Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9a9da8eff8e681f0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

152.4 KB Created: 2021-09-15 20:07:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 5d26e46694ceae7b404770cf8966abc0 SHA-1: eda2b6c93d78edf66695fb111e04c1ad6aef6406 SHA-256: 9a9da8eff8e681f03a8fd1c40216aff32456799527fe4d6f272622d9c31555c4
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains a high number of embedded links pointing to various domains, many of which are associated with compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the numerous external links are the primary attack vector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9913

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=robbie+asimov+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://driver-jazda.pl/upload/file/jenuvugosokeduganonaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://longislandinvestmentadvisors.com/nini/userfiles/file/luvepivivizagufigasuvit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spheresignal.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/wasifajenopik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.antoniopopolizio.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61937484920.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://impulsa.mantareys.net/uploads/plantillas/files/fevusino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stratcareerservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d9c7568f8b---14056638190.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://girisimhaber.com/uploads/file/fafupefet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://granitnet.hu/editor_up/zixusudu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sport-jicin.cz/dokumenty/50847214015.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/78ihnu43n8sn2n5jc2qturp6i1/39904861313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csc0851.com/userfiles/file/20210904104840_gtxler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133a4dfaa4f4---tizefujid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elminhaj.org/userfiles/file/91471583692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614057b8c7b5a---sejisoxafotidoweligojuko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hk-delight.com/UploadFiles/file/takofekumizosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agriplan-rs.com/dados/ckfinder/files/99085764956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tortugafilms.ca/adminfiles/file/dafawifexaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupophi.es/uploads/files/zofizerewixatatazagurej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adcgrain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fd4c7934a7bf55dd00aa3567d33abcea/35603224937.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leebyenghun.com/new/upload/board/files/24534276977.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mottaing.eu/userfiles/files/57917828035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gazeta-msp.pl/user_files/File/67350162021.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://restravel.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17280469203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://optykglowacki.pl/obrazki/files/nefer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://readxyz.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d31ac9d067478e915cf301219336f7bc/66067240346.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_off0001f098.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1F098 10564 bytes
SHA-256: 808bc246db23856323006a44ef7b2ea3d5410e67bd6e542dc060e3938dce83fd
font_01_sfnt_off00020880.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x20880 19700 bytes
SHA-256: 23c31aa45a3e86259c736432464745818c18617d48d7625618334a61721ce771
font_02_sfnt_off00023bb9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x23BB9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1