Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 55624760be94de1b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.2 KB Created: 2021-09-03 23:49:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: b32d5d6cedc3797ac4c367d0f7064bbb SHA-1: 04be3239f8107dad3825f98fc100a992ba32fb59 SHA-256: 55624760be94de1b39110fa204f668df9db73a6def084c8b5ec2f13af505e813
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript and link farm structure suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

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.nuricomuvakfi.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u4d0rdq5ipp5obk7352c680pf6/44810661591.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://afgventuregroup.com/cfiles/file/sunosilakov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.anjhimayath.com/upload/file/dumetunudunikuwunuzenoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://holidayservicemarsala.it/userfiles/files/fusoriserewub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sapaethnic.com/webroot/img/files/zipututulenado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esthebel.de/userfiles/file/17872817551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petikdaun.com/contents/files/64675220502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lmetinternationalschool.in/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76763803341.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bettenbaehren.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089948f9a486---71415804783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/55a6a2991de2ea5f6d48fea95764a8fc/10068875957.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ddaengshop.com/ckupload/files/ridiwudijatopegoxujamiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.webhisto.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cd95f9c84b1---24962799405.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c756e0e11b5---somafodixerizokanezanagav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoscuolecasetta.it/userfiles/files/xilurojegumupoberikudokiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archissimo.eu/userfiles/files/zipaxavijajijusirirus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ventilatoryzlin.cz/images/file/votexozofazunuvip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://islandpointfl.com/userimages/10212604889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pirac.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/53ddb5494f6bbc6d41e7f21756a36110/tezusedaxan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argra.rs/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a86c979fe38---teregex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://staractivecollection.com/resimler/site/files/gabegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alismobile.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8311b754fb7d62326afbd29171e3af8f/wenopazejaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biogenetec.tw/image/files/20210817_015203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160795d4bda3cd---55280370457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=factors+affecting+choice+of+distribution+channel+pdfPDF link annotation
    • https://grupo.iberia.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pivedakofudabunaxeremupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b95d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB95D 15648 bytes
SHA-256: 7925a6a1e060ffecc9dc69dd412bf78f7aebbfc9029080139db0d98d986d0b31
font_01_sfnt_off0000e0ed.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE0ED 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f904.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF904 11116 bytes
SHA-256: 1950884ebc1669e73059909d3987ba49a175ea35ce8dde726a0d9c99466d3476