Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a158ca8d2da97eae…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.0 KB Created: 2021-09-05 04:54:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: d9dae9f239b70e3fd1c65d9384685b5f SHA-1: e293d7f1339a5c2e7c4ddd3126887ea07c13a93e SHA-256: a158ca8d2da97eae74b502228c6720723de11955ae9c94f6af6be9b7257e7366
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites, which are probably used to host phishing content or download further malicious payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9971

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 http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210817183726501983xlk4nn.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bb3e6cbb65---55496130223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160846d53087a1---gifav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mmd.ntou.edu.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/saruxigenudaxol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wpsqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e4136cc1dbd66bfaa7c2e485c1b9560/47501097698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ottomaniantextile.com/userfiles/file/januxeletoxamodonano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aaeiengkwpz6p.xn--p1ai/pub/file/vidutipivagowexamizi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://plswa.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d94cae96bf10020d2947ce35e9e433af/71902361325.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altaprecision.com/userfiles/file/53632841697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prospr.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gosuxodet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pes.edu.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/41978326927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ktaahhfv5ni3oand3f478isie3/nimaxalarawobifakawa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://broadmoor77.com/clients/39738/File/xazeteg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vegasoft.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fe21cd22b04---29936896841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bivalyracing.hu/files/file/sozorunodexin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://milcontabil.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u982fhoau5mv9i9t9mq4kta5p6/82247507503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lev-steklo.ru/userfiles/file/2661524856.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tachikawa-derma.biz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/73868098023.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/71056249972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.recetasyconsejos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092e0f1e078f---27094816147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://directprocessors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e0707410264---dujumewiroriwenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=project+on+marketing+management+for+class+12+on+noodles+pdfPDF 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_off0000c112.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC112 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d929.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD929 11360 bytes
SHA-256: d77ae787723834090702967b6861c25e8f4880cb6887a3132536186b29cbe8ef
font_02_sfnt_off0000f3c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3C6 16576 bytes
SHA-256: f38a037a2a18e23f5e89ca310dfa8d59f3a2c7507c5a32df24746b09e49c58e9