Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53c24d7713fd4966…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.5 KB Created: 2021-07-17 23:54:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: fc429a926c3e751bc4532944e82b1b22 SHA-1: c6d986c888dbd779b6fe2a20fd193d8863356ddd SHA-256: 53c24d7713fd4966e994a7c7dbb1a4c9acb9dcae968fd9e33359b1b2ecc0b6c2
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript, which is often used to exploit vulnerabilities or redirect users to malicious sites. The presence of numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, further indicates a malicious intent to distribute further payloads or conduct phishing. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9848

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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.kilincsweb.hu/fileok/file/ravijoxutewijabiz.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://bonpetsupply.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cc1a125272---18622289147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oiweld.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4f46f544f0fe0d13189c328242b87025/18372700746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emons-verlag.net/testarea/cwsCMSlight/media/files/14267358273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrunarser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/2107160925566806575f233n.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ausafe.net/images/art/files/nejixewej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chinahongji.com/d/files/34379432579.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grecosalesinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a4066366c9---58424032370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alkalacarservice.com/public_html/userfiles/file/69090392913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://singaporeroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5fab456066436605dbdfa56419ea0029/mazuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/41228330322.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orderbestwings.com/uploads/files/sabizazoratoreru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eiak.org/upload/editor/files/21823882836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b46a4b17d1c---pudibimolezukag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://idfusionllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9687c1b24158fa8b600665cbf644f1ab/48962801007.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mediabandit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb0c615a1bb---wilopojopizodudojake.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exactblue.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c6cf319aa8---revovozifegejebike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indiebookoftheday.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fa418098af---lizepolozagezizobatip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirembeestate.co.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2ee2385651---tuxudolot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://degeninhotel.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vesamexata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aryajob.com/user_upload/file/21087544029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ashtralmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c069519ed70---27230622404.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a18708f3f35---pojuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sipsib.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/00aba79159615f37f2a684bbbbae771a/29402212748.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://daleel.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b1n2em79t74chkka3m54ufhj0/gilejijidexoviwurezagero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grundys.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e4172603fc---8031778593.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=anm+nursing+question+answerPDF 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_off0000efe6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEFE6 17020 bytes
SHA-256: 798e753adf98e17d707a500c89b2a76aeae1a1cded7607cdc279c7a81d15c326
font_01_sfnt_off00011c22.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C22 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013439.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13439 10720 bytes
SHA-256: e23e90909c5b6d3572d6322d3cbe0914427279007f7923bbd8f44e406cbaf60f

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