Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b9e6438e38b6a895…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.8 KB Created: 2021-08-18 14:11:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 9e65833a3df09ea2d207d748abfbcb6b SHA-1: b348beb056fe157a35a019dce9617ce2d43ee74c SHA-256: b9e6438e38b6a89592ad1f25c55c4daba00c9008bfe772e0ee153ee342783943
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. The presence of embedded URLs and the PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK heuristic further support the conclusion that this document is designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9840

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://agavietnam.com/img/files/14600618590.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://insidethedigitaltrend.biz/userfiles/file/lagikusipura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://enjoy.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/wadig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahdongjiu.com/upload_fck/file/2021-8-15/20210815021241610142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nam.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b39b57029a3---lejexotipizipuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://topupdana.com/contents//files/tosidipibunufebajupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ngpsusa.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ia28uv0k2a41klah4tu65fbpd8/gakoxop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duel.pl/userfiles/file/15675211973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helpforbusymums.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02c14ae3262499d27b953c738b709901/wusokexuxokefemevesu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sealskinz.ru/files/file/kadipin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sevgiliyevideo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607dabdc9c310---xodupodani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fxmeat.com/upload/file/cea13bb343ffdf06fe766a512c7e7264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquafilling.com/userfiles/file/guxakawobufixiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haozuowenwang.com/imagefiles/file/wojuvaxaduwugen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bradhelferlaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/xupawifegoxidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taiyoaquris.cn/upload/userfiles/files/20210530092152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.inkfactory.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610391b24317c---67154556710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benefielddarrenfordhicksunited.com/clients/2/21/2186b72972973349411f8b90e6071e14/File/pureraxobid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://babamoleskine.com/files/file/pivudezivazuzuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbb5780efbb---giwovofawovafex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16112e722d8055---24222844152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nek.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f169a0e98e---vokasezasowonovaniverin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paletydozahrady.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79929895635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advancedbusiness.co/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa127bedcff81bcb764b2bbcdb143170/3607081926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gites-les-bardots.com/userfiles/file/wozesoguzev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=flying+swords+of+dragon+gate+tamil+dubbed+movie+downloadPDF 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 5

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e35f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE35F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb6c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB6C 2232 bytes
SHA-256: eb50191024df1978703f0e07f6286f67f4934764d7572dca663088dab2f53e81
font_02_sfnt_off00010526.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10526 16212 bytes
SHA-256: 87088d3577d9d050c4a7591e7606cd6c33fab7e0b2ac80593eae1a57c5dc7e17
font_03_sfnt_off00011afa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11AFA 11180 bytes
SHA-256: af58b7c0c74a189abe66c275d523e163aa4772e71cfd11bb6a1bab2ad9023b42
font_04_sfnt_off000134f1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x134F1 19176 bytes
SHA-256: f640a6a6a2a80ae12cca27840e02f8de4807370800783a86620e011e55602295