Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 84f828417c0700b6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-07-15 18:02:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 409667c460dbdc83807607d85bd0efc7 SHA-1: dd67f72a3fd73f57f11c2b663334fa8ac85aa343 SHA-256: 84f828417c0700b6ad0c9ea670afa105e91dcae5ac7d1957ffbe31e837be07ce
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF sample was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to external resources, including compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting. These links likely serve to redirect the user to a second-stage payload or phishing content, indicating an attempt to exploit the user's trust in PDF documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9952

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 https://acgroupenterprise.com/userfiles/file/vixawabiwiruxegawunumige.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://brooklynsmokeshops.com/admin/images/file/28016188986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majoriscambio.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607340589a93f---xulixapoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://groupunsur1.com/contents//files/38919854717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nissanotogovap.com/uploads/images/files/20550635219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raykingcarroll66.com/clients/2/29/292092747e06e0ab09130fa737b110c0/File/86757606964.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oasis-inwaste.asia/files/file/rovapelalijodogeri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vogiantinhmach.com/media/ftp/file/28605467319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607870d28b4f9---gotinusinobulojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://topclassgreenery.nl/images/file/galeveroveg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alkanboya.com/files/file///goluwofomexososuzali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.msolartop.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c1d1cd3118---54232006419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.epicbrands.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e23ed66ec32dc4dd42b23436a7196112/22472497309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/10744774032.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artenika.pl/fck/file/88227237438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alwaysflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ed9d61bdd87---6361379455.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skyfireconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q17od4m5c36ks7jd0t0msg5bpg/55499779158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nexidia.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6ce3d1402479ea32f528b344aebba2a5/92056145534.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cicadit.ro/UserFiles/file/jumilulubo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://swimproject.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1d986f620f5380cdb1a03e84dcfce74/44374095669.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelselection.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072e3cf8fc38---75039586816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tehnol.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607da1f26e7be---64000136754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daearesort.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210707_844346E3BD1136F6.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=a+trait+that+is+masked+by+a+dominant+trait+is+calledPDF 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_off0000e2f0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2F0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb02.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB02 20984 bytes
SHA-256: a9aa54b6cae92c85188fcd9739380e0eecb5e0cf9b96082f6a1a5de05d59803d
font_02_sfnt_off00013191.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13191 10960 bytes
SHA-256: 51baa62ff03d84e61a7a043d7167c7fead22e2c9493b0dd9d0059cf1bea152ae