Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a19d18d78db5a94e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.4 KB Created: 2021-09-17 03:31:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 304a6c137c079aea48f62f9bb00ca1bc SHA-1: 83e2fed7d52abb1f77d1e9ad6618852ca8a852be SHA-256: a19d18d78db5a94e0184940678412df8f333fe4d1945841cf376120e2bb2841f
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of links, many pointing to compromised or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to malicious sites.

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 http://www.ville-dammarie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53075204335.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://ngoctraithaibinhduong.com/uploads/news_file/88476697120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://labelmarket.pl/data/file/85188313068.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://textolinguisticsolutions.com/upload/editor/file/zotedisemugibolofobewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lexus-custom.com/js/upload/files/25397931982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taiwan-tsai.com/upload/files/27380244644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dalaichau.com/files/94267670333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ccshecea.org/upload/files/33831129898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://di-tech.kr/fckeditor/userfiles/file/rimawosejiwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accapierre.it/userfiles/files/romiwodokabewutovobeniser.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://borsalino.ro/imagini_ws/seluwosesanotexebozisati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gimhaejazz.com/fckeditor/userfiles/image/96404760374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mentaplywood.com/images_upload/files/kavukej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ayersworthglen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161410a13c05a8---nefituziluvidoxonifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plafondchauffant.fr/img/user/file/rebaxikupegotil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://c-amc.com/upload/files/25447543024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toonesk.com/upload/nozokebadubunujivomara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/54966619161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquaticlandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f1293472aa---725011924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sro52.ru/uploads/files/47593388162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j3hj3e3344jk44q37l9abfqiv2/lojekakebinasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioagronomoserragiotto.eu/userfiles/files/68080326154.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carthink.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136626e6addd---wavosofetij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=you+vanced+apk+downloadPDF link annotation
    • https://www.posluh.hr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/novetuxinu.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_off0000cac5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCAC5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e2d7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2D7 17900 bytes
SHA-256: 354fc5a0f25e402597286a3fe897a39ba40751d005b992be287b5c047532bfca
font_02_sfnt_off00011089.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11089 10376 bytes
SHA-256: 1366427f56c01eb1145ff68261942b0d2c37dac7e93d288ac8ec687f8d9aa668