Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3d38d8a808daa6be…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.0 KB Created: 2021-09-11 04:09:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-01
MD5: 133ad1d483634b67ef96a442364be822 SHA-1: 2fa92c9d667f76c919d9e305e527877e26c525e4 SHA-256: 3d38d8a808daa6be8e58c57c8fcb68991e5e87cef49dea1d84bf972a6084697d
152 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and links to external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to deliver a secondary payload. The presence of a download button lure further supports a malicious intent to trick the user into downloading further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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://makeyourpartnermelt.com/userfiles/file/23126085845.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://zkojicin.cz/userfiles/file/4358043899.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://resurrection-life.net/userfiles/files/pomubegijalajevagidavone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adamlegal.com/userfiles/file/64343014687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://art4you.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/73415702183.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geodavidepini.it/userfiles/files/rijasesupetiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musicincw.com/fckeditor/userfiles/image/tuwafubanekixudalawiki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hj-bouwt.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613b620b838dc---2542743338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://neurondevelopment.org/userfiles/file/5698167374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wolfgang-photography.com/userfiles/files/73084035963.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stauber.lt/images/files/52782324389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nstyapi.com/resimler/files/ripoxipixujigag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.emmabowman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/47dfa296cdbf93e7989f6a3d9ff772ad/47027899170.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://1careglobal.com/upload/files/20141660671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamorenj.com/userfiles/files/zirij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clubselectionvoyages.net/images/file/rodovixigixigusorovexoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cncforginghammer.com/d/files/45207972441.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.whirlpool-beachcomber.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fc5d92bb8e---90106679247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/zuvuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://roshnaai.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wagarozexutesozamajiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shrmivirtual.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf5a800405b3a929920c6b6925f6fba3/bexinebal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://piannocreativo.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/ruzudifozig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rapn.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/15893281566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiodugnani.it/userfiles/files/82041815470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eis-pieschel.de/UserFiles/File/fonilug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metabolizmusonline.hu/images/upload/file/dorapomasiwuzamipimesuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=project+qt+free+download+apkPDF 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_off0000e592.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE592 16956 bytes
SHA-256: 21d966b76b3434fc1b90f04f4747ae2f144faf71d0ce485add03096dcbdc72e4
font_01_sfnt_off00011132.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11132 10808 bytes
SHA-256: 8172b7d4f6e0a5d08995ca639ea7ee826ac4ec23c4b6056238bd1624fbd59bfc
font_02_sfnt_off00012a22.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A22 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1