Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2e8b40a548a1afc8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.0 KB Created: 2021-09-20 02:05:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: f8950bc91b8c403b40c241b85ca0b57c SHA-1: b77f3d425441e89de26d53d86b2b3d4af54817fd SHA-256: 2e8b40a548a1afc838cf59fd28b57d894d78de28aa81d89a9ece35aa5da62531
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code, likely to download further payloads or redirect the user to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

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 https://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=best+video+capture+app+for+android PDF link annotation
    • http://sinice-rasy.cz/files/file/dokivupepejaveg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tch.lu/files/files/tovapaputedadiferezon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://innotack.com/userfiles/files/89858316192.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hnsunnyfood.com/d/files/73956603776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bebelino.ru/userfiles/file/71345122731.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://obchodsezlatem.cz/upload/files/zodobozevuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ximangsongthao.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/94544053278.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brmxn.com/userfiles/file/20210919111755_7ez0rx.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://backcountryplayground.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/594a5dcbfdfb0a557e53f12441415587/16143485933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://expobar.vn/app/webroot/files/images/pages/files/menukoburofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holzbau-hoelzl.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fe8971317e---52253840387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--h49al33a2zdp0eo1x.com/DATA/file/20210907110249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seoulgreeter.com/userData/board/file/41100163817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtreurope.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/56893963290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1yunnan.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lilupewupopipove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://icnj.net/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kazoxugesiboronagaxesemov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d032ecb05f---vuxijafonejogukijasame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://driver-jazda.pl/upload/file/rosomekugedufo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lyzph.com/userfiles/file/Fl202109111247348377.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetis156.neutronds.com/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lunijogimaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://htapigroup3.com/contents/files/42835265843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hgbehringer.de/img/files/files/98269280630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://networkinglikepro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rulubabefuwovelubaret.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/fapadudemeraroninomani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://entone.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b6b53f1abd01e3eec36ed8c7830dfdb1/nuxatuba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rockeit.com/userfiles/file/fevitifepodidolojojad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--1--8kcai1ck2bs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c8dd135e3e49fae687b56fa8e6aabd84/netorotutijipafilu.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_off0000e5a4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE5A4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fdbb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFDBB 10784 bytes
SHA-256: 4ae68439f324f85653170419e8acd994b9e0e60d226f08786c34a7c2aaf1b002
font_02_sfnt_off000116c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116C6 16764 bytes
SHA-256: a660bd7be46643734d5bcfcc98461c73f13f28582b19493cb6dca88fe4fa372d