Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3e153936c805005a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.4 KB Created: 2021-08-26 21:06:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 14b1c8cbcc70a60515bb8259b58f379f SHA-1: 40e21c8cd921970698929e696c98a75807959486 SHA-256: 3e153936c805005a238ef64a7f92cdf303fa3846d80e64777c2d119c3cef7895
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics, along with a high ML score and ClamAV detection, strongly indicates malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs, which are designed to deliver further payloads or conduct phishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://gtsonline.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1vup4umcsm0r92q5tlkt65khch/dewilagolifilaxebeve.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://rijst.nu/userfiles/file/sanim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://woodbridgeabw.com/uploads/files/pirategokegobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://profil-metall.de/content/uploads/file/jexisutebabukeba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecandrychow.pl/Image/files/juwusiwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sowa-architekci.pl/userfiles/files/gekezefasarewoxesej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fsoa.cn/userfiles/file/46734139069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lenosada.sk/editor_uploads/files/nefadusejerepujidamivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ferrogep99.hu/static/media/file/25950690484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rakowka.pl/userfiles/file/32612396641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madison62alumni.com/clients/e/e8/e84cd6a5166dbe8c5f6852bff763f4b2/File/39828626959.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicodama.it/userfiles/files/40178675299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://godahoian.com/app/webroot/upload/files/bomomupozewezefag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benefielddarrenfordhicksunited.com/clients/2/21/2186b72972973349411f8b90e6071e14/File/62557021644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuboni.com/uploadfile/hong202108110948173950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thehamptonsbloomington.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a948d582162---59990567630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perechen-jurnalov.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47717574713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mnwebdesign.dk/userfiles/file/12578125463.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bikeid.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86586796950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://st-communications.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bufijoverub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doktor-okonski.pl/uploadimg/file/70952175535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uceculc31mtqql143m2qhvefg2/wonidiluzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://au-zlato.sk/upload/files/13950414681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://engravestone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fa3620a739---63798175608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://waterreducer.cn/d/files/39126699719.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=meal+suggestions+for+dinnerPDF 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_off0000e4eb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE4EB 10624 bytes
SHA-256: b1b23b4173aff1b89122f70b2fe51a1c7c623f63884ae96cd7b640bbc1e62b16
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd1e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD1E 17268 bytes
SHA-256: 0b16f6711d452e19d94097dd54226a9569db70c7a1972396937b4235a9280913
font_02_sfnt_off00012a95.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A95 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1