Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 51c2dd1fdb8eabb5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.8 KB Created: 2021-09-03 15:33:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 58c9f450fff0ea2538d04d3f09678001 SHA-1: c5543b3f1d0fe489810240c0c79a6c6624501677 SHA-256: 51c2dd1fdb8eabb5fc184740905ab01a51baf15ce01d8d76a0c1f352154ceb5c
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting. These links likely serve as a lure to download further malicious content, as indicated by the high-risk PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM heuristics. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

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 http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608642a0b941d---34864065980.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://nhathuydesign.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3ptd1r9f2s1solaj2du7p5h888/garejur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moraure.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nafaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gmicropilotes.com/uploads/files/vetowuneberexupukarivaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kargo-box.com/uploads/files/somebeveradesatilud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brodart01.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t3boqshnekdkdrum2m9te69a74/49177876362.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nordicaluminium.ru/userfiles/file/wujatodojapeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ewms.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6enrmjmfplpeq06uf1klr46hoa/98728969032.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipjanah.ir/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nsr625hnbhuatq7io7am564ul1/69800847321.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rlmahtani.com/userfiles/files/mudupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://usmleworkout.com/files/file/vepaledifukezujiwavabelew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hunde-katzen.at/soubory/20581494665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gallerylingard.com/uploads/file/mofujunatawulekipirobem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shuimotongyuan.com/userfiles/file/safapelesulamitekades.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tokyo-sanritsu.com/userfiles/file/72185092523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orkhaconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7r19grvm5ah91fqct0s1dnt7ps/sefatamosuwedibu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://celovechurch.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/42163926d37060b94062b679bd5ba4ce/gusim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aceitunasdelguadalhorce.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55927756059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yishiweb.com/upfiles/files/20210601_080455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rollfactorytogo.com/uploads/files/82493114034.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spitalmoldovanoua.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63037242071.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mamtomchabahai.com/uploads/files/files/69558824059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://centrobrands.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f9fd845e3bbec0f85a339dfce41c0a2a/kulerapoxef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/lajitezufumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wilsonbarrera.com/inicio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cfe0ada4bc---muxavapuxut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=energy+poverty+in+africa+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_off0000d092.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD092 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e8a9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE8A9 10744 bytes
SHA-256: 3a68f1052b8524a67befcf1c920da89eb1529c074063ae44e7d312e9876b3d1b
font_02_sfnt_off00010146.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10146 17148 bytes
SHA-256: d76b41c4488e6612f569a39d13a662a8756f8395e9d67b432359960fffd692b3