Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c80f28014e4cec4d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.4 KB Created: 2021-09-18 08:36:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: d3163c17bae1594d5e5a7aa25a543c5e SHA-1: 40e91b6b44a2736794ff2323dce0a15953f2400e SHA-256: c80f28014e4cec4d34c734c7977789c76b9d732db7aa26791a59e2381848971d
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting. The heuristic firings indicate a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious PDF files, likely to download further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9937

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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=stream+wonder+woman+2017 PDF link annotation
    • https://limblength-sldf.com/userfiles/file/mopegubebujunen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://codecs.ro/images/file/59189434102.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://identik.hu/editor_up/xalugibivamebowip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://markasib.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pizagaluwazipopuxuvagaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://principesgs.com/userfiles/file/49580273957.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reelproductionshd.com/userfiles/file/vowidaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thrifthelp.com/flash/thrifthelp.com/file/tajatoleme.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e3ta70ag3ehtdf2a1487u86bp4/jiwikenunizifipotifexex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sydjpg.com/images/upload/file/20210916_041458_133.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://travelshops.pl/userfiles/file/fuvivubapiminiridoli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lindopoint.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9445a3bdd1986ef21ddfe41504a63a59/99618198841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metabolitplus.ru/files/file/rikisugotulazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuacuonnhanh.vn/Images_upload/files/xazevusadosub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://octvads.site/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gumafojukopila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.afamaresme.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fc10580d65---83956387174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fan-consultants.com.tw/ezadmin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pamalosazimepafeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tunnel.de/files/uploaded/file/gekipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161420cdf68282---vulavudozubifodibepifetid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namjapizza.com/app/webroot/files/zofijoxijetobabadasoser.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zawodydrwali.pl/app/webroot/userfiles/file/39281809810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wroclawmodelshow.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xefije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://epponline.com/mentorfinancial/page_images/file/55168855786.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventsistem-bg.com/userfiles/file/40059140425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://montazerangroup.com/uploader/file/17615676925.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://basalyemek.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xebaropetonez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sportuna.be/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xokinoliwokodavexogata.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_off0000bd71.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBD71 10608 bytes
SHA-256: c463b0b19291d73541c6dec0b71c8e787932c7191e82a90ffb8155f2c39c0010
font_01_sfnt_off0000d5e3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD5E3 16288 bytes
SHA-256: 877a2d8472f114cdb604243bffd2cce4bd18a0611a1508f440ff9987c8e78dd2
font_02_sfnt_off0000ffac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFFAC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1