Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 97d2902188035fd7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.8 KB Created: 2021-09-20 01:28:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 6fdd2b012550d39d292d8c773b977bed SHA-1: 40b42a9d737ff0721328eb90ba64dbb5c34ca5ba SHA-256: 97d2902188035fd795ed0fdfe515a986b4d2f27b5ceb9d3b6a919ba34d55762a
204 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 to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript and link farm structure suggest an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9969

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 https://i-chat.tw/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wujodofux.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cdenito.net/userfiles/file/11631745433.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161310b6f24a59---vofusosepad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razdolle.by/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vovn7qks6l8oan4utt7eb3gs07/60174083515.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://partnerplus30.ru/images/fornews/files/bojodemekuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----7sbabak5acz7byau.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b83ad5ab5bcbac2910e93f733464356/buvakitu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nusamulticentralestari.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/17785274790.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studiogreenwich.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05140b3f98008d7d52b2e9ad22b7e435/9012697715.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blccy.com/userfiles/files/xaxazotixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gelateriacool.it/userfiles/files/69176094608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://888nv.ru/userfiles/file/12090958681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yonezawanet.jp/units/24250/zcycom/files/vopimegobakin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fese.in/ienupdimages/images/files/betugavuxobapogatok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heatexchangersolution.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-14/20210914041339512631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jobibon.com/admin/userfiles/file/notapulovobabosebiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://businessplan-capalpha.eu/mbp/upload/images/images/upload/ckfinder/71695843128.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quiltingacademy.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/72607141079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://resortcrimea.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wewuzavorenoxan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tauthuy.vn/upload/files/lurasapexotisag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://npi-management.org/ressource/site-image/files/migijipix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/mizawiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hurtmar.pl/Upload/file/bepiwudaxivafumoro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://innersolutions-uk.com/file/81247188836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=advantages+of+using+ictPDF 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_off00010f72.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F72 17652 bytes
SHA-256: 6734fabd4a3e6d1fc4dadc96493a304360bdb3b79b6b382ae8e0c44c9f6ea4f4
font_01_sfnt_off00013d20.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13D20 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00015537.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15537 10652 bytes
SHA-256: ca9a1b4d89050b1bd8bbba89fe07df41c0b91f56b7e06703bbab1393ff8360d1

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