Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 54b14e881af0eb7f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.9 KB Created: 2021-09-16 16:27:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 55b5ad10a196fa72563963c01032a9c2 SHA-1: 795d31ec4a4c7769673a1442af7d665bd6cff8d6 SHA-256: 54b14e881af0eb7fa3a23ae61b03e55c1df6ec993201b62a916434f245ba3b33
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and numerous links. Several heuristics indicate that these links point to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

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://maurovalleferroarchitetto.eu/userfiles/files/fekulobibawemaxemorufekad.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://aktifithalat.com/resimlerfiles/kewotuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarozlem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e1nls47cjlkidhcd6qp0v6vj17/timinegofoto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://toolsatool.com/userfiles/files/wifovigidasawogaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tucarrorentacar.co/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nujapim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://businesslife.com/content/files/piretevux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80affcyoc0ac1f6a.xn--p1ai/admin/modules/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2152917027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mweb.cz/images/file/bebonamegibogefodit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://80tner.netsociality.com/upload/files/wemusuwut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ost-fogging.com/upload/files/burejewenagenad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.goldenlantern.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613dfe94c8232---46532550179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fobas.cz/userfiles/file/48151114137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://associatedreclaimed.reclaimedoils.com/userfiles/files/jemujatofawuvisawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gemculture.com/userfiles/file/79263841834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pasarantogel2.com/contents/files/keberigizixajurofejumufal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lauraestetica.com/userfiles/files/rawozivinijigigukawixitem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cihangirhotel.com/upload/ckfinder/files/tatojiviloferulekawojuke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidarepavimentimarmogenovaealessandria.it/userfiles/files/61854473959.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613101d857b63---39893656603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angkagenap.com/contents/files/logodijeja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kanalizace-ul.cz/userfiles/file/2106465260.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--3bsx3iw22bmot.com/filespath/files/20210909141452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://revive.fashion/upload/files/lokawasupodowaxanilaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rlmlaw.com/images/edit_images/file/231992413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ishvani.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26058328809.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carneiro-sa.pnh.pt/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/43631603632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dglytbt.com/upfolder/e/files/20210909130954.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=camera+cardboard+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_off0000d0f9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD0F9 10428 bytes
SHA-256: 88fedc617e7efd71368a7fcd3133007b5082da3998dc7f1f6e80aace9c792509
font_01_sfnt_off0000e855.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE855 22740 bytes
SHA-256: 27ecaccc175100875fcd67214aab3b73e65ecc2bfbbc22517a39f76532291c20
font_02_sfnt_off000121fb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x121FB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1