Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 980e5544158cdd4c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.9 KB Created: 2021-09-13 05:14:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 49a58f1b0fec7973c0919765a0ba63b7 SHA-1: edef295658b09d134cfe7e09f62d95dab028e6a3 SHA-256: 980e5544158cdd4ca303a5578c952f84928bc35fd2102aa32d656143689cc064
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external PDFs hosted on potentially compromised or disposable domains. The heuristic firings indicate a link farm designed to obscure the true destination, with several URLs pointing to compromised WordPress uploads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://spirit-legend-enterprises.com/webroot/editor-uploads/files/22405508269.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://ssvacancy.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51328975275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beyondpins.com/calisma2/files/uploads/besetotafonabosofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bigbazar.cz/is/images/FCKeditor/File/11832597309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scuderia512.com/js/upload/files/wujuludibi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dorinhawear.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/93468511870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uteambio.com/upload/files/51182209213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rezilta.com/psum/admin/userfiles/file/4387791099.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bimbrlata.cz/UserFiles/File/biwigulejasozuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ekmeta.lt/failai/file/82827104370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humantouchtranslations.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/1613c03c457c46---ponazoxuleti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pattarasawat.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45976761497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ganganagardentist.com/userfiles/file/figebinafagitifozuwemude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/22970100098.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://upbfassadenbau.com/upload/file/2808719844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tideandtigers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/padujurutebaniderelama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134a2780f9bb---60270200869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cdmsig.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2140016465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kp-bs.ru/upload/files/32522603041.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--64-mlcufjjaii0l.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/63f2ffe5d0dc454c6eefb034f8e49c72/vitexubixipelejuxuki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.limratechnologies.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135702117575---tevirizu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimura-shihoshoshi.com/userfiles/file/detifuxazisawewejik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipllaser.in/uploads/84812121225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=fancy+pants+adventure+modPDF 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_off0000d056.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD056 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e86d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE86D 10792 bytes
SHA-256: 2ef7dc1fc0c83c504e7f76f13a9dd161fae33de7186e35934ae7debfc34aa1a5
font_02_sfnt_off00010158.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10158 17388 bytes
SHA-256: 44c6bd89e390451b7cca8178629b1211ae1742859e10ab2f1235afdded2f4136