Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a65a9015acc4eade…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-09-20 00:48:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: ba347bd04e2ae1248763af05702e8043 SHA-1: f1732ff393fd170da4b644d6ce8cbb008102d9d8 SHA-256: a65a9015acc4eade58faa515ca439b2b0585faa359a6eb3c8c395fa7e0717f8f
144 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting. These links are designed to trick users into downloading files, as suggested by the URL parameters like 'download+call+of+duty+zombies+mod+apk'. The ML classifier strongly indicated maliciousness, and the link farm behavior is a common tactic for distributing malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

Heuristics 7

  • 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.sparkprototypes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134e183dabd9---kenupiw.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://travelinnsuites.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/5992838652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veitali.com/upload/files/tumudojuzod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chsins.tw/uploads/files/202109031102551994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stefanourso.com/public/userfiles/file/xosezixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldsunjsc.com/upload/files/70752802823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://karate-talence.com/newsite/userfiles/files/norofugedusolabof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://swagath.co/new/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ledeburovunatagawobi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garageanything.com/js/upload/files/pavivom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svadbavmoskve.com/content/xuploadimages/file/43922269562.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evolutionchonburi.com/userfiles/files/wepififeniwimakapifotolok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rockhousemethod.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32459629152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marjoyunlar.com/calisma2/files/uploads/migawivamux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jfe8u2lbkg71h7ngldesuvtth6/27450004092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://okazionche.com/files/36854752080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ryukatsu.com/userData/board/file/18156315343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gocoachfox.com/userfiles/file/jedudugeminowinax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tatvan.in/userfiles/file/91523031377.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jmclimatizacionhvac.cl/images/subidas/file/88260646907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hatowo.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/55128779182.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seattledesis.com/fckeditor/file/96159864026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://4cmedica.com/ficheiros_upload/file/zalitagakadet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dinskayarealty.ru/media/file/23262163152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eltdb.com/UserFiles/files/91617185985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cottagegrad.ru/files/file/vigilupeli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartmedicaleg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613837f7dcc04---49802618852.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=download+call+of+duty+zombies+mod+apkPDF 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_off0000d67b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD67B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ee8d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE8D 18480 bytes
SHA-256: a686ab33e933e38e2d0c885eea654033ad60eace57b3b81740598f59c44457c3
font_02_sfnt_off00011ecd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11ECD 11276 bytes
SHA-256: e9f74c3ac48c193dc73109753e50c142227a57ba3a2117a3836c82bf7e1a4053