Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5c49e4ca390b2c0d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.5 KB Created: 2021-10-05 20:07:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 335085ca6f31671f55e6e3f7976e4a9f SHA-1: 35362ac0d8cdce2f5d6b766c0f9753ba168362ef SHA-256: 5c49e4ca390b2c0d4bb664b95c86ed147bd6833ece70d8d32e17f53cd839f63b
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malicious content. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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 https://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=andre+maurois+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://jinanxintiandi.com/userfiles/files/39173284856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rosenstein.lu/userfiles/files/rarozujilafado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garagehayashi.com/js/upload/files/60625535183.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kymkarajok.net/tiedostot/files/vegipadinesasiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://themis-lex.com/userfiles/files/ruladiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lecostationery.com/files/file/21795737598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duvarkagidierzincan.com/userfiles/file/nufezigixeguripowowevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://master-sign.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18004562836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.annaleehuber.com/content_files/file/vapisukedig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aroma-es.site/yamituki-n/uploads/files/tarusabeturenuwamuzapefak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://business-baltic.com/myfiles/dok/vufenetapenuxidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edarky.net/data/file/wezavaratakekurejiwovive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.findvoters.com/userfiles/file/pamuwinudoderarerimir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.trimbleexpress.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615c463e0b2e7---loredumelukuwefipipukivus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hmondo.com/userData/board/file/38893368303.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://olsztyntransportmedyczny.pl/userfiles/file/81683641876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioassociatoemc.com/userfiles/files/votepagebokevazunimiteke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ballmillfactory.com/d/files/50277478114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouwenaaneensterkwerkgeversmerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614138a59342f---82103235531.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://websteravelandscaping.com/editorData/file/70182326672.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klemanpince.hu/files/file/kugilimez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tageedesign.com/ssmpt/documents/file/paweluzegorosufosuporug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trvstore.com/userfiles/file/jefutatizisizozuvenapox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tvv0ppgucf2sv9aosnj1a2hvg3/fuditutonabixef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aktifithalat.com/resimlerfiles/16208838782.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_off0000b718.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB718 17412 bytes
SHA-256: da5e3c2181992944338112efa8cb8e481e09bf998dbcb0ecc92c4a1adf7cb1fe
font_01_sfnt_off0000e44f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE44F 10596 bytes
SHA-256: 9ca61c1e3a87feea8046f2618f74caebd39dd727c7615c249ebeffec319bb2a1
font_02_sfnt_off0000fc74.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC74 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1