Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 867671ed52870a4f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.3 KB Created: 2021-09-04 18:15:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 93adbefed3673ab85f081093a32dca27 SHA-1: 18677524b7f09d8a6f43c522ebe2a78d68cde61e SHA-256: 867671ed52870a4fe221985a233cf85a18cf55ab402cf6837c383de879e3a767
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF sample contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to disposable hosting or compromised WordPress upload directories. The primary function appears to be directing users to download further malicious content, as indicated by the ML classifier and ClamAV detection. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection or download process, contributing to the overall phishing and malware delivery attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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 http://cerezolorente.com/files/cerezolorente/_repo/file/kezaxusorubixexixevepo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://yucekalipmakina.com/tsrm1/img/userfiles/file/74270702290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flexi-cms.com/uploads/file/volaxazalutilino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://superplasticizer.cn/d/files/39984887612.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thelawchamber.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c7950fdc2e5---wafizumulitafajekideveb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ophtalmic-overnight.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607885cfadd2a---1954979879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://neavocats.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2ff7869900b1943ab630a4414743e63c/72467956879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexandraharris.com/clients/36054/File/72681071277.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elementstraining.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c45s98qd299b6m86iem5oigida/kafelukexaguxaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://files.ibiza-ferien.de/file/mogujijowunirokiromiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dolphinsolutions.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59323725137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ngor2-3.com/file_media/file_image/file/fejujol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.diktu.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad75b2aa9d1---37340721238.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sushinamu.com/uploads/files/93575423124.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bhavanarayanaswamy.org/userfiles/file/27658596739.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://air-con.ru/upload/files/89078416939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ivfnna.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/480a383741d7e1bc8ebeaf3dc18e6db5/94831092880.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unosms.us/userfiles/file/6566486654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drive4smilesontario.com/clients/e/ed/ed023a0734c265ca673a92d1d81de675/File/21112940654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrarioservicos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608284b7a1358---terikitafepatizepenodedaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/58456230641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rogersdesignhouse.com/uploads/files/87658319815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://linlinline.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fesenepibetaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lpsa.cz/userfiles/file/tonawuxelepinojozudijafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=neuroradiologia+interventistica+pdfPDF 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_off0000d409.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD409 17728 bytes
SHA-256: afbd4d535ee1ebd5cb2a9a63fddb5995d12ddd6f23bfc5c6da8fd294ac84acfa
font_01_sfnt_off0001023d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1023D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011a54.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A54 10936 bytes
SHA-256: 32facc828f32c357a4bdbe396a9452c5a7e7ae9c39cc4ad4a2efc053c974fe5b