Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2fc715ad91037d21…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.1 KB Created: 2021-09-12 01:06:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 7cc5a3588c9fd7f2f6eee964cf6ec10e SHA-1: 21cbb9260a8624740d0d3ddf1c3c00c8e0ff5ca2 SHA-256: 2fc715ad91037d216f0e7e9b4a9651e4663c4ccec7bb1ef6d57e0116ccbd84a3
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and numerous links. Several heuristics indicate a link farm pointing to potentially compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, with one link specifically pointing to 'ambulatorioveterinariobubiniregini.eu'. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9887

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://www.smartlandgroup.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zowepunuwevoxu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://fittbikese.hu/files/file/tedowajumojexupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suliaok.com/v15/Upload/file/2021951328441169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fotografoeventimilano.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613037066c152---bunigivitusev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://newchat.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/81724112321.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marathonroller.com/userfiles/files/lajiburagiwejilojopegaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://contact-house.com/fckeditor/upload/file/xomajasezoboj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yenicekentkaplicasi.com/userfiles/file/43809991611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fibertechnique.com/tmp/file/genot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wecareu.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rozisoxonatizojegokozigak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trsoftyazilim.com/genelresimler/file/20029772365.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blogsma.com/files/loxudememonebirulimul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarahscupcakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161375226a0a56---45156962335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://domesticsolutionsagency.com/userfiles/file/fajadeferegipoxig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariobubiniregini.eu/userfiles/files/kagupanexuwugofumononop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ikuseikyokai.jp/ckmedia/files/sapitomafo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://impulsa.mantareys.net/uploads/plantillas/files/53767981206.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://travellightnepal.com/userfiles/file/28784038044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biplano.eu/userfiles/files/38100292830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gennarimaq.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f16cacf3a6---31301036339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xedaptheduc.net/app/webroot/uploads/files/zuxakukamag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetinelektrik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133b56cb29ae---wibewonajovarixinev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettosirocco.it/userfiles/files/94820166520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fratellilongoni.com/userfiles/files/6846256099.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://celeb.huh.hu/UserFiles/File/jefobixomarelexotom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://paardenwelzijnscheck.nl/app/webroot/files/ckeditor_files/files/20987574583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iehyun.com/editorupload/file/venovepefuvikobagoloruwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=aladdin+2019+full+movie+streamPDF 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_off0000dade.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDADE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f2f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF2F0 17880 bytes
SHA-256: e92bc63b1b657e77756d43f26e935c428df981b230c22a021cb92038e8e0dd74
font_02_sfnt_off00012097.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12097 11124 bytes
SHA-256: caa4a2abbebf240f153853b1b6d1c447e6905393724d03f7331471d66206df8a