Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5b5f8fac55f3c09a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.0 KB Created: 2021-09-17 15:45:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 9b9ff7adb2a26a8bc68ca7a8a37ed02d SHA-1: b38037a8ebf1b9747eda16564228f4707a2e32d3 SHA-256: 5b5f8fac55f3c09a389c0df8fc9d753a520c3c8df34a85fbfe3ff7bf6f6ba385
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF file that contains numerous links 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 presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristics suggest the document is designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • 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 https://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=name+is+smartphone+brand PDF link annotation
    • https://calienglish.com/ckfinder/images_store/files/wusuzulewawuwudiguwix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://friluftsgruppen.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613885c50cc84---rupivored.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clic-essc.ch/ck/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wozatanixabedarevubokuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jar-ted.pl/file/dufiwetafebimowewek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nuklearmedizin-amro.de/userfiles/file/tabanafedarutonurolodatev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fulepmark.hu/nyebu/fulepmark/userfiles/file/dopodomovix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thebottombillion.org/business_school/uploads/file/posatiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lirealestatelitigator.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/142f8a0f9f5288ad3c5a94ceb9b33730/32222462914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majorisinvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131f653d5154---lavifobebebonepuwolofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://radyoislam.com/resimler/files/rojixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://binarbaidfabrication.com/public_html/userfiles/file/84867490255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mariangelesorrico.com/galeria/files/vuvunemiwupuvuzufenizuzoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stehovani-ostrava.cz/static_pages_files/file/46580243827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thaiboat.net/image/upload/File/43982646918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotdeals24x7.com/ci/userfiles/files/xebetopokinixomodorejop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geriatriccarenewjersey.com/userfiles/files/zasipuromegijisugudex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kickcommerce.com/userfiles/file/68640929062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://le-lemniscus-incandescent.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/pupuzofavosenagozofuter.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ag-concept.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5275e63522fb400b03f4e9f4f8a0cc8c/kiradowovaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://design-klasse.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/solepidekape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cantellodetersiviprofessionali.it/uploads/file/pasaxupelofesapafagudimaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://candientu24h.vn/webroot/img/files/wefaputuwulerakuba.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_off0000ea15.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA15 18552 bytes
SHA-256: 18919507bad4255c98c7e42851b1e99c4d424aa8d6f2f47be90d3f988c26cedf
font_01_sfnt_off00011a21.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A21 10728 bytes
SHA-256: cceae2ff2bca9af58ab8426696b6c12b60706fc92d81c981c4b627699ac4995c
font_02_sfnt_off00013254.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13254 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1