Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9149bb9078b98e6b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.8 KB Created: 2021-10-10 02:55:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: adb267d51f9f5202e40f6fe4ddddad37 SHA-1: 56aaf1dcb131584a4f805baa7ae915393edf9315 SHA-256: 9149bb9078b98e6b558ff92e3bb9dc4a7cef7280ae8103ca2a47abdcf5d7f185
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDFs, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. One high-severity heuristic specifically flagged a link to an algorithmically-generated URL, indicating a likely attempt to obscure the malicious destination. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9911

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://www.leads-bd.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sapunepubu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://globalcenterhotels.com/bot/ckfinder/uf/files/vogubetipevipinufuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cs-nippon-cp.com/mailmagazine/upload/files/60268763101.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mmsmarin.com/imgimage/file/855442356.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinostandards.net/upload/files/telebimizilofusigofap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.laterveer-biesenbeek.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ragobajexusezubupidufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuwaitpolyurethane.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/savugifepumugusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://premiumresourcing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615f662d04efe---lujobumomomirimilazexur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eclipsetheaters.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138712462397---saleno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rfinshaat.az/userfiles/file/57859548804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://peter-crooks.com/userfiles/file/banidawokit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://becucci.it/userfiles/files/2540402269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614736230ce95---91106790186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wskinbody.com/data/boardData/files/lilopejetuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/97115322557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceccardolj.ro/userfiles/file/kotipevekenagajabesuxov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://listocrm.com/userfiles/files/55050157783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bestmiamiturf.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/48ee75b75c3c63cbbfee3a981034271c/55562604123.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mymovingestimate.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ad26e32cc6ebbfb02269f427aa05e272/nuzenanitaxewoxef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ever-pioneer.com/upload/files/vuxogufipuvebupuburebun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kalashad.com/userfiles/file/37835267807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://basse-normandie.annuaire-regional.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/48057731478.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://volareinmongolfiera.it/userfiles/files/dulixalerixarawaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sintellect.ru/Repository/file/tovowuninado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://widepolymers.com/userfiles/file/turinamatixokatiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hamkr.com/userData/board/file/sikemolutapivojefapenaxaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chaireyes.com/v15/Upload/file/2021105125414000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=need+to+surrender+my+dogPDF 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_off0000d220.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD220 10484 bytes
SHA-256: 5971fd9603f4d47e6dba40d99e3b47d9b8b2a57d83c47a9965cc6347347a1ddb
font_01_sfnt_off0000e9c1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9C1 17016 bytes
SHA-256: bd4c93361267b3438dae0928e0c11080620cb6af7c871c195e8718fd020c74d2
font_02_sfnt_off0001153e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1153E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1