Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c83318aea1e25114…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.6 KB Created: 2021-09-19 00:51:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: b22a63d4d289771a81e5ec14450d2811 SHA-1: 282f1d0d1dd8279c690310f4a558e8d72560072b SHA-256: c83318aea1e251147bfd1007b8be2d3e0709a85c7733a34d8cd4c63f4489b618
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of external links, many of which point to compromised or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the redirection to these malicious URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=lakhmir+singh+class+10+physics+solutions PDF link annotation
    • http://anbao.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/82803030499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cffcommunications.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/161445b16570cb---13150521490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lica.plovdivweek.com/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93769860231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gzperson.com/uploadfile/files/42269485965.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://campfirewtx.org/userfiles/file/80462036820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161319fd5545d8---daluxokuxomiwoxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeusjtu.pretty-match.com/upload/files/48231988746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/fapadudemeraroninomani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://handinks.com/ckfinder/images_store/files/5217089379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anbuadidravidarmatrimony.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vulevobuzawisuzijad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dija.lv/public/userfiles/file/dowazalirakarajarafew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weeb.nu/userfiles/file/besakevoxizututusebewakex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://findmealocalpainter.com/insurazon/admin/userfiles/file/95337420456.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8efaf3749e6fb86f3ba35a25bca43735/gufibavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wxdyzs.com/userfiles/files/gopebokukojerogadevupok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pr-jam.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jinugomumusuwilotow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toyotarent.hk/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210915_5ABE6051CD49935B.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sofanet.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lebaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wmc21.com/ckupload/files/geparasaveworunirekokab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tonitomov.com/picture/file/damapimugopoxij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proxus.nl/file/11139993697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://partnermind.cz/images/files/49439201988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.elsecretodelolivo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613abea6efc76---jivoworufekite.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jingyilin.org/uploads/file/moxifokinar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christianboudreau.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145e263112c6---gumebeze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://muacuoi.vn/Pictures/files/63475608860.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_off0000de08.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE08 11124 bytes
SHA-256: 1c6cf8021971378c7177886c33c7d8cf2e468f57219b84feb9be1986b3c0ca08
font_01_sfnt_off0000f7de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF7DE 17040 bytes
SHA-256: 8ac3c364f04642ca02e15b4bbe2a10c8485191a37b5862dee71e27115c6799f6
font_02_sfnt_off00012405.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12405 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1