Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b88287f88fe8bc48…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.9 KB Created: 2021-09-06 18:28:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 65fabe84ed936b3259d04260381b14ae SHA-1: e8fe27611cbec84af43770784392e9d1b9f6d4fb SHA-256: b88287f88fe8bc486a7f4b526d73b6b3fd95ae2209e496b03827e66991ec5397
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The embedded JavaScript is a common technique for initiating malicious actions within PDF documents.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 http://ural-resyrs.ru/data/file/4657544401.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ergo-logo-bamberg.de/userfiles/file/20528349344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mgmkt.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a791ff378fd---forawedejib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lightspec.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ebc91dd0c3a0d2f666646a39b1fccf0a/kikorus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gegeny.hu/uploads/file/wubovifasemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ogledalata.bg/uploads/pages/files/50784811286.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mesotects.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c27561526e---kijawasuxewuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edukiya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d8c1d3a1e987d4974ba0dae260735741/kovap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131fd8a4b8f5---9087543832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://m-co.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d7cutm25kbmogh23tj1nnbkf0g/japevesemivaxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lejuriste.ru/files/file/fesesugijufisepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cbelmira.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/enca0r2qc5tg41mcef659gs112/ginuwijisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ib8nr96pi5buu1l30cegc784m5/25976579849.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://crabandclaw.com/uploads/files/tomabujov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdtonline.vn/static/uploads/editor/files/94567189727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxesystem.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51374550820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://textosolutionslinguistiques.com/upload/editor/file/45109500688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dnmpaint.com/sdcc/images/file/17477067780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.contectrade.hu/fckfiles/file/49069258338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.allatpatikapecs.hu/images/file/47397044958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://escqatar.com/uploads/userfiles/file/file/55624955230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grandplaza.bg/uploads/assets/file/xedutuwikarufine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gabrielamaciel.net/images/content/file/36812466263.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://travelselection.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610faa2fb9cf6---giparateruxenepajipoda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodesafio.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b5da37ab1a---xefulaxuvotojapafamal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=jaybird+bluebuds+x+manualPDF link annotation
    • 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_off0000ed5a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED5A 10640 bytes
SHA-256: dc2505faaf35e09b71aafb26cb396bdc89067411e53cb73894a32773671ccce9
font_01_sfnt_off000105a7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105A7 19428 bytes
SHA-256: 89885c4992358a10f85d5c8c217cfd798c7e1aa5b1dc47c3ec252b69d8c5664b
font_02_sfnt_off00013821.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13821 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1