Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2b8c86e5a099611e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.4 KB Created: 2021-09-04 04:25:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: acc6c38542d387479385832d409feb45 SHA-1: 793a93e48227a76befaa4cc356716c8c1ac9d471 SHA-256: 2b8c86e5a099611e083c466cdf80904de697dbc268106411a09892554d021a05
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The embedded JavaScript and the nature of the links suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content, likely for phishing or to download further malware. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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://funcarele.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mijivikipo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://klubbelgickychobrov.sk/editor_uploads/files/sogipoxekaboguze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrybusiness-crm.com/ressource/devis-photo/files/pebanexifovenujoxuji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sake2metustin.com/uploads/files/peraxabejogonesazivixiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://engravestone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a125b1757fa---nofuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coaching-jk-academic.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63008476219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marjojaspers.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rumozat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enewind.com/pliki/file/motuwoboze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bielwod.com/userfiles/file/xebuwiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cc-loges.com/uploads/file/xogijadiwibub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topoint.cc/userfiles/fckFile/20210627012450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carraracucinecomponibilitrapani.it/userfiles/files/wexilodejoludos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phongkhamthienhoa.vn/images/files/fediloxosegefazifuweto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dotacjedlaoze.pl/userfiles/file/45738527222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teormech.ru/teormech/usrimg/file/54741771888.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grupo.iberia.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55317330097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ccps.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3af4b0007d9efea709abfd78c4d2cecb/43162375499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://actorconseil.com/files/file/dujedi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jevades.com/aircraft/fckimages/file/58268289757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cricalliance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071b7b9be8bf---58870712883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://charterboatdeliverance.com/uploads/files/mibikagekoburofexatugor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.drop-lok.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f2aee8fc5b---rifibajewomoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e79829afada---69578550185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aceitunasdelguadalhorce.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/polopoxewozere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.trimbleexpress.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609846d21939a---fixetazukukiveponulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=acidosis+respiratoria+pdf+2017PDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000c4c1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC4C1 17300 bytes
SHA-256: 604dfe88095cfc3114838f3874e81a3c6dd66ed474dfcc98c61d8d7496872110
font_01_sfnt_off0000f120.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF120 10788 bytes
SHA-256: d31a5621499df6c6fcb8ba9a2d8ee135874d6f3a55a95383f900b06640d01fef
font_02_sfnt_off00010a4c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A4C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1