Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8d221ad414d0b333…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.6 KB Created: 2021-09-24 21:21:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: dd978ba79c2a8f8b5e5e7fcb9b74929a SHA-1: 984d2192373704d8a8f6f202fd6a26fe1ae2bd7c SHA-256: 8d221ad414d0b3331959f39d53a9ee1da08930c3e1b489a12b238e91cc6c58ed
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, including links to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript and external URLs suggest the document is designed to download and execute a secondary payload or redirect the user to a malicious site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9950

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://catamma.ru/uplcv?utm_term=igi+for+android+apk PDF link annotation
    • http://himalayakebab.irafbrothers.com/shipinc/userfiles/files/51096876131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adler-leitishofen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e332d068c8---zewidaliwufaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soupworld.de/upload/file/33045887126.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hantechwelding.com/userfiles/file/2021090822085573499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141230d03741---6108394879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://halvani.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161303f019552b---betabedoxafafezige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kangaroovietuc.vn/webroot/img/files/nolulotelapakuxuzuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithatlekhanh.com/Images_upload/files/menuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tekartltd.com/upload/files/39529671514.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reiki-roots.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614dbdf5d4e16---97070057896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lasallelille.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25511134480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bielle-srl.com/userfiles/files/59268150057.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fanaf.org/article_ressources/file/76229745936.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vyaspublicschool.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52295806247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lighthouse-connection.at/myPix/file/ronovixu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dagmarsvendova.cz/admin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zuvafiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reclamesticker.nl/images/uploads/file/In PDF document text
    • http://shippingengineering.com/files/ckeditorothers/pikegidaxojegefuvet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://childrencareandliteracysociety.org/userfiles/files/61334506864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chochosanencino.com/uploads/files/42299287829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.verpoort-bouw.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613318ef4ecaa---23342991222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tecnibat.net/uploads/archivos/lenutaxitenamesekarumami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mvdisposal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614696d7b5587---tiwevewiginedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slabowidzacy.smprzemysl.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fatapaguvijidiketutax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e5tbr2.alruaa.com/ckeditor-ckfinder-integration/uploads/files/3483208557.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_off0000b1e1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB1E1 10272 bytes
SHA-256: 78a02d7ecfa011d815cad1180bd8ad60d5a947714ed9f4b310e6c08ef94f823f
font_01_sfnt_off0000c8d0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC8D0 14424 bytes
SHA-256: b13b21fdf09c021a2d963c6003e064c28a38a8ea7235a8e1d43529a842b7f472
font_02_sfnt_off0000ecfd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECFD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1