Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 829d08852a1c46e4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-09-05 05:53:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 162171b64e2dd5ee2ddea00f3c64c748 SHA-1: 72025ed29fc78bad5936a7919c0e5be56b7af896 SHA-256: 829d08852a1c46e4e62c6a2138d5cac60e67cfa0d30742a34e071d12dbed2c67
182 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for delivering malicious content. It exhibits characteristics of a link farm, with numerous URLs pointing to potentially compromised websites, likely intended to trick users into downloading further payloads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8925

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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
  • 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://grandrosso.com/js/upload/files/35876738911.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ricarda-allegra.de/userfiles/file/95592284286.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wietsevoermans.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sujajazonosibinigorejida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.leadercaravans.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79404418870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitpchemcieszyn.pl/_sitpchem/file/59185545796.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tramtronbetong.com/uploads/userfiles/file/71002207502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://capitaleny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/168242d49f255818c771e4bd2b56435e/gaxagosir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.circoloaletrium.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2046b73997---4436839636.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e4a5be15e28b1b93ecd5d45b48fa6c38/fiwifetapojudizum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wecafephuket.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/p6ev65ppfjmg57mnqeulsidg33/1575097027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://niboparis.com/upload/fckeditor/file/1629188634_1.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snap-drone.com/userfiles/file/58209335193.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spreewaldatelier.de/img/editor/file/virajogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://speeddating.lt/speeddating/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93983366892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amadpich.com/userfiles/file/72060857794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtlebanon62.com/clients/5/5e/5ee551a8be14a26d7d76bc5e90dd1372/File/80480987669.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dorisemitchell.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/xerilofelunap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parisautotravel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/afrgrp0m5nnf4epqr66gfol7o1/42316212011.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geoplan.su/userfiles/file/28793707642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hong-tour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210702_29E2C8A15006A666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://michaels-limo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd912a4907f---58616999692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaa1anac6cg.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1771a502a5b93520e179ad84b43fc8cb/92234310894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tangiahoang.vn/Images_upload/files/gobimolite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=quran+in+roman+arabic+pdf+free+downloadPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000e58d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE58D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd9f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD9F 18900 bytes
SHA-256: d5d335b7e34f500cc98045506b2d73487933cac7492152903c34c7a96d5d35af
font_02_sfnt_off00012f2d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12F2D 10900 bytes
SHA-256: 2476eb109cfc3be9fa51932e1e2945694ea6fb8334caa05b7c0534210f069871