Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8bd37fcc3e3d1bf6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.7 KB Created: 2021-09-13 00:20:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: e078cdd1e8d1e9912f64e123dabef4e1 SHA-1: aff2bde5b5e8b82fd1f4a6e65003898b636678de SHA-256: 8bd37fcc3e3d1bf69b415b623346e8c4abd58b2a03bafba98e075ba41a535532
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a high density of links pointing to external PDF files, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The primary goal appears to be directing users to a link farm designed to facilitate the download of further malicious content, likely a second-stage payload. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9893

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 https://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+visitor+game+download+android PDF link annotation
    • http://pebyte.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kaft54uvrv444f9opudbcq8ifk/81362758213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/nabovuzuzub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viral-list-machine.com/ckfinder/userfiles/publics/files/43029093740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://video-cycling.de/files/file/33080275604.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613cb74b51298---22145689859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://martabaktelor.com/contents/files/fapepir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cn-daomeng.com/upload/userfiles/files/9bf99bbb3c91c58e03523e26c1643d5a.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://christschoolblr.in/userfiles/file/votafitaxoviwusiromapolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garmaclima.com/uploads/ckfinder/files/34188506990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://monthclean.com/uploads/files/202109060717318418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130c4134e228---tulizomago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://edwindijk.nl/home/edijk/domains/edwindijk.nl/public_html/uploads/file/7675819615.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sooam.com/files/fckeditor/file/336856650613b51ec3cdb8.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alkathirilaw.com/userfiles/files/jerutifefefakavogafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://underworldgear.com/admin/images/fckImg/file/66120346406.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rlktechniek.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161353088c2a9f---27580741225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hk-delight.com/UploadFiles/file/42510437776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rucodelniza.ru/userfiles/file/supeniberasenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vipforiraq.com/userfiles/files/46162101583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://girl0229960192.com/upload/users/files/lejon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://viboot.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/makepoxipufoxake.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jancsoalapitvany.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45145082871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://originalcheck.it/public/img_admin/file///86587978939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blsautomation.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/botomija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://quangcaonoithatgiahung.com/admin/webroot/upload/image/files/86457079520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.martiusstaden.org.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40832736411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b692.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB692 10812 bytes
SHA-256: b93be4bb108eb6fce2ecd0bb260bc2c31f0d833ef0162ecc6d141fb241bde648
font_01_sfnt_off0000cf36.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCF36 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000e748.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE748 14976 bytes
SHA-256: b38b1d71252bf1d184b635d6758e9d84af0cd38eae45b84cd55003293e97fb4d