Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4643e5d534b0af13…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.3 KB Created: 2021-09-06 03:07:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: e3fafade1105936e96cabd635859013d SHA-1: f25b1af4880a496ff63604e25fd113bebd6f24d4 SHA-256: 4643e5d534b0af13ed4cf664df4e19e972394fd43a2746c6f750f43ad7e35094
144 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external PDFs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The primary attack pattern involves directing users to download further malicious content, likely a second-stage payload, through these links. The ML classifier strongly indicates malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 7

  • 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://archism.ru/uplcv?utm_term=infeccion+de+las+vias+urinarias+bajas+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://dataction.org/demo/dataction/media/156643236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://turbotechnik24.de/userfiles/file/92489685846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rogierstoel.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s511rde6tpckdvqjd6hkn81b52/2979366946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mkart.it/uploads/file/xorelumuzonumifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rkcomdesignservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160933883e42e3---zoriwevej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ramseier-appenzell.ch/elrada/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63369148748.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bassbasement.org/userfiles/file/77029422608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://win-sonic.com/kida2018/ck_imgs/files/dorisojeligupiwirabosipaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.erenang.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c960921bbb---67867281128.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baovephuongtroi.com/vietkiendo/upload/file/93790667407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://westtech1963.com/clients/d/d4/d4250bc21dcbbf02d7f9bc68df143add/File/45700596502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thienlongadv.com/upload/files/13562792439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adbadog.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3fc1effddbccae8f37f587ee887dde78/76281081699.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://developmentassociationofnagaland.org/nbloom/fckuploads/file/93823292728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lbf-cosmetics.com/website/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606db52a9b9b8---tazadoxutojetelaratida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lavalledesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afa24d8d443---jemavux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tzoetemondje.be/uploads/files/sedakajolikijutenixas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bc1aa03b3448a02b7e6b998627a9606c/94014112289.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cpils.com/userfiles/file/88328326315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c090810c4be---notiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pernambucoimortal.com/imagens/files/20703870589.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupophi.es/uploads/files/nesava.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bajcsidavidfoto.com/_user/file/pofovom.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_off0000e6ce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6CE 10900 bytes
SHA-256: db7a5a3369671d31739ab8174bf401b37d277eb096279ec12a977196a67888b2
font_01_sfnt_off0000ffe1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFFE1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000117f3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117F3 18516 bytes
SHA-256: 3c00a02be2c14c8dfb1111062c2ca0cfdb82fc0e4dcb9b90e97083df384c9b6a