Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c195093ec435848b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.4 KB Created: 2021-09-26 13:18:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: aef0f0a7ac91816d21ff53cadc4fc892 SHA-1: aaa86f8f3ca7e6576e2cceb511602865048c73ac SHA-256: c195093ec435848b5b71267fb8593baeb4554823a57df0d7dd0f3e20a1fa1d6a
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to external PDFs hosted on compromised websites and disposable domains. The primary goal appears to be directing users to download further malicious content, likely a second-stage payload, by exploiting a link farm strategy. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://catamma.ru/uplcv?utm_term=download+filmorago+for+android PDF link annotation
    • http://jkbprivateiti.com/userfiles/file/xewosem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://keacg.com/upload/files/73983020973.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/25492818885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cps-mbstu.edu.bd/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/75283318882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.farmaciapenil.es/userfiles/files/184045025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://malir-naterac.info/UserFiles/File/65292829487.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nailseasupportgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0aa97c1a663e59a78b145114b59abb73/bubodolosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613aa57e368ac---lonubizado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inprovitchile.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80629614791.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amartzon.store/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b53beedc1724352d390507dd8e6defe3/firopeliledafufujepenala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benthanhsgfarm.com/images/uploads/files/92559064087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sushiyaslo.com/uploads/files/6768258268.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glass-haus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f540cf6947ed90595960fba6ebe6fedd/laxedopowezuturope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.paparazzirestaurant.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0ca9b990e36404e3f4de46b78f9d98ec/wutesutemimolaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webcertain.asia/contentupload/fckeditorUploads/organization_/file/69700313781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wksx.top/images/userfiles/file/48850537262.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://galaxytraining.examinationonline.com/files/26959239895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hit-education.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n772nlrn2tqk2lt15pehh3vr0h/tizejixuporawadi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-leuven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137a31c25fbe---12965574792.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://graylegalservices.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/buwipu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtsp.by/userfiles/files/76306864521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kengosushionlineorder.com/uploads/files/danejuloxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613dfeab1d9df---lulapofewaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viacaosaopedro.com/www/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/guzizezisugi.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_off0000b451.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB451 14560 bytes
SHA-256: 06abcc11165ec8c5d37048353c595e34a34b0a84eec67158f86903a8c53c13d8
font_01_sfnt_off0000d867.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD867 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f07e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF07E 10388 bytes
SHA-256: d6d8b50d3a5e59635bf2da56ff2520f2329bf7bccada27b9c4a5c7748a2a2a10