Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b292b7413abf999c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.0 KB Created: 2021-10-03 03:53:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: 3f93ff4b1906155d00d33838b5149b2d SHA-1: db01628e85bd6dac40996d3b704f7c87e3a957c4 SHA-256: b292b7413abf999c187455761890853455370e8683ceff80ff8db2cfcef930c5
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains an image lure and multiple links to external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of numerous links suggests an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious site.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 67 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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.
  • 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=after+series+book+1+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://samwha.com/upload/userfiles/file/gezuvulupeveteku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://labellebeaute.com.hk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/68153473679.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ilonew.tasksplan.com/userfiles/files/newenawagafowukanil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phoiinnhiet.com/images/uploads/files/malezigikomevomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diphong.com/uploads/zuberexapetel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d2710e4c37---54280138198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leton.pl/userfiles/file/fatax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rtquery.reitoken.org/Coaching123/images/files/xogaforipaxasisaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://applexin.com/ttpsea/files/file/nilojawakiwexufaduv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iva-vietnam.com/userfiles/file/bogatosokixitak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neogmbh.de/www/sites/default/files/userfiles/file/94098575003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://decaiyun.com/upload/file/210911181229019551nk77ps7pzfg7.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rc-saty.cz/gais/image/file/41765777399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elmawadah.com/userfiles/file/zafabataxowore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1944ac1cd71ea9f8966e67df1ea2d49c/fukeno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rts-3.ru/upload/files/32799413436.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/renisajakivisuruvefekobip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nissanzorba.ro/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/puwujebomebetudokekiruwop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://119pump.net/d/files/80602147386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kwik-it.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16150779dc3cdc---zofogifowiwokodupebamonez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accessprecision.com/userfiles/file/wogezesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pogotowienaukowe.com/Upload/file/25527083971.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bxthirteen.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/533765eb546969b5358ec08db49bcd54/zinosorajaralopugunobu.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_off0000aeb2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAEB2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000c6c4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC6C4 14524 bytes
SHA-256: c4b44aace2a69d29031ed944d61bd19b6f552f330d34d6eb8fba50ad3db3beda
font_02_sfnt_off0000eae6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEAE6 10444 bytes
SHA-256: c8cf0de2e76e33d2327aabb6b2a2e56bc81880b6e4c28a2c1f7d6b23034a1c80