Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4a24da9dd9f16142…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.1 KB Created: 2021-09-19 05:00:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 815351e5c855ab5df04a0b185f85f064 SHA-1: a4bf4f0a163565b4c637ffad43ee085dac99e424 SHA-256: 4a24da9dd9f1614297880c634b0540c50916215c46e882df63371e47a994c513
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is often used to redirect users to malicious sites. Several heuristics indicate the presence of link farms and compromised CMS uploads, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or phish for information. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 http://www.mbk-montage.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xomotimin.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.iuoelocal870.com/kaizen/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79479794293.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140c01281320---33090111844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kemmurad.com/webroot/img/files/6666550971.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siroyensao.com/upload/files/zazuwisoru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dialog-seversk.ru/jsplugins/ckfinder/userfiles/files/luledebedik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://livestreaming.group/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/53bciql88oquev8sqt9bbo4520bar19b/wukavin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fermuar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136d88f03dea---16895697601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perles-del-beya.com/userfiles/file/wumikizosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beaszemin.com/files/mefebaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/papunagulogiwezivem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ivanamihic.com/files/xuputapisususotaxugaxokef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ibnuaffan.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25228177772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mosaicopeoplecorporation.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vakopubitezabuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kede.org/userfiles/file/vizozinemawetojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614418ff78272---pesinus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://transport-vehicules.fr/userfiles/file/kisorosavivorewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nhatngungoisaoxanh.com/upload/files/kipibugixoxenofinemufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://europeanprofservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e70b9b1f9f---sipifiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://creteotels.gr/FCKeditor/userimages/file/razexobenadakawamofox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://streathamtaxi.com/survey/userfiles/files/2917876811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bouveau-consulting.com/userfiles/file/14652220843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carsen.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/64576507605.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://volvo-cars.jp/js/upload/files/gumiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sunnyrosesschool.com/userfiles/file/949730720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=my+space+apkPDF 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_off0000bfd7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBFD7 17200 bytes
SHA-256: 2638f7e6442c83ca055d08ad05fd26157e002ac28910acbce56f1240dcc96bb0
font_01_sfnt_off0000ec39.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC39 10008 bytes
SHA-256: 335a47167a817dc39e52e6204991dff98a5e47490ef60aa055352ff96e91c29f
font_02_sfnt_off0001029c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1029C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1