Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b1c67dd2dce253bf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.7 KB Created: 2021-09-02 06:25:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 52782132bbb545b5d68408b97e80918c SHA-1: da90c55d85e075d739b280ebeb7e762535ceb1ef SHA-256: b1c67dd2dce253bfbfcfcf6ba862c9c5d490fa0cee617aa1821dbe66a6aab4a6
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, exhibiting characteristics of a phishing or malware distribution lure. It contains an embedded JavaScript stream and a high number of links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload storage or disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The primary attack vector appears to be embedding malicious links within the document, likely intended to trick users into visiting compromised sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=tight+knit+synonyms PDF link annotation
    • http://vudafrique.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/46c2590043394c78b42c44c118b4bd5a/46108167598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jodhpurtravels.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/xagagusiwevodowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://relleno-acidohialuronico.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b61d3ec9c5b1edf48a242c2347da6a89/busafavatorovariliw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://whiteplacard.com/UserFiles/file/pekapipoduzosifalize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2610a9b517---9002596897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://k-ookuma.com/js/upload/files/rujiluju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://animationcoach.com/userfiles/file/61758175772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rjt1.org/upload/files/3621755923.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moscow-vernisage.com/files/files/botipuveterumebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonweringnederland.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2315378845.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cerel.eu/images/wyswig_images/file/zikozofefenasukox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.wallisandemmanuel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b917d5fe14---85029159596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalazeri.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/en7p38qqr807pc2ckusoc5ei46/bekubazixogod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ataru.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zajepalejebazugoxugevipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parklanehotel.asia/userfiles/file/46851437142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d6184a35fb---91936236173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nexxosrealty.com/userfiles/files/51677054087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szakkepzosiklos.hu/upload/file/rajabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://genesislighting.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/16241f0a2680739b0057c90fdfa12fa0/92737977840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6llcejg0gpool1t893chda0ej6/72667546676.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://projectbudapest.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607276ba75a6d---diwubiberizijoluwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advancedcheckcashadvance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a3affc7ae4---45474621212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luckyassessoria.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a836413e96e---67255668846.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_off0000c235.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC235 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000da47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA47 18500 bytes
SHA-256: 4d52300f19d4075bf3a1a44337c46030befe8bee0b3ddede5b69ac055ac4909c
font_02_sfnt_off00010a51.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A51 10284 bytes
SHA-256: c9b8bd3ddf2e457bf2e84413c801b81763ff61d6003300f57c4e33d3e3173685