Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 39547e7c29e5c81b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.0 KB Created: 2021-09-06 13:14:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: c8e634ed6303d392cf1c55aa1de8d170 SHA-1: 2579fc39390eac14df8ef05788e5005bf9591d32 SHA-256: 39547e7c29e5c81b44a91378b71f87966a2b392026e614296cdfcb3c3fc8a695
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. The embedded JavaScript and the nature of the links suggest an attempt to download and execute a second-stage payload or redirect the user to a phishing page. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=challenger+hellcat+redeye+manual PDF link annotation
    • http://bhhangkhong.com/upload/images/files/juwujimaxudemiwosizugaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alrashed-alsaleh.com/userfiles/files/maseruvexajisevur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrun-arser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210802060718821769opmf9u.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fogathajtohirek.hu/fckfiles/file/49037469225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chauphongasia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2hvdt7epda0v7mnvs6cenbic2g/36663138030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slsnn.ru/content/file/18904702538.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lightningriskassessment.com/ci/userfiles/files/17194694860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autoschiller.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079fef86a8c9---93440836436.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://conexkarvan.com/cache/fck_files/file/tewolabetovawuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nfraccon.org/userfiles/file/kunubobumatomegubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hagensmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089cc80337d9---pekuzumilopuresemejuruted.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geerhannutpourreussir.be/docs/upload/files/99981568958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jarosi.hu/files/file/zagusugizikupalavilox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sushikyototogo.com/uploads/files/tibojubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dataction.org/demo/dataction/media/69938834967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaa1anac6cg.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c0da449afde33e566bd4a660e8a49949/wakabizupuzokojajoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apexforestservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611e111315d20---98295622305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/56639827431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inprovit.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zemumotavupogepako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orvosvalaszto.hu/uploads/files/17979133956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altinay-law.com/images/file/88596829294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bbfrontedelmare.com/userfiles/files/66392527292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carthink.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b545deca0e7---25851261644.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_off0000c49d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC49D 10684 bytes
SHA-256: dce704d349b5d9553aff45cb212c232fceeaf8270c0c429814cf6c253559b5ab
font_01_sfnt_off0000dcc2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCC2 17352 bytes
SHA-256: 6b7623e820d975ec5e287e9e0aa44835eef0edf43f75ce999b63055e707d6dc1
font_02_sfnt_off00010a1d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A1D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1