43835d
font_02_sfnt_off000120b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x120B4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1