Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bb369c0ea851ae2d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.5 KB Created: 2021-08-12 04:12:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 0c7012f309cc59572e95c7b5c0cad682 SHA-1: b8a993479d9dcf42c8039ffc56827fd13463495b SHA-256: bb369c0ea851ae2d1f522ee5d5241d616c0435737e8bf8a4e0597e8a00934f0e
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a large number of links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware download sites. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection or exploit vulnerabilities.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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://queure.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+describe+a+person+physical+appearance+example+essay PDF link annotation
    • http://www.alfainstal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec06ed6499---dawunivoronaxupob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://roc.mn/uploads/files/68788127884.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/osqg77v1lc1ghq1tu8pir7d0m3/10273626277.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rebates.forex/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/41hfg1ubl72ndmr2iupfragi37/zudafikaxonorida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taborcapitalpayment.com/clients/d/d0/d0a3925ee25d0adc8806453b18bccccc/File/87528230702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.prestigeautobody.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7af208323a6fe6348735bca57e854fe8/37009425504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bocamvigliesrooms.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f54037fed7e9797e217f77f78669673b/93234346655.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tkquiz.com/userfiles/file/20095230313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbursa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f9323421b4---vepufirexesolelorik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://veaodaibrahma.com/uploads/image/files/30606181958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldenparadisestsimons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/37592aa8d445177bd54149afd2fbcff7/relinozuloxopabelize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.skup.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608913a536557---sevelapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bellevuecommunityfoodbank.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/99f137c925c3253f65e8bfbf2b253b09/kuwazusum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marsagri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092335376e09---nedifaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sharpeningfactory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e719163426---pozatagigugivilabujuwenuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zsmnowakowski.pl/userfiles/file/6578801510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topup-fight.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12189812939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lbs.ac.at/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/89qs0uecdb8hl7nbiq8oaaumfa/31155013585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e7eb46de24e2b5dc4f0ec47bca372171/soxinegijoriji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ndgai.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/esgp8bhvaft8gp4m4ejlknor5u/61322538867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hourinkan.net/js/upload/files/fufuxoxodok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jslt.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wixilinopejogujorebaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensionatiitalianiinportogallo.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1676f19ab663a1b8fa11d1ea504c4e4/15602497172.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://songhandiban.com/uploadfile/file/2021080823420573499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grawerlik.pl/userfiles/file/72217409098.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_off00010068.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10068 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001187a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1187A 17320 bytes
SHA-256: fdc04c93c4090673f0da61b44202d5613f9851ba6cab19bd45e050138bb58493
font_02_sfnt_off00014506.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14506 11212 bytes
SHA-256: 59dff7ba0034e1ba414d3ac689b9b67ef273f427e772346d0a617a8b08f77348