Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 522d3ef2e6cb9772…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.2 KB Created: 2021-09-02 12:32:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 2420123c0070be0646793c12bddcaacf SHA-1: ee0f8959a06595d199a1da9c7e6cd121f680f426 SHA-256: 522d3ef2e6cb9772f9c11aeb24165aec5a820076a77a87b7c5ac67792b0d2433
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many of which are flagged as pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware sites. The embedded JavaScript is a common method for initiating malicious actions within PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://dh-cell.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zedod.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://daquin-ferriere.fr/userfiles/file/kijezixogefitetamig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aiaciran.org/cache/fck_files/file/81388359879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musclecar-taps.com/js/upload/files/66542549663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiogalata.it/userfiles/files/dadagivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160884b21cc34d---dosugotiginukerutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novussiteyonetimi.com/uploads/file/74261367975.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/70697070758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://juhaszautovill.hu/userfiles/file/dazoxoxopag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pisanie-prac.pl/famprojekt_z_serwera/images/file/xurotosipibonas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://londonvipchauffeur.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7b69d2b88b8cd5bdeb0fb106a4c9e6e3/vixosinajulipaxegokaluma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jamoncup.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161301b208d190---zudiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://medob.org/SITE/files/editor/file/28049967250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://backcountryplayground.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8d80bfb3628e5bb3ef699d8e709e853b/35124038886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://olgunbey.com/upload/ckfinder/files/51373984641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bcbd110e06---89652229562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vitalenzyme.com/uploads/fckupload/file/73122694804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pyhm.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0m76qrq2roh7ps7kcj629hcs3u/vakuxizexuxulepewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://southport1969.com/clients/861680/File/29388945228.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qualitycountscleaning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b2568bb61546c32de6e6aca287f744ca/14462116232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sesc-am.com.br/Selecao/ckfinder/files/gogapewukurobevamota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brothersaluminium.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a650a7ad030---gawum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oschouston.com/osc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608040e140bdc---40866377286.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sdv.sk/userfiles/articles/file/19945862818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=derivation+of+doppler+effect+equations+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_off0000b4e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB4E5 10924 bytes
SHA-256: 70308e23e1fddb6f3311929710c5d219224391c8c8f2bee3b6c4672aa6f49b99
font_01_sfnt_off0000ce25.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCE25 15844 bytes
SHA-256: 45b9f9c1b902d1e856be0c0df12e36b8d4b87857411033847f4b5710c6e607c3
font_02_sfnt_off0000f6cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6CC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1