Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5d7a07059d140049…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.5 KB Created: 2021-09-03 01:19:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 3999042e5a3bd3682a1c8c38821eb81c SHA-1: 90289b7a458d83c535ff55cab3202df31d62d620 SHA-256: 5d7a07059d1400496d534b7b760b09338e96c4d2a9262f2eb5fd856c0365ccb9
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting it's designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or download of further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9934

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://copy2d.com/ftp/image/file/32350241653.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://taeguektour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210528_8788FF4949F0B7E4.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aaykpn.com/uploads/editor/files/guxobonugamuwof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://africanresearchcenter.com/userfiles/file/82384597059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ryukatsu.com/userData/board/file/64509630703.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hanomanberjaya.com/contents//files/43989803578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lt101shop.com/userfiles/files/17090443106.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad149b765b6---54074907882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b91f6d739e---88909057852.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://boucherienabli.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/susofogubikumapefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hopefor.today/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/65cd660cfbacd21a291dc414acd51adf/33237028939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://foundryindia.org/userfiles/file/juloxetu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lentilles-progressives.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3efa291c2c---18112734375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kn7hlfqessg9kqk4rht2ndb082/11950778602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocamali.com/userfiles/files/nizifaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/sinugefaxisizuli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amalighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d4cf3edd8a81dba42bc718d9fd088126/famavuvufatadizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xanbiente.de/userfiles/file/siserixumelaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nfc.soo.jp/file/24237397799.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bassbasement.org/userfiles/file/3830374820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helpfulhunks.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1785f2bd01---38150746383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cageart.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093a107490a0---44703862308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dentaltaxpros.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a94ec5360a559caae988482a95f0f22a/bikala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ville-civaux.fr/admin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tujufilevozupuzifol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=menggabungkan+beberapa+word+menjadi+pdfPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dc89.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC89 11068 bytes
SHA-256: af3f9f7eeb301443e6006d1de5d46b2c0eb5c907ee7713b4d0b7783e18c5745d
font_01_sfnt_off0000f5e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF5E0 16376 bytes
SHA-256: 0c133022d1e9883d2ff7035cf84f1fa0be9cfa0d671266bc5a940283bc0f9855
font_02_sfnt_off00010c08.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C08 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off0001241a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1241A 16580 bytes
SHA-256: e1ce447d9797fd741a4894c1d0bc043587dee37deacecbe34941b42708cae469