Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 434373a361db1f6f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.3 KB Created: 2021-09-08 02:13:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 838300e0157cae5754fe52583fe03153 SHA-1: d019c67b6cbdd3a2b7783668346f0be2445e8e60 SHA-256: 434373a361db1f6fb580af8b6225258e0a55e826a5eef4a1a2ba3d2814ddbb71
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, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload storage and disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malicious content. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or execute malicious code.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://hzzxtl.com/UploadFile/file/20210625031051351.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://xn--i1aam8cb.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a5a8db1765ea6bfe3ad9b890812d3eac/66301525742.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bettenbaehren.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a62c73e4558---darusaluleb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----7sbbjg7ctfs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7e568e609fa01797225ce9a42765fbab/fatulazetuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://johndanton.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/28180631179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smcertificationservices.com/userfiles/files/10193392717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serendipityorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160df9e5b0b61e---13777062933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amdind.com/userfiles/file/wuzibejuluge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tryinvest.eu/userfiles/files/31320908469.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://villa-margherita.biz/userfiles/files/tatodurirojafiruji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amy-tsai.com/images_express/userfiles/files/16215866702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faurerom.com/userfiles/file/varobepudevageduvawipen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/45173998795.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angkagenap.com/contents//files/93373395367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nepalonetours.com/userfiles/files/fojenuladavojajujot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tonycustomtailoring.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/89786087103.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elm3rad.com/file/busakizavamafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://retrolondontees.com/userfiles/file/32015860889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.petersmetalstitching.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc02318b975---64770691855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apexforestservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8e8259bc49---37904621904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://georgeandmaryjones.com/clients/f/ff/ff66b05efb8f16ea353d8e6908bb1429/File/roboxuneraledoxutir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sl-light.ru/design/img/upload/file/nokipemovasiwitezab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://locktactyuma.com/userfiles/file/89226253767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://finalstage.biz/js/upload/files/11152191566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theopenhouseclub.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e07407c30e40b642487c51835b7e9a5/nuxakuwajijegisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=frederic+bastiat+the+law+pdfPDF 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_off0000e20c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE20C 10696 bytes
SHA-256: c918079d1c6470f09b934ab7e3e5d60544fa0217a5cf21b8c9ac522f54e2a02e
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa83.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA83 18932 bytes
SHA-256: 56ff35b9dc4e3c637ce0ec3c9c493329063ace4d60990a993234f9a4455ccd22
font_02_sfnt_off00012b76.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B76 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1