Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8b043981e409d5c8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

99.7 KB Created: 2021-08-17 16:37:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 1483b23a14437686430b32a7dec59be6 SHA-1: 1862939cf48e4665656aef1e5bd403599af60d02 SHA-256: 8b043981e409d5c8d2850db71bfa22a3f19142c33b9e7759eff858944a281145
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external PDFs hosted on compromised or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to download a second-stage payload. The presence of a link farm and the use of keywords like 'call of duty warzone cheats download free' in one URL indicate a lure to trick users into downloading malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9979

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://ahdongjiu.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-19/20210519011130788964.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://shadesvalleymounties1969.com/clients/868959/File/16218374891.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wilsonbarrera.com/inicio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c79ceaf2d8---buborujimuvolokividu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pcwenhua.com/uploadimg/file/162649972774036855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://developmentassociationofnagaland.org/nbloom/fckuploads/file/50675225327.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://winpoasia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99777445124.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hussco-steel.com/husscofiles/files/12530380254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cargo3030.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095d83cc681a---zenofujano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoscuolavalerio.it/userfiles/files/siniketomaveje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dungcubepgiangtrinh.com/webroot/img/files/sevunawesum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brunoamaranti.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g0bbmjrh78gr98a3e4k34j2f27/59652834337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quimis.net/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93477240546.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beiwendq.com//data/attachment/file/zajogalonikiloreremura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://itaindustrial.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072989d7f591---74607423494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.landalastadservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084982c295b6---35581106569.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7a120bed2c---guxupenejinafegafepikibeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nusamulticentralestari.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/75703379080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.leasebridge.com/CKUPimg/files/funadazinemik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://w-f-l.de/user_img/file/42582462061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alrafeef.com/faisaliya/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20156627708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tepihtrava.rs//files/vibafodupudegifikabubufuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://djennebeads.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/39944952363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wavesmaroochydore.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3jug5t4v9jmeuefjjs3p1tu9a4/89740602524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://viadagio.be/userfiles/file/8881932485.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://omomediacion.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ceceb09ee2c7a711c6d6fa7461f6476c/wipuwadutev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=call+of+duty+warzone+cheats+download+freePDF 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_off00011d24.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D24 10872 bytes
SHA-256: aa5ebd1af708118c19db99724da275f2084c5eecfd136645eb882c923c52557f
font_01_sfnt_off00013666.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13666 18868 bytes
SHA-256: 32721949ea40e2fa0509e9e359ae0059e53360544cd64ea235ce0efbdd96b181
font_02_sfnt_off00016820.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16820 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1