Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 81d629fc7e9132d3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.5 KB Created: 2021-09-16 02:09:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 9cbcbce77d3ff5e47a355558c208caea SHA-1: 5df0a5d3baa9f0683bc32fab12001b079517f6cf SHA-256: 81d629fc7e9132d374a260be03dbfd250459bcb60bad04a14d19a397d48b568c
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

This PDF document contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript and link farm suggest an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious site or download a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=motorola+droid+razr+xt912+battery+removal PDF link annotation
    • https://honghow.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/keselefagos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medius.sk/userfiles/file/41890911756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trunglam.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/degifiniwoboz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clubelsendero.com/img_pag/file/67508363610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://callmarkinvestments.fortunekenya.com/callmark/files/5399445989.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cms.blauraum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/388852f50b97cc8d860027fab95697c1/60481012398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brylka-kfz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613df220875e5---47002257693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aluvioneschicamocha.sinecsas.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72889283670.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://invest.pl/userfiles/file/75434807113.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carscaso.com/js/upload/files/dezabelem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riversedgefm.com/files/file/paxifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maintogelonline2.bet/contents/files/24585355934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2sisaccount.com/userfiles/files/94540744443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://detskaoptika.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vufaburikibusukisara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heks-tech.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/mupoligomagupasujap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dcmheavyequipment.com/admin/images/file/62930246063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://english-island.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0faijmvgt2fi4gqhep0m2hcdt0/15903557996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://centralgiving.com/media/userfiles/file/46377846045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poketomecam.com/uploads/files/38711329297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stthomasorthodoxchurchsouthpampady.com/userfiles/file/43023091883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d13511f22b---33345830266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mmbassisiprovince.in/files/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/butupezamo.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_off0000af3e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAF3E 10952 bytes
SHA-256: 3769776a2f330dd3d7f394cd1b644b91f3a705d18ab34b0344779fcdb2822f1a
font_01_sfnt_off0000c8d4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC8D4 13660 bytes
SHA-256: 7d544b7fa74115da5bb99ed8f89cc5b945308af663bb49d30fa5f318a6f7fb10
font_02_sfnt_off0000ea7a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA7A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1