Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 952c9c242bfc63a0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.5 KB Created: 2021-09-11 21:46:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 18f47ada891cef8c0830a89439bc50ca SHA-1: a2decbbda05b0e21374a4dcc359ccff49f66d9c5 SHA-256: 952c9c242bfc63a024fad43a88183761be6b4923c749e719d23190218a0976d6
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many of which are hosted on compromised or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a second-stage payload. The presence of embedded JavaScript and the nature of the links suggest an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or trick the user into downloading malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9833

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • QR-code redirect lure medium SE_QR_LURE
    Document instructs the user to scan a QR code with a phone — consistent with QR phishing, but also common in legitimate documents
  • 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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=retrieve+deleted+android+messages PDF link annotation
    • http://domadoma.cz/userfiles/file/xasagakapezalak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grafichesirio.com/userfiles/files/74403993062.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nova-auto.com/upload/25030142355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://guss-ex.de/uploads/fck/file/85642554637.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allamericannursing.com/userfiles/file/zatelajasebibax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pazzo.jp/js/upload/files/tojidetazixazufalop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namadagaskare.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vetoxavajat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131480b98b8b---77514794367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chrmglobal.com/userfiles/file/30526206861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://biocoop.legreniervert.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40345015752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://silverbirdmarketing.com/pages/images/file/gujobital.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tutorlookup.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zazatuzudelod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://paymentor.nl/uploads/file/13255968471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hvezda-pardubice.cz/files/file/29820620877.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinarioassociatopacinidallatorre.eu/userfiles/files/mitezexefivolatog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://global-gypsum.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161372e6d65b97---xopiluzetupewilajalufini.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lexconsulting.ro/webroot/files/media/bobinotiduwitaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bawauang.com/contents/files/lizelowanozojovurepoxegop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8crgg8kqajohtngtbtt6nlsh26/42894364657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dasbluemchen.com/pijokugizonuwusofap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hizlipin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/95114469372.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nisbd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132336f91b92---bogusinitajedubewafowaniz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sjamsul-hidajat.id/ck_uploads/uploads/files/18002790363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wroclawmodelshow.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65893212230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garant-fond.ru/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/Images/files/luxufil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mobilni-kadernictvi.cz/files/file/23319628029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gekon.net/userfiles/file/jizav.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_off0000ddb0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDB0 17920 bytes
SHA-256: 0bdb1b219b4955be972d014516be1c0f44f25fe170ace2f102bb7b9e952b53d6
font_01_sfnt_off00010bd2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BD2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000123e9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123E9 10704 bytes
SHA-256: 3fed3b2f55d3447312b2c226fa200398a0c2bf967b4e9ee0f959c088101a199f