Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 960d656bfc5d679d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.3 KB Created: 2021-09-26 21:45:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 00f53601f33213470b25ad5a73100e9a SHA-1: 820e003454b8998e7ac6198124f12611cde054a5 SHA-256: 960d656bfc5d679d1797dc3fa6cfb40b10a0a920c47b3da0a0bdd3c842505a2f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, with high-severity heuristics indicating embedded JavaScript and links to algorithmically-generated URLs. These links, along with others pointing to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting, suggest the PDF is designed to redirect users to malicious content or download further stages. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates this redirection or payload execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9914

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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+send+json+data+to+server+in+android+using+retrofit PDF link annotation
    • https://airflow-skateboards.com/userfiles/files/kadomadamujabazapalebet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://testsitehq.com/ckeditor-ckfinder-integration/uploads/files/41147602426.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skipjackpoke.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sizalovadegerobokuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariobubiniregini.eu/userfiles/files/70244717678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marcvandewiele.com/userfiles/file/dalanirakakomovem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seerupit.dk/assens/file/12566833970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makassitools.com/userfiles/file///71589445165.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pincesorvarshop.hu/editor_up/zulofomokojimidox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.antoniopopolizio.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/loxevesiroxugovimukotopil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uaqbakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161437b49a57e0---16361747006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bloodfaces.de/attachment/file/jafarapibapuzoninonexa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ever-progress.com/upload/files/48240326339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://living-stone.lu/userfiles/files/xivovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138cecd3ad28---38924201551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artsketch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e8b28f7b4587f0627ad2a7e27015a993/mikofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cmorshomecareassociates.org/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/rujavofixoreret.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://intrigantka.ru/images/userfiles/file/kivezupuwilukarutexur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yaqeen-eg.com/userfiles/file/89605094033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elmundodelapiscina.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78131279445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://speakingaboutnetworking.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xenigozojeduni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salamino.pl/userfiles/file/pavisujivupalofuwowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimsanghun.com/upload/userfiles/file/202196754488345.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gc-antey.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lepidud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chokysitohang.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/38946842122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vitrierbxl.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146ac6d10473---62189244320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cst.rnu.tn/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/laguk.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_off0000bcf6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBCF6 10856 bytes
SHA-256: b50194864e59be44f77df4e917d8801346ae6f4bfb05d982fecab568d6987b5b
font_01_sfnt_off0000d5f6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD5F6 19688 bytes
SHA-256: 463cc565e010c5decafb6d0e3b76acef7298fd6a2d086ffbd050deb9360dc789
font_02_sfnt_off000108c2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108C2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1