Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c537c82c1c356c7f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

137.0 KB Created: 2021-08-09 14:56:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: f978ce85e50d73ea37054f18057ce90e SHA-1: ecf2152966c6110fab0157540ece5dd681a3c5c6 SHA-256: c537c82c1c356c7f14227e03df9318c08ba198770cf5e7c118401119ab5cd622
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The high ML score and ClamAV detection indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing sites or download further malware. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to execute malicious code within the PDF viewer.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9941

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://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/upm04stsdk3crlctm72nd0r287/84738324739.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://bandenplaats.nl/cmsimages/file/71074982499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rlmahtani.com/userfiles/files/zidagamele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alarouba.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vavalabodabuwefemewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/vigarepovedegixipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cngwalk.com/fckeditor/userfiles/image/gisajawulatozotefegavunir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pitin-akutsu.com/js/upload/files/gokofaruwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ludifrance.fr/userfiles/file/17254239266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://retailcop.ca/files/poniwupewedukabige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bd-sokolovska.eu/userfiles/file/dikapomudu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.agot.pl/upload/file/kegurisudovegodofoguwofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skpizzasubs.com/uploads/files/63129385349.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://twinslock.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/43821748828.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://milcontabil.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i3k3f4i1i10da1ptuq0auan941/jajotexofeli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://susutour.com/userfile/file/pavuzires.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dodatnojamstvo.com/userfiles/file/zobowikixulugowifulizor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d7f890a10f02082af18368d67bc18e88/55158842247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmkstroi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/742d261ad773d5e7a55880d603806346/gujoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agriturismofattorialucciano.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93916685994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nsdadventist.org/FCKData/file/66356262305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lisaarkin.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/dariwelerane.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meruzhankhachatryan.com/app/webroot/files/file/86512441125.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f741e346f05153bd8e46df2efa9e6e58/80363016240.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://discoveryenglish.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160729fc81dd70---90925201948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=histoire+cheikh+ahmadou+bamba+pdfPDF 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_off0001b3a6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1B3A6 19396 bytes
SHA-256: 254879634f0d668e1852e85b8d28ba81661348e8dedea619738827b60a8cfc66
font_01_sfnt_off0001e39a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1E39A 11056 bytes
SHA-256: b00f04832d7f1acc6bf04c2da2cd554e1b827dbb3ff47bcc9f81af7982fca4a5
font_02_sfnt_off0001fd25.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1FD25 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1