Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 afb204b831dff409…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.8 KB Created: 2021-06-26 00:58:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: a894f3cac71b8ae3dd99550301a8ffc0 SHA-1: 958f913aba4b99e7ebd269eebd152a7533916c1c SHA-256: afb204b831dff4091d6941aee2ff1639bfb707ae4f64b1111e27356fe9e4c393
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and other disposable hosting. The links are designed to redirect users to potentially malicious content, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cats+rubbing+head+against+you PDF link annotation
    • https://apoc.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/147684b88b17e6e6fdb99aa94a1114fa/jiruzesenenawiwesis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yangpupark.com/uploadfile/files/legapovinawewizovuzif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bogelaipigeon.com/upload/file/40009853274.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aksaaydinlatma.com/img/editor/image/file/31910670000.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://estidevelopers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7bbe6559bcbb92acedafde893a496aee/41875940667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boathousebrokerage.com/userfiles/file/42448717648.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coolingrealestate.com/your-home-cleaner/FCKuploads/file/25072409370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afriqueitnews.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c4c43f644a8db40f73d5bd69cc5e106d/kojubilatimifoked.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bellsazshihtzu.com/clients/878694/File/89396992386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chauffeur-prive-nice.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074a8d58ffd3---kopunovijude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sumangold.net.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/agoi8esd9afq92pd21lfkhlm8j/88755801920.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lion-trading.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7fcngp18d9baf69vfmn7u2pm1l/44899378967.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dakmet.pl/upload/34520591291.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf17c20e3aa---13687105951.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inspirationallabels.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f6725b38dd---kofipotegegewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrarioservicos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071858b699fa---tibobotuwiturujovufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pavcargo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eb9cb02cf3b35b6762dbdcc8d05ad353/juvexixub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b800379f0fa---nupiginedosadosebufubole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khiconghoixuancong.com/Khicong/admin/userfiles/file/mirufivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://meesens.be/KrMee/Tekstverwerker/lerosepefiguw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alrafeef.com/faisaliya/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5859001316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a85386cdf2d---896295927.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_off0000e82d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE82D 17092 bytes
SHA-256: c3981aee7259cffc309afee52fd1d8c1f2903ff15c9b835243e4fbcd903bcd97
font_01_sfnt_off00011503.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11503 10864 bytes
SHA-256: 0154c8d6332b4425565e7e63da7ef129fe2825f45f30abd4a73ae9d5ff4a8dcb
font_02_sfnt_off00012dea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12DEA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1