Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9252b67dbbbaf727…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.6 KB Created: 2021-09-07 11:12:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: c98d70d7ffab5101aa72c3bda200758a SHA-1: 7c14e8df3261c07b9d0c43f672c50d80789a5c64 SHA-256: 9252b67dbbbaf727d0fb2c87af6b7504833efc264e1aecb9bf5b47573377aef4
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9927

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://boissee.fr/userfiles/file/talilamujulevojumivanija.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://aotwresort.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66422477080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cnex.cc/images/blog//file/nemuselovutozijed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://konferencii.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/suxito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ndgai.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d48utp1susjt9tpii47ahj2fku/wufepokus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpinedelhi.com/userfiles/files/14714336313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dereformasenalicante.com/archivos/files/fefifamozozovawawafeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jumpstart.mobi/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45019124063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yuseigachi.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612b97c37061c---35957353870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coachtourbusrental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098239a420b9---54110904844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jfe.hk/userfiles/ragudufazogiseta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/76379176968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digifast.cz/userfiles/bufawifokajomanofudivatob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/krcqpalfm2d6l9qtd0lhtntdp0/pezilogowemunudetigelul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amctop.com/board_data/editor_img/file/202107030233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rosabrockenhaus.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/57140190874.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lbf-cosmetics.com/website/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609858c988ff0---88686710842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://damiel.eu/userfiles/file/36758806471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alnahamgroup.com/userfiles/file/mizetudoxepovekof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://casavacanzesanvito.eu/userfiles/files/76127371082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tctnanotech.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8e103f5f45f1b65b53fba7b052271518/puleruzevizesavexoxevid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.urbanwaterways.info/files/damiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://limpiasol.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c097a78df14---sirinudujixexasofojuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abcbyspu.net/ckfinder/images_store/files/56708452045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://highlandhighclassof1962.com/clients/c/c3/c330a44b04b080977bf299ea430a317d/File/xadelapavifakus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=new+headway+elementary+workbook+fourth+edition+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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b531.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB531 18704 bytes
SHA-256: 208284fda9dbee7916ee506b970cb79cb093768a95c8e04521f51d07b862e248
font_01_sfnt_off0000e49f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE49F 16164 bytes
SHA-256: a0f26d9ec2bc0bbc84dfb8c1a224a49f7f70479ac92e21d726acd811d43f3bd1
font_02_sfnt_off0000fa44.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA44 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off0001125b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1125B 11104 bytes
SHA-256: 7b9f008bcf78928173ec39d2aaef2c5aebabf379bc55cf53acf5be7c26af7532