Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 731d65dfea4b8345…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.0 KB Created: 2021-09-17 11:43:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 48105936ebab1b84156218c3bd1919cc SHA-1: 8881d8695abc53229cb875e03840fd22934c79e2 SHA-256: 731d65dfea4b8345f972578503f4576366c1aba2661ec6ac407170bf4870eff3
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external URLs, several of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable hosting. One heuristic specifically flags a link to an algorithmically-generated URL, and another points to a URL containing 'discord client spam', suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=discord+client+spam+1.0+apk PDF link annotation
    • https://liepasmuiza.lv/userfiles/library/62474436330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c44f3933a1---lijikaxamodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fe1387ae48---bufutepugixixujomegodav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riosemarescentrodemergulho.com/ckfinder/files/74435414469.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sandp-engineering.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21323254862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eijo.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72007498048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cantellodetersiviprofessionali.it/uploads/file/12955633698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjoybrands.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ba882f2c86---78375909842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zap-interactive.com/uploads/files/jemexobod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garagehayashi.com/js/upload/files/nevekunatifogupojun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtt-association.fr/upload/file/dajelafurogiguzerelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zibarajabi.com/cache/fck_files/file/rewolanizurixud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brawlcall.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zejowesemif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leylasuren.com/images/userfiles/imagefile/5146995092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crocepadrekolbe.it/userfiles/files/nojaxufelemafapezi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mystruggle.uk/indigo/ckfinder/userfiles/files/magodojadezikutapobowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kperrylaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/dogogefina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://okna-kursk.ru/page_edit/_samples/userfiles/files/77812660105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://idolyokocho.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51862526540.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fetogram.com/images/upload/files/84038297259.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oldadmin.k12cart.com/media/files/bisifatigawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://palakkadtourism.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gojusidojufakupow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.holzbau-hoelzl.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16142366060ae5---bugozavasuwiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rt9.rspo.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bagezekos.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_off0000eaf1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEAF1 18844 bytes
SHA-256: 637d0b10a3e78b9e4b5ade533c26f65a4e946c068aa0f11a76d61c2c8e6bcf8c
font_01_sfnt_off00011cf1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11CF1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013508.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13508 11008 bytes
SHA-256: ab35513bf52816ed3739ebab0d9be4ea924da766655ee15beeb354f6c31755dd