Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cfa9965f331b803e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.5 KB Created: 2021-09-05 17:47:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: ef8199601f60c38fd11025a3599f9982 SHA-1: 6389824bad67407a3182597380fbb41f4939f307 SHA-256: cfa9965f331b803ed58da59302aa42226caf3963656bcb9b5ddc841464f960ec
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier, with ClamAV detecting it as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to compromised CMS upload directories, suggesting an attempt to host and distribute further malicious content. The primary attack vector appears to be a phishing lure via a malicious attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9981

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://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1ed2e767c9---nepeka.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://ijtm.in/userfiles/file/xerifazavegomawe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://boldvision.tv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b07ad86835---57207996476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.goldenlantern.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607291e70299d---xakivakaminaponedebos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.deep2001.com/images/library/File/lebuwaletokim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abnicum.com/files/file/fadixuvix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.criteriainvest.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1rvhnc208gk2j3156023crpdtk/37317164630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kokocurry.gm/userfiles/file/gozebixosabit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thuduchouse.vn/pics/file/83245038763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evaemlak.com/userfiles/file///44865696933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nv6f9e7u4r6icji8mranmi4ul0/7498547325.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://titibbs.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pekonanuxiripozolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manuscripthandler.com/userfiles/file/sefibujotesisiborozixuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avenirpourtous.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2382244dfc---sozemet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://objetivovender.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4a76b3bd7b---bopupejulivexunaxowumeboz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garage-fuji.jp/js/upload/files/kokotog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085d88c958e2---74384736767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a855ea7258a---61796912926.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pzkexie.com/up_files/file/26240146273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ac9e062bfe---jumodulelibeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allaboutdowney.com/userimages/75931356929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=class+diagram+of+library+management+system+pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://kioskcondoweb.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609da68e1b5ab---21930694678.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_off0000ddc3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDC3 19424 bytes
SHA-256: 3dd40422664d33d236e1e660d9834657ba5146666f5881979401422af6ee464b
font_01_sfnt_off00010e62.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E62 11124 bytes
SHA-256: bc3216b4995b1b1cbe9f7afe1bbb772406c86b147800da7e08ad0a400dc1be2b
font_02_sfnt_off000127f1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x127F1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1