Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5666dae718749e6a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.9 KB Created: 2021-06-26 10:05:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: bb568317d6dbc233df4a8796ce194376 SHA-1: 67867a11da44d58fb1455c97fc2c1189fa6b7fd0 SHA-256: 5666dae718749e6a7dd950678d4c77b1dd7b9947259a52a70dc514a164045814
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to host or distribute malware. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature, likely as a phishing or trojan delivery mechanism.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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://111-orte.de/testarea/cwsCMSlight/media/files/56653747853.pdf
    • https://unibel.pl/pliki/upload/file/dozadani.pdf
    • http://zs-g.jp/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/refozodaraxavidexix.pdf
    • https://rlvanstory.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f118322aaa88f7d58bc0a331e198cce/luxisene.pdf
    • https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d9e028a875473edadcae4d78fe258d21/zitobimatelaseku.pdf
    • http://2sisaccount.com/userfiles/files/9734164822.pdf
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160769fc552add---milukafuzalijebomefirurid.pdf
    • https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fbc10c171b2fc778e35f024bd6566930/sogop.pdf
    • https://ceilford.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5181dc19c1de56f3db85d9faae70677b/tigojufuferikibubuwaj.pdf
    • http://divapharma.com/uploaded/file/19915944270.pdf
    • http://kurskodkb.ru/page_edit/_samples/userfiles/files/19636493859.pdf
    • https://rhythmcprandfirstaid.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04f8fe09b72253673e2ddcd6f74d706d/96563209046.pdf
    • http://nc2e.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d85259d0c2---wosixuxuxokukogesuxix.pdf
    • http://adance0112.com/upfile/editor/file/7302576369.pdf
    • https://asiaviews.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bud3b8t7genuj2m6u6vdaaqvv2/dekugigaziduverixajomuv.pdf
    • https://sipare.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7g4m5jshi2qs4k02vui52nl44t/63241808054.pdf
    • https://archcosmeticstudio.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/44758cfcc9e4088b5a3a253e142e57e3/70042062872.pdf
    • https://cicadit.ro/UserFiles/file/mavewigotazuvovomemo.pdf
    • http://thefutureofgolf.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608df6fce834d---kifeg.pdf
    • http://woodwork.pl/ubezpiecz/obrazy/file/29233384069.pdf
    • https://cedarcreeksauce.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/362b8f6c3aa2032d6f7f1393765c30f3/buxajifegomefi.pdf
    • http://www.myhhsi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3fb65eccfa34bc6887fb3097102f2afe/52263757861.pdf
    • http://drkoopman.nl/cmsimages/file/91098660524.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=stupid+dad+jokes+for+adults
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001186d.bin
6de264cd4b27504e1ccd0a1e411d494f78365a3f4fd291534130d7ed1f7d97b8
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1186D 10784 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001315e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1315E 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014970.bin
17529871dab71f37910a93a39476ed4a16e733c3568a96332a7ea7e1efba6b2a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14970 17328 bytes