Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 31af2894e8e22e51…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.4 KB Created: 2021-08-08 03:31:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: ab74121ceb3a556475b95a736a49def6 SHA-1: aa60520b2a3d46e21c22d4b89fae0bd77163da6f SHA-256: 31af2894e8e22e51c2549074ae8548a1c442c75a861249e35e09bd5510bdec6a
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malicious files. The presence of a 'download' button lure further supports this. ClamAV detection and ML classification confirm the malicious nature of the document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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.
  • 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 http://arabstina.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nixunilopokovovojot.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://aal.tw/uploads/htmlupload/files/39640421318.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hk-sai.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79464097806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609eb876374f5---tilokujewinuxozosikat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yule-sign.com/upload/editor/file/20210607230158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riverasphotovideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bb245c287b---vadejonazuxag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.verpoort-bouw.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074fa8f1dfa5---bumixegofuxemuvavumog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085f6f727a96.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://springswellness.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609077124dc93---lagajibogesurewudunadit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ispartaprefabrik.com/ckfinder/upload/files/barikabokatexekila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaykpn.com/uploads/editor/files/24515945298.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sl-light.ru/design/img/upload/file/xekolagozuvaxud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wegofa.com/userfiles/file/38117108185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bamt.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1c06034fb1---65181667128.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicopterromania.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e4aa127cd56---bevatojiregol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dashoernerboot.de/userfiles/90875357853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fo-prefectures.com/pages/files/20762571647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aadharshilaschool.org/userfiles/file/vevamerinemerorekojovovux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anyimaker.com/upload/users/files/xelijezowefopesasido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szakkepzosiklos.hu/upload/file/vajodosopizuvivovaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agro-pasz.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5656721743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ferramentabelleggia.it/public/file/9341856843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094cc99a7a01---kozidazomuperedisiguzim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=civil+engineering+reference+manual+for+the+pe+exam+15th+editionPDF 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_off0000d70a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD70A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ef21.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF21 11384 bytes
SHA-256: 0f761b0484cb20b2dc3ec620eb903b93bc3d0c6449c3d5beea226fb8425dc588
font_02_sfnt_off000109b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x109B3 17880 bytes
SHA-256: f6d514b59848720c67c276202c4a880f4ca1b5c5fa7b575118c278d83faf802f