Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b5bf4a4a435a26ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.5 KB Created: 2021-09-15 17:31:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: b4e6f672ebfdd9f3f75d8b1c6244f3de SHA-1: f7348889a7698b9b74f9bfcd2d14528705d12bad SHA-256: b5bf4a4a435a26ff4612f185409724674b1a1e615e57d375a9ca4bed4514fa34
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript, which is a common technique for executing malicious code. It also features numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely involving the download of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=wiersbe+bible+commentary+pdf+free+download PDF link annotation
    • http://lucidarepavimentimarmogenovaealessandria.it/userfiles/files/43626963114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uralteplostroy.ru/content/file/40260158140.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterok-kovka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/78a3f0ed23d19012ba1f4241dd6b00bc/posonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tiyuchangdi.com/upload_files/files/20210907_011551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toptalentusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161410d9e7516b---36839601435.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://imcborivali.org/userfiles/file/22109195445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thebookonpersonaltransformation.com/FCKeditor/file/pugajabuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pibmg.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/files/95795224452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vpn-solutions.com.pe/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nurezusuwofozafikivulak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myredm.ru/uploads/file/4939326551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tumsad.org/img/editor/image/file/49697460918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hpcad.pl/Upload/file/mirogedijevotefogun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shiraz.sk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jibutotuzavux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grdr.org/paidel/ckfinder/userfiles/files/82984839958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fulzugaskozpont.hu/files/dabometatufufewadunen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://confetti-seasons.ru/upload/files/ribego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xyr59.com/filespath/files/20210912025029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://caribemed.com/userfiles/file/kulewudulemetabinas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thecandystoresudbury.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f71jqp3787v3qvnmci80bc322/zozemalavavasirodunemoner.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zazilha.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/427c9272883ecf092db770628bb88c6d/vusoralum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dagmarsvendova.cz/admin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38149825968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baust.edu.bd/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53788374474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saltokisport.com/uploads/files/fixivipalufajut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://purplebyanki-com.bvirani.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99975087352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://s-h.cc/uploads/files/202109090010026982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://finestblogger.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ph99u5dtl2v9n39jelhmqmnt8v/7046641015.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_off0000d7f5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD7F5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f007.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF007 18180 bytes
SHA-256: 64a4c8e512081e6c514eb597c6e13d0d86feb50c673e599db5670297672cf48f
font_02_sfnt_off00011e0f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E0F 11116 bytes
SHA-256: 3984af5577f5880142096f974f72213ef3aba20626468a06b392dfa1a98faba6