Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cfbdd3fa65a5cfa8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

124.2 KB Created: 2021-09-05 14:52:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: f0274ffa07156d246cfca4e2606c131f SHA-1: 29063faaf03a991d913c49697221d25067e7c943 SHA-256: cfbdd3fa65a5cfa8e9c573435b67562bf5aff11ee7e6b7d80cab63ceb1106e2e
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.007 JavaScript T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The sample is a PDF file flagged by ClamAV as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting a lure to download further malicious content. The ML classifier also strongly indicated maliciousness.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9957

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://cwlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/155e58bf7ee9b82ef7cf7bdcc54f3258/67836607905.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.jacenter.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20401132493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zaun-produzent.de/userfiles/file/42185712152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irina-beha.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nesum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rath-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac8bc54458e---74165897033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brette-animation.com/userfiles/file/puvizisewifinaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://effektfilm.de/files/file/jefiwulopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajatotogroup4.com/contents//files/70824253948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldenstarhotel.vn/images/uploads/files/54932889525.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jdbailbonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c9091e0cfb5d699700fce17ed4750b82/19164131508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h3cu1m7s2sr0m6858biv58aja7/78334205626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://otohonda-phutho.com/upload/files/rawegitasadebemufuneven.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aitrans.org/UploadFile/file/F1202106292137487280.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://5uempat.com/contents//files/71763483991.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://radio-salsa.com/php/rs/filesupload/file/nilegaxexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brod-plovdiv.com/images/jajuvobarilarebunoze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tachikawa-derma.biz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mezefaxigoxedodiveg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jaunimodienos.lt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ui15008keiu61vagh3p0016ldj/sezigemuvumowudanen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rbtyutj01.com/userfiles/files/28149874658.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608377aa171c2---jugorafinolofik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veronicanealhome.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/2/16072f2870498e---89489931886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thingsantiquesla.com/userfiles/files/74292475050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://specializedfacilitymgt.com/public_html/userfiles/file/83298269193.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://densayhongngoai.com/uploads/userfiles/file/resudezi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=upstream+proficiency+c2+test+booklet+pdfPDF 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_off00017c9d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x17C9D 11252 bytes
SHA-256: 31e72393c5079b4139db6a89e6996995c74f489eecb358f2a39b736b58766011
font_01_sfnt_off000196e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x196E5 20040 bytes
SHA-256: b2bd95800de069358f96a6e67a7dba13c5d38e5d1047f4689cfccf0e3f576eb8
font_02_sfnt_off0001cab2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1CAB2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1