Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c83dafa9774d1105…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-07-15 14:54:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 2afdb18487f1ed3ecbce29644d271cbf SHA-1: a0f21468a8b63b6e412ad3c0dd18632a005a07ff SHA-256: c83dafa9774d1105cdb40ae06f46711f6e3a803a25ceeaa499a086db7e3c7fbd
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a second-stage payload via the linked PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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 http://fly.no1-yes.com/userfiles/file/vugovupisafadu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://afghansolar.com/userfiles/file/gilalosur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atut-biuro.com/uploaded/file/kuvok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://morganmethod.com/ci/userfiles/files/xamesepugenujuwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://isleo.com/i_photos/file/80012558097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.melodypods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2fa8fec9ca---dujemupulojovabirigi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrunarser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210530072144356567dtko1b.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vasvaripalmuzeum.hu/upload/file/67587479269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bukharasuwanee.com/sites/default/files/file/xojigaponibinoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.prowallpanama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/11e113a37fd1c577b09e9c9147b2f931/jikeselogafidibuted.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brilliantsolarpaneling.com/userfiles/file/26892150686.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carsen.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/kexerepudoxapar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/96757791668.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asiancfea.org/userfiles/file/liranovakizedanegok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trichynext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f007b4574d07fdca85ec2f3c2c53a419/65682021385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://visaonline-vn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9hhpbk0fqusi82dm1q4je1493c/94002071439.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modianodesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084f123bd4cf---dilejiwinazijiwip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://primewestelectrical.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d4deb08bd3f3cee8e7edbe9bf91baf6/40657746961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbensonmft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bfe53a5ff0edc735da0a50dcf27f1a03/pafixogisezaromom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.heksan.com.pl/file/43029524376.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kedehg.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rofaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160792f70b432c---xipebigabuzekosanevoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://liantoong.com/archive/upload/files/retejifusipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.treehousecare.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073b801e8846---99022314929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=berrymans+finest+confectioneryPDF 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_off0000df0f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF0F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f721.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF721 18360 bytes
SHA-256: 133b22a6aa8ab01681a7c08c5ae2fd8b01b6adff54053bbe30ccf5778ddbaec3
font_02_sfnt_off00012801.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12801 10616 bytes
SHA-256: 1cc84def1ee20e3925bdd23b5b24dd7eba34494cd684b4b882bac342f0ee67c2