Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8faa31ec99dcb323…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.1 KB Created: 2021-09-03 01:58:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 8ab4bf1e9ddc2fdb020e8f056335fe7d SHA-1: adc8060cb5029ca9c2af50d43dfee6375fb739c2 SHA-256: 8faa31ec99dcb3237002e8a050f0cdaf49d9c90924abe19ebd987aab1b4db15d
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript and link farm suggest an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious site, potentially to download a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://gamaxmotor.cz/data/dokumenty/tanasitek.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.alongsideasia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7d4a31c730e7e773c82b08983237424c/68197585698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hptindia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b50ae78728e---pataf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ipcare.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6ecbju9l0ir3lqmujhfu5nqppe/gevorevatizadejowewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fecoil.com/userfiles/file/dujaguzenepozege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://getadoc.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61575309120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goactive.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/58dc6b9898de871f7c2b40c5968a044f/mimazebopizovulejironox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://armandofalconi.net/userfiles/file/josamiduzatawukusat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.johnknox.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d93083ac2a6---vigedixovininitet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088345741545---66896955196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bmhs71.com/clients/c/c9/c97ff408e01126d63256cf68004d6641/File/mujud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://termofriz.rs//files/4090639526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ndmoyun.com/calisma2/files/uploads/5031277146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viacaosaopedro.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xuluteren.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cashofferoregon.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607684614134d---59552024524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://e-lightingcontrols.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c9629d8dff1ede2e699252d6bc007d36/40466165576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://posekatzahradu.cz/files/file/remoseremuwigezito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a393d97b7c4---viredapilafaxivizurujuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eta-aus.org/userfiles/file/20210728040547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cbcom.eu/ressource/site-image/files/wifot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e39e5177d35bddae861141689178ce7a/15292361372.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ferdavagnar.is/images/fck/file/62011372750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asset-books.com/userfiles/file/24225001647.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sskj.pl/userfiles/file/dejumakunezirabawuki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=supreme+court+judgement+prorogation+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_off0000f0ba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0BA 18424 bytes
SHA-256: 9ddd77d71da3ba20b3e30aeeddf5e2754f157b2b45da8cc56fd1579c87f73fc0
font_01_sfnt_off00012114.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12114 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001392b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1392B 11056 bytes
SHA-256: 4e6f90b42dfb68e80aa524697d7c5eef6c26d42df827fad338458dd7a170c6ae

Open this report in the interactive analyzer, or submit your own file for analysis.