Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bea132b6a55287d4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.2 KB Created: 2021-08-11 23:49:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 47b4a8b64e988e4b7e84c0b0628d3167 SHA-1: f5487222cfea95960a08ced958127435a41c6d9a SHA-256: bea132b6a55287d43b08917b821e11c73675507587740a51c026d5536990b18b
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

This PDF file exhibits malicious characteristics, including links to compromised websites and a deceptive download button. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading a secondary payload. The presence of numerous links to potentially compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting further supports this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://kccmaul.com/files/files/wulamujebuzovetimoposem.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.saaegfpolis.org.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fodomuwirasavopuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dsodrecital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f6de667fcfb---94004985046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wrhs1967.org/clients/6/61/617565fc8afb9cc6d18abf932d248b7a/File/motozutagimasovupavigunuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://careerhack.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607056ff7b12c---42871380425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a48a54314cb---bedet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kperrylaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/nifoledegogowa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ip-golubev.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/35583615074.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mavachhaiphong.com/upload/files/rusizuwugukogij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d5f2d42dd5b---revoxajunebona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.barankayalar.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aab9fb89cc8---7530240573.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neuragen.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094b0794e25f---dewogasumejefibowideve.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nfgjt0pfgnklr6htf3kke9urs0/jojaragutosata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://readxyz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d4e53145f004c0e352b67757296b947e/gudusosevipexatove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wami.cc/data/files/61334888195.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artcer.ru/files/uploads/files/nerasad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://minegociomiweb.com/userfiles/file/12888351721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amursvoidom.ru/media/files/66544370612.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archerelectricsupply.com/userfiles/file/15708054007.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://businessservicesuk.com/userfiles/file/24233174439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://raunlarose.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607307227f3be---68012009184.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://laser-arena.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160886f0f93fe3---ragusogagesixuwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.advokat.com/app/webroot/img/fck/file/xuvaluvixobegubutijuvis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=en+myma+peru+anjala+mp3+naa+songs+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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ccc0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCC0 16708 bytes
SHA-256: 6b0d4279675b24c52e684fd90be0154ed79407b8465ba2ef6659ef45154560fa
font_01_sfnt_off0000f8b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF8B4 11128 bytes
SHA-256: 49a63e78059c82dc0d052fbad9f5cb5ebf1653c2dae69eaf8d3cb87c3b33b95d
font_02_sfnt_off00011284.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11284 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1