Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 35c70afd0104c7ef…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.8 KB Created: 2021-09-03 07:12:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 1055c89a93b0537f239a0cf47c852c77 SHA-1: ae4ac7e3a364c74c57d7f149d85e3d0cb536f051 SHA-256: 35c70afd0104c7efda6e0e9eb8187beac2ebf82df156c1464b699a4fde8fc571
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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 presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics, along with the ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS and ClamAV detections, strongly indicates malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely serves to redirect the user to these malicious URLs, which are often used for phishing or to download further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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://alarcon-v.com/editor_upload_image/file/15195326135.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf401dcf1df---jokokimedofajexibepojif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecosolar-energy.com/piceditor/file/52748859344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prosaison.fr/userfiles/files/86471807382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weblative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mrijdkrc5c545c0sfkugo3c23c/sapobasuzojatamupegogep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yangpupark.com/uploadfile/files/56206549131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gtlmarinefuel.com/userfiles/file/71059374452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jarosi.hu/files/file/bososupotal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://businessplan-capalpha.eu/mbp/upload/images/images/upload/ckfinder/83054588915.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinariogiardinelli.it/userfiles/files/52304681360.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vico-immobilien.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mevijogasinox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imahima.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69745714563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namlinhchisapa.com/userfiles/image/file/pepox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e269be2d9b---sawobilul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dogable.de/userfiles/file/vulilux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mkting.com.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4fb8f77eefb80dabadd49f248504ae2a/vopepiwapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dekogard.net/deko/veri/_files/22948081148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinarioassociatopacinidallatorre.eu/userfiles/files/5954478324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adanakursmerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160910c643c57f---notawufulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.whirlpool-beachcomber.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609837cca633a---63264236108.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glasschneider.koeln/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m9flivj8dle85uu5rqd832o0vu/53433400197.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiakaha.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j0gj1akv8omhg5tfs4urtednm6/sobotiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tokyoracing.hu/userfiles/file/29576015814.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e5dbe336cf---6276161313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hediyevideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f23e39d8672---25059530751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=pagescope+enterprise+suite+user+manualPDF 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_off000105d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105D9 17624 bytes
SHA-256: 136e04e0b392771a7d6cab15961f737f3569e0e7e1ac4c45e0628dde8b7345fe
font_01_sfnt_off00013448.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13448 10816 bytes
SHA-256: 3cba007ae1872c9472eda00457513dc4f37387f2db32921590504f58d197b5f1
font_02_sfnt_off00014d3e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14D3E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1