Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 64db174726a69177…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.4 KB Created: 2021-09-27 17:45:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: fe2e2ee267bfc8f3705fbe533aefba47 SHA-1: 7acd12ae60eb7f9e09cfeaf69c49cd72cbc01423 SHA-256: 64db174726a69177339679e84ef5bf1c6f155d20d5510ccdebdea081e661dd2a
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and links to numerous external URLs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript and the nature of the linked PDFs suggest an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or trick the user into downloading a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://langeline.com/ckeditor/upload/files/jabotixutuwegob.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://aviapartner.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21128629777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genesisbehaviorcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f7fc8e54c496e64951a92b2328b705e6/21569658511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://britishcytology.org.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zilexakevabaleseri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rallyteamwalraven.nl/file/xalolitok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ccveg.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l4rtibjh5ilp34t5crmfrfujl4/judanegiwopij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://washlounge.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jipiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poorclarescork.ie/images/tagubanulevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chinazzjx.com/d/files/kifubam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.driftime.ee/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134afc4d9ab1---52536511385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jockmurray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161391d4a44610---dopebakiradap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jrpst.pl/userfiles/file/82875845493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/vilulodozawefovoxotiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spbmedaks.ru/sites/default/files/uploads/gaxuvofegimuditejuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svaz-podnikani.cz/files/file/xirab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recruiters-zone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16148c51d59440---sevavologenadewulel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aguejfegacgj0ad.xn--p1ai/pict/file/jigenirinivaruturozudib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rydelko.pl/userfiles/file/zulolita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kadinlarsitesi.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161487710854cc---93964921626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skontrolsengineering.com/file_media/file_image/file/33168624775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soloparamideco.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/gewuxaxaneda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://longhungphat.org/Images_upload/files/14459057636.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ebal.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/59292847294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://touchpanelpro.com/upload/files/36725145914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://snpwachq.com/files/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16784547581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=red+swollen+upper+eyelidPDF 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_off0000b36d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB36D 10468 bytes
SHA-256: 160fe698a5a455996ea5ae5a77ea6f6bdf0cd534877b8e15fb3fc8bc79d3afd9
font_01_sfnt_off0000cb54.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCB54 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000e366.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE366 17624 bytes
SHA-256: 3372d77ad59f40d26c25a714d2d9e6bb8c4015d60671ba1d09692081f0d145c6