Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b4a0a07e87e9aa53…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.8 KB Created: 2021-09-15 12:15:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: c3e54101e556f78da00ac4b8b8868380 SHA-1: 7b4182ffc2c60a9651e1fd70da5a7a918fe42aec SHA-256: b4a0a07e87e9aa5333bd07613c057a3a0ebf88aa75d054c4e29face1a223a3d0
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, and it contains embedded JavaScript. It also features numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of JavaScript indicates an attempt to execute code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pokemon+go+spoofing+android+2019+app PDF link annotation
    • http://xn--9w3b11kh5l.com/ckupload/files/dokinitavalodazuvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/lujanunagavibala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cevhertemizlik.com/userfiles/files/5297379188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://majedalkarkhi.com/pics/file/65917027145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thm-holding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/af26571801ce8ae872a7772eb3a6bfe8/43738235665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skl.deindrukdemo.nl/upload/files/pepetuxamebetov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://highspiritsmusic.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/56697356054.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leo.tw/upload/ckeditor/files/ludikunodavubifemunuvug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://happyjourney.webtrails.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sozitaxadaloxuwusonorulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xlux.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jip7kfp8l7dh3q1ndvse0iapjj/8654177294.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://interstroy96.ru/uploads/files/varipawaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodomus.com.br/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jisakigekizinuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rowsontw.com/shopadmin/upload/files/26047836748.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fkjz.cn/upload/files/2021/09/202109011818542709.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exosportsante.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44483189446.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--b1adrijbbb.xn--p1ai/upload_picture/sexeribagevilosogatosom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141778fb7556---torat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nessium.net/userfiles/file/29975269608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://billsky.ee/files/file/2884950473.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eg-connect.com/php_codes/Scott/VieauAssociates/code/userfiles/file/36448567571.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antik-cafe-bergen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614168b7cad9f---79664764598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flex-link.cn/uploadfiles/files/54204154525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://copyjokertw.aw6.tw/uploadfile/qu4_qu106_com/files/vukomutemu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poledance-chrudim.cz/files/file/37777001229.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_off0000e214.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE214 11252 bytes
SHA-256: 0177d52688594fa433b2680279dd05e8b4e28921f454c9ed36f0ea9fd13498dc
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc58.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC58 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001146a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1146A 19480 bytes
SHA-256: 35833636a439fe413d81442ea59c2d2a2bbc9c0ae8531969969773945f0633bf