Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aaf71fc257f440c7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.0 KB Created: 2021-09-14 12:48:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 7bfd80a0630f595a1e750202c7dabbd3 SHA-1: 74f6013d71ab68e629f84a9002d4c4b1f36247a8 SHA-256: aaf71fc257f440c7854009194f811db208efa2cb5d97150f2f4f4e188598f30c
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

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

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://daphongthuyhueminh.com/uploads/image/files/torufibimosoberofol.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://arcomproltd.com/userfiles/file/80282927661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedimgame.net/calisma2/files/uploads/85923438528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clair-environnement.eu/catalogue_dynamique/file/69048511471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ecaa702155---pezekikewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://another-partner.morefriendship.com/upload/files/xujuvanozexapakojajudek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raczcsalad.hu/files/18204177836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://globalfeedindustry.com/upload/files/nusegew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mebel-moscow.com/content/xuploadimages/file/82414518389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/75693841521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jeanmarcrobion.fr/userfiles/file/zikateg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://my-natural-style.net/upload/files/80311874952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rowerowaszkola.pl/imgturysta/files/bawafozovumujemotab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bangprice.com/bangprice.com/beta/cms_image/file/fuliwexagixoler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://millionsdiscount.com/mo_images/files/jotekim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://malbreil.com/userfiles/file/61664119896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aristosaigonhotel.com/uploads/files/26329434886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uyaviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613aa31a0212e---76702014105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d8f906241f---fexidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aviapartner.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/23978226799.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenturtleproductions.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fe1e7c872e2ebb745fb7e00e8df4bab7/72527680181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.highlandmetals.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161338f6aa3132---gomejitajakonel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135e769c8888---41736602356.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=android+game+storePDF 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_off0000ec44.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC44 10528 bytes
SHA-256: f93266158408f60bc8f8923ea0a7c9a42e28c7d6b274d1e14d812b0032178b42
font_01_sfnt_off00010408.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10408 16612 bytes
SHA-256: c713b870281ebb3e131ad93271a2be4c73d85783806eb874e752ad418b720035
font_02_sfnt_off00012ed3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12ED3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1