Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 588a872a3cc9cb0c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.0 KB Created: 2021-08-26 02:42:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 44a6408063fef2f9e3a8596485ab98f3 SHA-1: dc4b0d928e758eb19a599f15fc247a2d13223f98 SHA-256: 588a872a3cc9cb0c778e1c1cbb21bbce81f1393a1ab3071f18aa54692f2532e7
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of links pointing to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript and numerous links suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://mim2010.ru/userfiles/file/39393467175.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.swx.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae924a102fd733b35e9798a57779b303/71796698947.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gw21.ch/uploads/userfiles/file/wajejikikenarotobogakez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kes-stv.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8010b22d9f201b3f05835d179c26ebf3/44896388682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iburgisidimarsala.eu/userfiles/files/tutepotoramereboku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.org/FCKeditor/file/fodijiwoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autotrilogy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8dedaf84316cab2c8331ad4e91441957/79887997623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whatifitspossible.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gupikazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaisar168.com/contents//files/zofoguwesune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raduzhniy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160838bc02fc62---zupiwiloneferunilarexen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinarioassociatopacinidallatorre.eu/userfiles/files/suzoba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://areicon.com/images/file/nepasaseb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://playpenghu.com/userfiles/file/24812421886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hsegroup.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25rdv3p8dghgt7fe1ske3gp1r1/93033273223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.domaine-boussard-chablis.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/46539092107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mlspoland.co/files/file/3120182096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://readxyz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8d356a6e4f225e98c74a77390462c797/tipinojifigaxeju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hartwellcook.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d6c75540fc105f6933768c73cdcd8aa/47368677842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://telorgabus.com/contents//files/lipizuduvodagun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chocoinmobiliario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/90ebaa4951bc9bf423da4756841ba07e/zumazifop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78153607150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nnk.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c293d3ccc4a---kaxum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ibconsulting.it/userfiles/files/pimusakafumirozajojivolat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://felicitareonline.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57852761333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arisutour.com/ckupload/files/lixapasadovitunawigunaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=shadow+fight+maxPDF 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_off0000e1cc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1CC 10516 bytes
SHA-256: e89e90d1547c49913348e86a0618e6142a9c1d0647dfb8612ed60f69f91465ee
font_01_sfnt_off0000f996.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF996 16700 bytes
SHA-256: da479b6d2cb80fd1e855dc9178f31bbad0a11540dd85d0b33495358abe159054
font_02_sfnt_off00012512.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12512 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1