Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7983a6cb8e96d167…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.8 KB Created: 2021-09-19 08:09:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: a73cf339e039305b6fb30a0e6a71b904 SHA-1: 864ed408aad90fe78d55f069c02ad4cee1238680 SHA-256: 7983a6cb8e96d1673e347b4c86742d99c431a71811e59e39088ce2e2eeb2a548
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. The primary function appears to be directing the user to download further malicious content, likely a second-stage payload, through a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9840

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://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/menilobesag.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://nazrabilisim.com/calisma2/files/uploads/romumokov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.xtremefitness.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/masupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bikaji.zohukum.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kevixidubepaludura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jagamimpi.net/contents/files/rikisujemaderenakudubef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://livermore.com/wysiwygfiles/file/dujejagotomagaxabage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marksiegeldds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b9ee287eb4e9abc58529f2bee8f6c76f/89991091302.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.brunosistemi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a488656dc7---85316396846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bountyvacation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ed73ff0a77---kuvemotoborupapid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonazero.es/userfiles/file/18434928767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.appsolutely.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613694cb735c7---lenafutudinapaxiso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ulrike-mayer.de/userfiles/files/mijaboguzat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kanomax-nsk.ru/images/zapafilaleso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evaemlak.com/userfiles/file///36772335254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lixtech.com.tw/ckfinder/ckfiles/files/kuzetepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ibadirect.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c4c92db15f---84243514528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luminex.pl/upload/file/petudubasesopazip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kruengrangthai.com/files/files/90802918556.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tranhdaquyhn.com/uploads/news_file/jafuwoselerezufizafivaset.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vigo.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f6bb06704e---32393008420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iccarrentals.com/files/file/jabezogiviwuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.americanapi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133b4c32a03f---lenuguwaraku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/59442162904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhizhencn.com/filespath/files/20210917112555.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132c3417380a---newol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flyingkirin.com/uploadfiles/file/022054452198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=demon+slayer+bonds+of+siblings+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_off0000c5fd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC5FD 17828 bytes
SHA-256: c75535ead7eb299b5a3a04cf5a29e4d7f22a88defe887c7bb74148f602770a92
font_01_sfnt_off0000f41d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF41D 11020 bytes
SHA-256: 0c111ace651f0fd67b4aa93c288706ce22d0846382b61c95fac6cf286fa89a10
font_02_sfnt_off00010d85.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10D85 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1