Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 69b3b313814db8ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.8 KB Created: 2021-09-18 09:14:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 2534f8da7038f5633c9952bb46857fe8 SHA-1: b4f73642e8c1f11f924bb8f2c85a4dabb5763f2b SHA-256: 69b3b313814db8ff86364501c8c07360f72126b9f1c6f0d57faca57841f5714d
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 point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download or execution of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9957

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 https://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=invisible+light+wavelength PDF link annotation
    • http://esistore.be/userfiles/file/79787402631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laibros.com/ckeditor/userfiles/files/molukotisegeboxiwejub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coral-travel66.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jeleliribifabes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kcharp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72339162120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/69290491399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slowjamsundays.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138b1ed1ba86---madalosipujitazam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eklyps.net/images/file/lopokezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rosenstein.lu/userfiles/files/45132895095.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://konyaalotaksi.com/userfiles/file/bibuko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gianenricofabro.com/userfiles/files/pixexuziviwofesanam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://devison-matras.com/upload/file/vidofetuwep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://statsale.com/data/upload/ck/files/sipavudetivibuxiriwagonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chpcentre.com/files/file/zafuwabafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banquat.com/userfiles/files/54348539535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-pushkino.ru/upload_picture/file/kisexelafilidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://babywagen24.de/userfiles/file/gefibimavomupujig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lokalizacja-gps.pl/userfiles/file/22683108101.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ugrctrani.it/userfiles/files/nagasaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noukos.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161361961757ca---kevotupubozezigobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shinaltd.ru/images/file/66751181496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c0dbcbd733---xojubomopedane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.santaterezinha.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/susiloxo.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_off0001134a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1134A 19568 bytes
SHA-256: 89673182191f2abca748783a0a859fcb7e214924ccdee119e44fd88e3147ec91
font_01_sfnt_off00014695.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14695 10408 bytes
SHA-256: d9e274ced338ac8935f24db101ad6f2ad67b425bc0aa5b541de031171f6e5be4
font_02_sfnt_off00015e25.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15E25 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1