Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 66e1b8e701c82ecd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.6 KB Created: 2021-06-26 08:49:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 4abd70a9c219f1acb65f4afdbc32c93e SHA-1: 8642d558169e7cdfd4bd7f52683ba20b64adfde9 SHA-256: 66e1b8e701c82ecde0fa06689bb58a42bbb066063782725a1f2f9640b7502d18
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is often used to redirect users to malicious sites. Multiple heuristics indicate the presence of link farms and compromised CMS uploads, suggesting an attempt to host or distribute further malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://kawoka.com/userfiles/file/85620009843.pdf
    • https://alphaveneers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/78ee34eed3916d0beae85aacff0271c1/dokozokalusonifix.pdf
    • https://retta-bg.com/userfiles/soliraximojuxapaxajuvamik.pdf
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e93197a21e---buremikememute.pdf
    • https://noihoithanhtuan.com/media/ftp/file/lomurivudun.pdf
    • https://canadiancontractorservices.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5nfd7m3p0dlnps87jemjs5noh5/ninojow.pdf
    • https://angkoronetour.com/userfiles/file/55432963511.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ri6pvi7f775fsbufnfumabsrf6/54474443462.pdf
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c42414ad3f---98071742011.pdf
    • https://vashadvokat82.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f5e7229d8da2ecec66a9f4e21b824a58/bibuzonevezasovok.pdf
    • http://castrolmintabolt.hu/images/upload/file/86680517648.pdf
    • https://rockyshairsalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0tgqj3d6mib1e6favuep3jse5i/juxowiredodazebit.pdf
    • http://amwordpress.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b8fc1ae1d0---jusuzubobakowobifatifavu.pdf
    • https://www.finestkindcharter.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a349cd53402---51158039460.pdf
    • http://chocolatycakes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c9226aa5ab---48752267752.pdf
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c63e4d4841b---kuwuxupinexoxugibijijukem.pdf
    • https://luxartparquet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cebc4bec8bc2438afd4b80becf9693d6/nexefefabalapigemus.pdf
    • http://www.multigacos.com/admin/uploaded/fck/file/71200851076.pdf
    • http://www.molinoag.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074629b5a805---xadoralomele.pdf
    • https://ccveg.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/49hsv33j9pfch40tdka6kj0mvt/67919327696.pdf
    • http://asfalon.com/__files/file/49192266308.pdf
    • https://soyana.de/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4459033105.pdf
    • https://ringid.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57311260747.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=amitriptyline+25mg+for+pain
    • http://lovewhereyoulv.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2f6a0a2ce701ad36e10f0198f9c9ecde/fuxukuvafu.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ed3f.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED3F 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010551.bin
f5dcb206612f7b3eb45964b2374469c5e5d10fd9d5f44bfc712ef7d2afe7b8bb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10551 16552 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012ffa.bin
50004fe06be74187c861e7e87cb994753431866823cb47b99230082aee038569
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12FFA 10884 bytes