Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c539666e7681bee5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.0 KB Created: 2021-09-16 05:23:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 67374cc24213f8dac38f0ed970012544 SHA-1: fbcfea370c67d3087474a42cca23c170590871ce SHA-256: c539666e7681bee5261e19898edc264284ac0a29b97e36134786e6d2cb3086e4
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload. The embedded JavaScript and external links are the primary vectors for this malicious activity.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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.
  • 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 http://gold-carsales.com/js/upload/files/33852282313.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-domodedovo.ru/upload_picture/file/11880618453.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zgkimsteszew.pl/img/upload/files/32365679658.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leaguengn.com/userfiles/file///buvifunuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mko-yug.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4855d6a423be042d356bf98f212d1f4d/80983565639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://satcomlink.com/userData/board/file/xuregatusorekuvulazigubak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://career-id.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dowekazoxel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uyaviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fddb151dc6---49113470685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://les-dvorik.ru/userfiles/file/resusumabule.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://austdoorcaocap.com/upload/files/rerotobenepug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cliniquemyo.com/userfiles/file/65010170723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prtl.pl/userfiles/file/tizekonolenotefanimimidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://c2ctrading.org/cms_upload/files/juduxipataj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lukasikgroup.pl/Image/files/wuzavalobatoxamifuwido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://muszempilla.com/files/file/64727615634.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sh8ke.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131f1a0b4f4d---999052329.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quetthe.com/upload/files/41488359661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hidrometa.com/images_upload/files/patikiwetudajasemewetufib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pamatudarbai.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72990303663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kadeavenue.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/73cd471ff7f9fa0d873e1a7da7f654a8/xotuvitexebage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carraracucinecomponibilitrapani.it/userfiles/files/80604380049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://compie.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140a4bbb7471---fegesisokowubapefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autosoftware.company/autoresponders_images/files/89613236250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.barefoothoa.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dejebak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=gold+coast+garage+salePDF link annotation
    • https://unimedbelem.com.br/painel_template/assets/global/plugins/ckfinder/userfilesfiles/levefoza.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_off0000edb8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDB8 10388 bytes
SHA-256: 44eb72b845114e2e17adfbdd6832efdd7984a392669eec3e117758efa81be193
font_01_sfnt_off00010532.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10532 18816 bytes
SHA-256: d06009c69d95755c871bb04af07a16e2bb2a9285b08cade4dfa6b9173ebb8724
font_02_sfnt_off00013659.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13659 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1