Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9d2c73527960f4d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.4 KB Created: 2021-08-28 11:00:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-20
MD5: 39d7eac5f304b01938f53c0940da6619 SHA-1: d1426ae2f2d4b3832d9695be80122fc67109c9b5 SHA-256: 9d2c73527960f4d69ecf631ac59ce5d253db9b5fb3b7b81c0d94d27738d34558
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code within PDFs. It also features a link farm pointing to multiple distinct hosts, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to obscure the final destination. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://eyestech.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abgm47k9tpidtomdo3a5qne8jv/libavunuwategalapo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.tulsarad.com/my_content/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zupimivirelopuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/32984709818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/58ccca04257e0ab1d93110437ec97bb5/bosejilarimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://k12kos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/masaba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rebel-guitars.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c7aee2f875769e1b90dfbb041f1a79ac/49179999162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwlargo.com/uploads/files/17875253013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agriturismolescuderie.eu/userfiles/files/94330634563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amindoost.ir/images/upload/files/lumamudijinekifosufo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vvk-wiedermann.at/userfiles/file/tewozovavaretepe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://schreinerheusi.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ab04c397f5---44746056063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.everhouse.lt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d9ba0dd145---zonetuxadifewuvemamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imi.vc/upload/files/zuxefesefujamike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjbtrh.com/files/pic/file/91017155660.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5hs48tpafmpev9vkv48758k8p7/76401793528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agsposure.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ac92090a22daefeb3d407c73e7e55d4/10094725717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dovolena-jiznicechy.cz/uploads/82624166390.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sanmorales.es/userfiles/files/kitoleku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laptopplus.be/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/23910353950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a72c60b0f51---xojod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://janeunchained.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e5hl3btrst3j725nio3soj4fu7/jumotolexanus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ankurgroups.com/userfiles/file/digexetewejatuzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/madiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f5838310156---69017435431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=snooker+on+tv+todayPDF 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_off0000bd99.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBD99 10280 bytes
SHA-256: c77841c5611acf6177b4e872249b9bd30f91902d10c3405ba2153e452b4eca2b
font_01_sfnt_off0000d4f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD4F4 16596 bytes
SHA-256: 6184e8768aa799bdc89b17f9400790ed812e55b77a5a31838b94d2a4d8e4fbf4
font_02_sfnt_off00010002.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10002 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1