Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9481698068bb24b9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.6 KB Created: 2021-09-17 15:49:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: ae7d882b848022d8e24484b36c6a63b5 SHA-1: 55b1c044aa2d5056715ce7c92c1dff8171eddeb2 SHA-256: 9481698068bb24b928d027246a61c006c970a6dad3814743fc61d94011078576
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, specifically identified as a phishing trojan. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious URLs, which are designed to host further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=num%C3%A9ro+de+t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone+inconnu+android PDF link annotation
    • http://www.ags-sib.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/podakigimat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicomaglio.it/userfiles/files/1513533037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beta.nhatthiengroup.com/files/uploaded/files/xisovakudojefojupina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b1jfjgaj92235mobuu8ietjeh3/bedonewufawewiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makinsushi.com/uploads/files/28962206062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avvocatoandreabruschi.it/userfiles/files/wiwupodezore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stalbeckers.nl/userfiles/image/file/raris.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goactive.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d184d32a5c5832a6d19b7a60b60d1948/17826015153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sendedianqi.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-17/20210917114758114997.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cathyourhair.nl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mapepitafediwolugaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heninrealty.com/userfiles/files/lozuvaramuroworete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgestone-ice-cruiser-7000.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/segovexeroruxamivebob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thepainter.asia/upload/files/bojobinuzojimog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://huynhgiabaohotel.com/uploads/FCK/file/11682656451.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tele-klass.ru/i/upload/files/84964519983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtegl.wsystem.sk/userfiles/files/laduzemogonirananawiwiduk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://signatureshreyas.in/userfiles/file/67539163798.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cariboohose.com/userfiles/file/zabotofumugulavawotub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stotex.rs/files/jijukunuzudozozedoxesap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.abandassociates.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32318159418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://precisionsurgicalworks.com/alpha/ckfinder/userfiles/files/luboniwiweriwuxik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agrostroi-proekt.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wumugibudugiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laxycoffee.com/upload/files/66292040501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://protum.se/file/22730457361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artechq8.com/beta/uploads/files/kutesikawexexoduxiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.yoursurveysurveyors.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161396b205315b---91030701665.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_off0000d62c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD62C 17360 bytes
SHA-256: 75c56a8fc67a09335d6751c2bd8f7f36a0065a1bc3c4aa4c4f1de0aba8de0f44
font_01_sfnt_off0001019a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1019A 10844 bytes
SHA-256: 2d5646e29285f972f4d01475d98cc13a36a1b9eff8c4c53954818fb22279dd3f
font_02_sfnt_off00011a10.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A10 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1