Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a43401f45874c5ec…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-09-19 18:18:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 072471d715dd1c3167bc28ac5f2061b6 SHA-1: 18f1ce9c17a7d2589a44feac069bd81dc4e44d22 SHA-256: a43401f45874c5ec035711151806e0669979feca97feb8e95f86f8fbf71a6966
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external PDF files hosted on various websites, including compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download and execution of further malicious content, contributing to a phishing or malware distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+transfer+phone+data+from+iphone+to+android PDF link annotation
    • https://hotelmitrutarija.com/uploaded/files/vetiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quimis.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gatovazisosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fundacjanadzieja.com/images/wyswig_images/file/61778161564.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fzcce.com/aimgs/uload/files/pibidikavogotibizenuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hepiran.com/cache/fck_files/file/wumijemonuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patriot.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gimn8qo1cm8e4vguiinfvkphhn/55390469968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clubforeducation.com/FCKeditor/userfiles/file/rikokixojowudafabakumipez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://etcad.net/np/upfile/file/wamiterixise.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teen.plovdivweek.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xokox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16144e3d2d07bc---genupaduremirawulenifasew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ducthanggroup.com/webroot/img/files/32266796318.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://felicitareonline.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94755123885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ledseoul.com/userData/board/file/vemimunexesewomir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katyababash.com/images/uploads/file/torutipejijomemosev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2-view.org/home/view/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13129020858.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.emporiocaritaspisa.it/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614023018aeec---nexeledaliziruwibo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://infinity8talents.com/userfiles/file/wizixajabosuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://5percent-design-action.com/upload/users/files/31509060595.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fangjin.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/texogajuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--jt2b56wn0ap2a.com/upload/file/202109162131288701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medical-psychology.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161308d998c0f1---93961611580.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perkunasstudio.com/uploads/files/202109021948071799.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gewidor-gmbh.de/uploads/files/zigikigavepagikodalep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/butegoleluninifigemefadut.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_off0000d9aa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD9AA 17080 bytes
SHA-256: fbb3d1e867d899aeebe0038afe062da9183b3130c35703290fd8801e043a419f
font_01_sfnt_off0001058b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1058B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011da2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11DA2 10792 bytes
SHA-256: 827bc9a0ed6c8b973f1c467a49834679d549d5ed2fdf0d511b8673d209e8bf85