Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8ad39394f8836a4e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.6 KB Created: 2021-09-12 11:23:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 81b903ce2b7fbc983e98c50e5baa5224 SHA-1: c8658605f507f084cbab2f11b1a00661393c2bb6 SHA-256: 8ad39394f8836a4e6b6b0db3fc6eabeb3c02fa852449c68624399293ddb8d456
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable domains, indicating a likely phishing or redirection scheme. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to exploit vulnerabilities or lead users to malicious content. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate these malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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://redskap.ru/userfiles/file/53182653617.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://avistravel.ro/userfiles/file/kazeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://volpatoebrum.com.br/_common/admin/scripts/ckfinder/userfiles/files/finoruvafaseriwajad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tmtteks.com/files/wugulajusivetuki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://washlounge.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/56532953588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://santehsevast.ru/userfiles/files/woxobafujutomolaxirofajoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bilagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136ab3a4284b---kepujekuwanaruza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/47omk485sdmrm8mof2lp0thhf7/55382373419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://precisionautoandac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ec833a1824a9a36bfdeb60f0889e5a9a/37220850709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theshamrockpublecco.it/file/67230390067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd7cc059bdf3b0cd83fa06e9c33852d1/12776716526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gyogytornasz.hu/editor_up/81096168337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.swx.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe4d4d06da5bb65c99466e9c8d08efad/99135664205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ecb5ab0ffc---36478794936.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uat2.hkha.com.hk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nefelurijitixosutenobixik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kemmurad.com/webroot/img/files/42890337156.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j44tqd3mj762lj22d2379is8n4/55838661210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://panziofabian.hu/fck_kepek/tagopemaluno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhouzhuanx.com/v15/Upload/file/202197446564448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stollerco.com/testingsites/advantage_aviation/assets/media/file/dutivotikesapakivuvesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bankkartya.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98192484782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dennehylaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/tojifewuravuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.c-l-r-p.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mopuxoxop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hycxchina.com/filespath/files/20210906091640.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skisun.it/userfiles/files/zunudeweredibasezoxadekof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=what+did+george+washington+do+in+the+revolutionary+warPDF 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_off0000fa97.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA97 17496 bytes
SHA-256: f6eaa6e497a2eb023967c07ad1702addc092b943e5450e6c6de7d1e5f268e7fb
font_01_sfnt_off00012789.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12789 10884 bytes
SHA-256: 8198067c2969bf1824e725372e1bee556fa4def4a02a5ceb0dd55b01b9ef7235
font_02_sfnt_off00014089.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14089 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1