Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b5153e79d2197445…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.6 KB Created: 2021-09-24 20:01:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 73359ff42abfb9e3b6224699bab3b9a8 SHA-1: a173520b274c49f2ec6d78ccf77f65dc574174be SHA-256: b5153e79d21974453db9d373d725a0ee48f5db96d9fe90d4bab24f1192ebffa6
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or delivering a second-stage payload. The presence of embedded JS points to T1059.007, and the nature of the file suggests it was likely delivered as a spearphishing attachment (T1566.001).

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9837

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=movies+like+the+hate+u+give PDF link annotation
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140ec19f3000---69267587903.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hamzakocakoglu.com/userfiles/file/palagaparajuzomuxebutun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gzpropellers.com/uploadfile/files/japijilexegizajipiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baracenter.be/userfiles/file/nozojajenodogevizutu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benetalent.com/upload/files/45773068823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/79079049502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marciasmithconsulting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bab95f8323d607a6dc07e139a1e6fc14/84658127889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timebank.ru/sites/default/files/photos/pagefile/pijibojibetatamet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traiteurluc.com/userfiles/file/kezonimimolaruwujidoda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abogarestudio.com/userfiles/file/xonanoniwagil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://viajespereira.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146b4e4affef---40216877169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scarpatti.com/files/mamorarepolovutezuzudoso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nakajima-ya.com/upload/save_image/files/33358439186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soosekszer.hu/upload/files/80412132328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.findvoters.com/userfiles/file/niwigitibiganune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dom-nenilovo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e09e029685616e3b954f7ac4bce6d889/48210869892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nitm.ac.in/nitmeghalaya/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61460300255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://currycornersugarland.com/admin/images/file/risokatapelovofokiwogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fogathajtohirek.hu/fckfiles/file/95868283215.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jongauger.com/userfiles/file/nusojodi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matraholding.hu/images/userfiles/files/47190404442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kesifveotesi.com/files/fawimojibane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hourinkan.net/js/upload/files/vikiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alompar.hu/uploads/content_files/files/naxenujejobavijuvabex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://physio-praxismitte.de/userfiles/govugipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mail.me.ntou.edu.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210907_223115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stw-nowogard.pl/download/file/roribebunom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aodaixuan.vn/app/webroot/upload/image/files/riditasafugifaxolex.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_off0000b470.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB470 10432 bytes
SHA-256: c8b6489fa8c681586411ddddd1ed5ee94330f65b2a279f0911dcd9e763563949
font_01_sfnt_off0000cc52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCC52 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000e464.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE464 14632 bytes
SHA-256: 92f4aed1a709dc86c2be37b05925799190152e8a375b126a253ef1196bfca28c