Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 49f1b5fb68a0b1b9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.5 KB Created: 2021-09-04 23:43:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: b0329e2d1bedeed1a3335db977d61827 SHA-1: 637d4f6b714ad19c2b6d3ca78d4c072e25ddc3a9 SHA-256: 49f1b5fb68a0b1b9b570b6d113c16b251bf2ebf67578178a8335478a0594b312
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, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. These links likely serve as a link farm to redirect users to malicious content, as indicated by the ClamAV detection and ML classifier. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code or further redirect the user.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

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://purefeeling8.com/data/file/povuruni.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ngocvietbungalow.com/upload/files/faxebikajimetiwafafaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catherinehourihan.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0a45c8f9b97458b77d13a567e352d53e/juzepowobavis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a44fae94cf---73764971224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dichvumoinoi.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xiwutezavezanupotetalir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bilagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d3f2995714---vusiwetiwefowusib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flexa.cz/docs/file/kibekozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teaneckhs1977.com/clients/67867/File/8788895440.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2018.letnifestiwal.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kewiviz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reiki-roots.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c916b81578a---fexikabizogivobasaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tivatijapan.com/uploads/userfiles/file/54149896527.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diamondsnspurs.com/clients/12200/File/42076608675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infrastone.com/userfiles/files/zixebavevojeve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://internationallanguagenavigators.com/media/50769236432.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirrorgallery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a731c8c6337---jigafipowul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://renknh.com/ckupload/files/bolikiwixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tch.lu/files/files/kijevilovisav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kzhep.in.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nuf0iv7ipguda0opmliuvfqnf6/46984036399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8fb8jr8vi2k8ksqe8ls498ch50/rosogisugusivolugepojewar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.beachesbrewing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6acdb39e8ac1c8000d6095d23a01d87c/28113456611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floorco.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bdf8735542c2b5e874d9cbfdba5426dc/83446426776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technoauto.jp/js/upload/files/panojob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shreyaghoshal.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/35817093838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schokozentrale.de/idata/jisatupekalagap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shuswapladystriders.ca/userfiles/file/xamalimalaxufuvinaku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=exercices+futur+proche+pass%C3%A9+r%C3%A9cent+pr%C3%A9sent+continu+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_off0000cb21.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB21 11008 bytes
SHA-256: 70483a2d4175db141db0edd40df7a1fa45779a2ce7414b46649402289197f76a
font_01_sfnt_off0000e464.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE464 19644 bytes
SHA-256: a9d992cf2dde68e52411198c77c00e1625e28b69064e86fbd11a87466afb86ba
font_02_sfnt_off0001159a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1159A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1