Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3871db5205b595fe…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.7 KB Created: 2021-08-29 20:05:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 5d9d9dc308b2980c7e514fe15f229e7a SHA-1: b0668c3b086fdd0cfbb8c93ce6a1e2b1d0fae131 SHA-256: 3871db5205b595fe393b75f7f53f46f78782fa5d8b8939f14851b0bc7eb9304e
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external sites, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress installations or disposable hosting. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code, likely to download further payloads or redirect the user to malicious sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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://titadoorbinhduong.com/upload/files/77943093179.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://attlas.center/userfiles/file/maxefusewaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zerling.eu/nico/images/files/lonosakuruwupeduxumebil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://howardsteeves.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8f5352a6a27994bf5492b06f8144a6c4/nididex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comtraining.cl/userfiles/files/36251830817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.waterlooarmsnewforest.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3876155cbe3829e993a2390bbb4a9adf/59294083688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hitecds.com/userfiles/file/26040493012.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://poolpoint.be/uploads/file/55601211878.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shotclock.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a0eb1b7879ff9c1f73981eeb01c8fa3e/78768037774.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b7e73aec5c---fanasakupape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hndgyl.com/v15/Upload/file/202181163478647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alarisusallc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2e0c2a663451078df8adca23e014d76c/rikupafagijasifofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jahanchart.ir/data/files/file/kegoxolemimodupab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c00d1e053cf---jexopukuputumifikopejuner.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bayzones.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/53314059404.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lexus-custom.com/js/upload/files/zilakejozibepefivelatalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flightshop.jp/images/blog//file/vuwijibojidaxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.duffylighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/30564685d73e87a645196ea839474b03/nuxibiberemunoburovano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.criteriainvest.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ajg0idm2nqnntr0qev36f3vslf/25962067084.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://torgoborud.org/images/file/94287662072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicopetrillo.eu/userfiles/files/pavodukowirudodufivutiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://magendans.com/imagefiles/file/sozixopagofolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f39e4fe0b99---miluxobawexad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=simple+present+tense+questionsPDF link annotation
    • http://e1pl2.nazwa.pl/busy/fotki/file/vuliwusebur.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_off0000d528.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD528 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ed3a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED3A 17160 bytes
SHA-256: af7423c84211c104aea7fb602d8d9b1eea37313f50549396b45a42faa3c54d7f
font_02_sfnt_off00011978.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11978 10572 bytes
SHA-256: d8b1f80709c4a1788dad9cdb4e652d1f18cdabd73bc720ef4ba09a61d830588c