Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9814bc3b0a63c930…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.7 KB Created: 2021-09-18 15:00:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 523ed9e15be429d37424638ecfc3b5a8 SHA-1: 3a8674dec8a88bd668c09180b7ce959df406d32e SHA-256: 9814bc3b0a63c930976170394e6de430df54c6d89cb922c29c5b3911ab0143bb
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was flagged by ClamAV as a phishing trojan and by an ML classifier with high confidence. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which appear to be hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, suggesting an attempt to distribute a second-stage payload. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the lure-based attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=j5+flash+file+download PDF link annotation
    • https://kheops-so.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41876604514.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiogeologicotrilobite.com/userfiles/files/fonaxigeril.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://slezanie.eu/userfiles/file/wapeguvavemoxepifazarudiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vinadesigndanang.vn/uploads/image/files/54527644361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avandcie-energy.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nosutizubosivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hamkr.com/userData/board/file/24160883812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://deaprogettazioni.it/userfiles/files/mawotija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://web-sila.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1cdbd775d3ab080b023f1343e80fca90/73057160437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://holcom-wd.holcom.vn/webroot/img/files/tinunemometizobikisisib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ebenisterie-burette.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xeraki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arenda-v-novosibirske.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/feligexemenerulamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.finanzanlagen-honorarberatung.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a4b0b539bf---numopazedinezani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bilateralmatters.org/userfiles/file/dasurivowapiwovipevonos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alaskaproauto.net/nbloom/fckuploads/file/40848980563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://proleague.dk/userfiles/file/16639245627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/554817746a4d77646666d148e5c58c16/bofovazopomewolanus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://candleelectricals.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/tubelitebofod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rieker-consulting.eu/files/file/buxiwejibuxadaninufutiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fence-alarm.com/userfiles/files/21076769926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sooclose.eu/upload/File/mokefulefisujud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/gelutemefabawiledonofur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pomodorolennep.de/gfx/userfiles/files/33192722117.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wietsevoermans.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/roterilivog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cserepakciok.hu/xdata/file/91687794902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refundsrefunds.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161453636e0b9a---ropamupubopumi.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_off0000df9f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF9F 10464 bytes
SHA-256: 5b367a4c2409d9ea6c36d84ffe9f4cbc2ff7db1d57b56bb4fb616fcaab65ea4e
font_01_sfnt_off0000f75a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF75A 18736 bytes
SHA-256: 0aacd4f9317cdb794a8431762491478807fde4f9c38d9a7c332eb16ed315dbfe
font_02_sfnt_off00012780.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12780 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1