Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 843331155df21e7d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.6 KB Created: 2021-09-10 17:22:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 05b6d560ee8d9a4e2a5ba9ad03815b1f SHA-1: 0927f1d92c7ba7b045f8317daf53d2a9939cb655 SHA-256: 843331155df21e7d08a1d669d716d177cb6e22940e9cb1a0ca096f096e63b029
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, several of which point to potentially compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a delivery mechanism for malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for executing malicious code or redirecting users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9860

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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=talking+photos+from+meing PDF link annotation
    • https://karpataljaturizmus.hu/upload/tadutamovunudupulix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alarouba.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fipafenaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aiswaryamatrimonials.com/fck_uploads/file/45686341739.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perevodvnegiloifond.ru/pict/file/dunaxobapudog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madiran-cruduparadis.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vawol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613007eb865cc---novafologonijafedale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://transcendenceit.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ad1f45bf012c46d746c524caa76726ab/15275711934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://z87992961.com/upload/files/20210902210401.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/35331424252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/akq319sq7meg5l0ngqorsdoqj7/dadonigok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jianianhuayule.a9188.com/upload_files/art_files/files/20210910_013224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zl369.net/userfiles/file/61973658569.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raczcsalad.hu/files/37513423339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aathichudi.org/userfiles/file/kufikesawokajuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bociany.sk/media/file/69816208000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imagebeaute.fr/userfiles/file/zarorulajuvun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.portofmiamitunnel.com/system/js/back/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pewomaxejepabufobejij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7e66319f6ecf586d8edded3409d4c67/jepimukatemab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frankifoto.com/uploads/pages/files/lerisexumuzopegabajijas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613384b24e582---giresora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://servingltda.com/userfiles/file/romitefamosiwofekageb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tenutaedone.com/filesUploads/file/tuwasazozeluga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.numberoneporthill.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137f11b476df---xofokot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://market-oborudovanie.ru/upload/file/72658301052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skkouty.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31502621304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dieutrimun.myphamkangnam.vn/webroot/img/files/14602682501.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_off0000d93d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD93D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f154.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF154 10860 bytes
SHA-256: 1ddb7623ebc786c13ef05865d346ce30ce53edda948e75ac4406a93914cab03f
font_02_sfnt_off00010a3a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A3A 22248 bytes
SHA-256: ae7d0bfe5050fc0c69e64c9d9d3b350f084c57b4e3ffe7619b3349c944ed17a9