Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b289fbce563f76fd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.8 KB Created: 2021-09-09 22:23:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: f7ec41cc576d72d9daa866b62bd15218 SHA-1: b6fc3e85aa34aaa7235709daafe1ef23ab7dc4d1 SHA-256: b289fbce563f76fd7d243338dfe123d06991731ad25b7f50b6f9c247f93e6034
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of links, many pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution by redirecting users to external malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=s10+screen+width PDF link annotation
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f697c2dcdb---41407353898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carzip.biz/files/uploads/files/pumalorusoxejenememur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gadesign52.com/uploads/files/202109020206253010.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noospc.ru/SITE/files/editor/file/vekazela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaplaitalia.it/userfiles/files/94449156392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://contextuae.com/resimler/files/95161884688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classiccar-jp.com/js/upload/files/nimukuxitobelekojorukikev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christembassybarking.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eb9226541f2b5a16e61b769282bfe027/vixipapomaxuxosojizesab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phu-komplex.pl/pliki/file/vatowevonilowovexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://planao.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/70828542692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://misosmile.com/upload/editor/files/budubexerunupikosidibeka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inwama4.vn/webroot/img/files/riwaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fultoys.com/userfiles/vomupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carraracucinecomponibilitrapani.it/userfiles/files/denav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joefairless.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc2151ad8acd6f890f6686788693bcd4/boxub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613477da1541d---98500234314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----1-6cdapb2bdyqawnpcindqfc.xn--p1ai/media/file/29067892811.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vigo.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613686514e55a---nabujakofirurof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grdr.org/paidel/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zixusodafomuxerig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pegastelco.com/pictures/files/42212224789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://posetili.ru/userfiles/file/napazobomomedoden.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.logistiekverbeteren.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fisag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jubileejec.com/userfiles/files/17823582317.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jcnjl.com/userfiles/files/70076739601.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_off0000d411.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD411 10472 bytes
SHA-256: cc6dc2b1f8eebc06400cc2b8b4a85ceb59c1cbd59263eb9d8ce0df0262cb09b1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ebe2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBE2 17812 bytes
SHA-256: ac0ff2ee6a8fce8d2658acd7d482ea2419510e74157e14eb0cc46134c96b424c
font_02_sfnt_off000119fe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x119FE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1