Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 89127517c4061d30…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.7 KB Created: 2021-09-03 07:23:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 28e426c2d32fe799d22ea509bf353cd0 SHA-1: 892d5c62041bc2f393b8b4e55d12a5c4a8bc9517 SHA-256: 89127517c4061d306808e5904ad3764cd6f336c3de613a3593e4855123a6d8e0
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. These links likely serve as a lure to download a second-stage malicious PDF, as indicated by the ClamAV detection and ML classifier. The primary attack pattern involves tricking users into visiting these links to obtain a malicious payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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 http://jnnycc.org/userfiles/file/92018258030.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://balbu.hu/uploads/news/file/sesivogigudexutoxufup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://52fantasies.com/home/holly/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bowelegijipaxamuxiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pm-ural.com/uploads/files/65355412452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9a7f279982---duxukosabew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siyata.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a05da01c543---kerasonajovovowawolumod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stsmcc.org/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dugixufuweg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prikolnaya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/209140b36aaccecbb3e0ecbcbd5b9719/53438464627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldcoil.com/uploadfiles/files/guviwexinesosokagivugikup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fallsplat.se/file/velibatomen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.americanapi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acca7772e69---1918508349.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lerong.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4ecd2601a1a8c44fbd97d439fc30d85c/45007697226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b3874397f4---wulusegugigelaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://app0.linkeo.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57973358462.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pekingtogo.com/uploads/files/29415114956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amfmeg.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080685485858---9286713156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://astorandblack.net/emailer/userfiles/file/dusigatome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://revize-elektro.info/UserFiles/File/43690660531.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://picart-personal.pl/fckupload/upload/file/88285435668.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pfgpartners.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e87185d3b37---kagazovexekosofoked.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fhhqa714jmp45n093efjsabot6/fimubo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://honda-vo.com/upload/file/xogulifizigefud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80akij1ajew.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160efd4a9cc9c9---92059994694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://braviengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8lkfs39t4emdvc60cgkrfqm3m6/widirixopatasede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=parchis+reglas+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_off0000d500.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD500 10576 bytes
SHA-256: 1c229140920316ffcee95bdc491c3a6cf09fa42f6621eacba36f8ca013d89206
font_01_sfnt_off0000ecfe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECFE 17532 bytes
SHA-256: b2b8ca5edb84e48cd4fb10db6f408ab33e066c1437f43b6361f626347cc8bfee
font_02_sfnt_off000118ea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118EA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1