Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7a403db3cf0d4210…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.2 KB Created: 2021-09-16 16:02:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 9ee8f4b9873592544babe3898b923575 SHA-1: 0b0ca0b1b9d144d31e83dda4b0482e625b94cac2 SHA-256: 7a403db3cf0d4210629fb1d4dd4b8e78920e68a71f981e9f7a7491b20849eb8f
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 are hosted on compromised or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://coimbra.hu/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80490141302.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://lngpetro.com/userfiles/file/26309517094.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ville-dammarie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49912607760.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xutricolor.com/uploadfile/files/tidorimenakilodeme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.osteopathe-montpellier-sud.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87615528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theydeserveastamp.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136db0a865ea---rarezomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iskoruma.com/upload/ckfinder/files/ketutoruduraravomelix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aisne.proximeo.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65728451948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.grifin.sk/files/53983259948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://buyafranchise.org/files/files/xerekixikawa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fashiongale.ro/userfiles/files/sixewujoloke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d5ecbd1b3pg07mtkmmlct1a5u4/ratewipoxevopejitisiwobod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://le-lemniscus-incandescent.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/tegijosazakudokekuniduje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bigcool.net/webroot/img/files/23981214057.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e2ingenieros.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fexulamuxemilogosomeve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tidomusica.com/uploads/files/202109100915569470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nyirfa.hu/uploads/files/xolixuxexasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://assytekservizi.com/userfiles/files/70800019859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rama-sp.com/rama/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/magobijubadametovozow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lungshingcentre.com/userfiles/mefenefadusifakesixep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakeshoresmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e8r00r6t4rd6nfvlpql1h08t5/46671111143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fitnessrev.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vnlkoa340tr76man1ei1p2pn6l/jilunonolesesajij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=best+animated+wallpapers+windows+10PDF 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_off0000d10c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD10C 10868 bytes
SHA-256: a4e5dba5f09a7654dc4e0f2ecd3eb9599f931839f4cdc2398ef0c250812f5f05
font_01_sfnt_off0000ea3a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA3A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001024c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1024C 17596 bytes
SHA-256: 5b86ae5151c2e04272547c2606634d90b6923742ec5d678843fcc61a68c9d84d

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