Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 428cf4753f097106…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.4 KB Created: 2021-09-14 18:16:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 3ff95017a342e4c4b966f7f196a7cb18 SHA-1: 53767e881bc011ede408bfd1741fc3f66972b52f SHA-256: 428cf4753f09710683aa39b409a0591f6aba0521d3e80a4c3afb9850aa74b383
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 PDF files, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading and executing further stages of malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the download or redirecting the user to the malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9897

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://solis.altrodesign.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86957614325.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://wildzipper.com/clients/wildzipper/userfiles/file/23344033972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brunoamaranti.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h28jj7k7rb12sjvkbbfgt6i170/1517737767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akademibt.com/resimler/files/xunosexasufivuvunoji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://learnazia.com/fck/imagesfile/timatemimedewowunuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sevennews.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/28896542471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/fefilakujifamobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moraure.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sutaloxurisajenivelin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aqcorth.specialty-match.com/upload/files/51994022257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lyzjkgm.com/d/files/87807732914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinag7furniture.com/app/webroot/files/editor_upload/files/voraxutixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cardion.dk/gfx/fckimages/file/pimarinoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://watfordfairtrade.org/app/webroot/img/files/rasumazadenifanimiga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atdawnwelift.com/userfiles/file/vuwoned.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140917db61a2---38215567239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhahangbienhaitien.com/uploads/files/bikonopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hs-hofgastein.salzburg.at/ckfinder/userfiles/files/39681595681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pavcargo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a4a8b8e4cad3bc2648ab55586bcf8db2/16668795986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maoles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136cf536f35c---9041066139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.emploi.nat.tn/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87136831432.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hyunshin.net/userfiles/file/87300268174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kermanrooz.com/img/files/togemomomejagipebabuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bigcool.net/webroot/img/files/63943991426.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gospel-pour-100-voix.com/fichiers/newsletter/file/52614449354.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a-daily.jp/app/webroot/contents_img/files/11435409453.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lumieye.com/userData/ebizro_board/file/ruxedamakabaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e3b65c9abcb7ba4669bdaa2e1412878/10458323148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=worms+2+free+downloadPDF 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_off0001053f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1053F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011d51.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D51 20480 bytes
SHA-256: b6a6eead714de99a8712d8dc1905ee36b53bae1b8a27fea9df49b6f3d51bf0f3
font_02_sfnt_off000153b2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x153B2 10524 bytes
SHA-256: 41631f302a1fb1c9c934a92a70e4fe7f2736e6e87be5877648f527d9524a6f4f