Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cd649390e25ecac8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.6 KB Created: 2021-09-19 17:12:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: fde40fba994ab0e5eaf9eab286a1bfc1 SHA-1: a1944443d5f2a738ec73ead1c205a93be72f3781 SHA-256: cd649390e25ecac86f536766fcc46ddba0d1c2cd7f3b3ab59a3c4a191a905a46
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The sample is a PDF file containing embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports a lure-based attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://archbot.pl/files/file/fikun.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.ville-dammarie.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dumetatilomikajixuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoovermaids.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/974766f47f4148b46e224570dbc0adc7/guvuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartcookieacademy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135761c3770f---tejagupumepakujiwado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grafichesirio.com/userfiles/files/19836210247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://otterdisplay.com/userfiles/file/39646334543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.siscard.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614654fccd0b1---fetironabodawivafubo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sakitonus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ed64dedb3513a859514fa3cfc582f87b/xotosisavatusininode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robodom.si/files_vsebine/fojovedezosew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coaching-jk-academic.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tedagolajof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://loan-financial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b56868e5d40311b2e10bd31595c6e486/zumenum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grgct.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gariginovazume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stnicholasway.com/userfiles/file/sumajoxuvaxebibokugime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://russkiivopros.com/images/FCKeditor/file/75891375567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursakaynak.com/userfiles/file/nowagapowewepilezujarejat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fwstc.in/userfiles/file/kazagowij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidarepavimentimarmogenovaealessandria.it/userfiles/files/38372279536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.la-melodie-des-saveurs.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/judixisuxerajuwevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nawaress.com/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vaxapixoxalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arab-hams.com/Ups/files/46719117037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ivankotov.ru/img/lib/file/podixokobuwifixuzizul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhanh.com/files/vumas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fieldofgreen.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3e59a3b86b67bdaad24fce25e48c397d/muravulukevakifisek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----9sbbnbtte4cyg.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21078066912.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=naruto+ninja+storm+4+apkPDF 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_off0000bde7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBDE7 16636 bytes
SHA-256: e4ff3df2a8a4319b5695465515669cd3b20e8c89d334952d74d6ed9d7f6644a0
font_01_sfnt_off0000e8d8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE8D8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000100ef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x100EF 10612 bytes
SHA-256: dfebcd78f2f9a4d44a6d2cde5abbdb398f973af93b1509b88e939753dd75625b