Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 679dcd6b3da7e7b7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.5 KB Created: 2021-09-17 06:09:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 29d9598f7baef6a46bf22c98877bf262 SHA-1: b6af76fd89da4798d734d5d1ba1d35e2d1058b67 SHA-256: 679dcd6b3da7e7b77612f486274200414ed7e53e8859d65ab895635a5f9deafd
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or download of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9908

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://turatabor.hu/media/jarid.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.eflox.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d45bb5d9f8---95683707806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rossbeede.com/userfiles/file/vowigup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krukaiart.com/userfiles/files/7101575420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prawobrzeze.info/userfiles/file/79891228190.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sity-luxe.ru/userfiles/file/tovonemuripozejabake.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://budaors.varosom.hu/userfiles/files/pokizunajugukalonanagij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.heatandgas.com/EditorImages/file/82016709476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://supermarketdv.ru/files/file/65358310563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drmiamiconnect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/383eab06fda2a183264249cfa3addd90/38343183342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/karotoxakajurezukaneriwid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://azizavacanze.com/userfiles/files/78365103388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cplastik.com/data/cms/file/67274494646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137a5a44acfd---faxorirogajifojukus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://associazionemillesogni.it/userfiles/files/68715359401.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vlaamspatientenplatform.be/_plugin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pufunexowaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://milliondollardesiclub.com/upload_files/featured/files/nebelobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarkanyhajo.hu/files/file/zogokoxow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://communeouchamps.fr/userfiles/file/89966629317.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labsshop.com/d/files/bitugaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sk-developers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161364e1004ce0---fovenebabefurimajuzozori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://secureyun.cn/uploadfile/file///2021091602570396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reaga.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66596279624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apartament-krokus.pl/userfiles/file/tudok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mydreamtuscanwedding.com/editor_up/zajafererusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.olympussverige.se/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d96o420iuu7jd702djmln2ioq6/pefagerowoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=download+tai+chi+hero+2+full+moviePDF 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_off0000c4b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC4B3 10948 bytes
SHA-256: 5936862d272ea3a8d15ad9d76fe16ba60a0352ff441cdff1cd5ad30bbe02f282
font_01_sfnt_off0000ddf5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDF5 17684 bytes
SHA-256: 91b6bc2ae4ffacb49514f493e5993472da700bacad33b0d1ff7a3e12d2487190
font_02_sfnt_off00010be8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BE8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1