Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d35b6732ab7fadba…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.0 KB Created: 2021-09-21 06:43:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 1a115094a404326580ca6146c8bb8873 SHA-1: 00ef44545ae01578ab70f92d288c0fc41b4853b3 SHA-256: d35b6732ab7fadbabb22a4056d1c277ff3a7850ad0605532c7a55def08136571
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains 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 to download and execute a second-stage payload or redirect to a phishing page. The presence of JavaScript points to T1059.007, and the overall nature suggests a spearphishing attachment (T1566.001) leading to client execution (T1203).

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://bowie.abwingsmd.com/uploads/files/gerum.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ariogalospspc.lt/userfiles/file/2636592419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aitrans.cn/UploadFile/file/F1202109191405568870.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://extremedriveline.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/80113170173.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiosantomauro.it/userfiles/files/sajagederese.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reopen911.info/media/file/werepisuzomunakaluxul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://texinpack.com/uploadfile/file///2021091021162663.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stlukesfp.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85908675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szao-spb.ru/images/news/file/xudeduxifomuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirilmazbardak.com/userfiles/file/90581918775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161358ac91df84---89803115665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tradingphrases.net/userfiles/files/pixizegerijuzed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ponderosafestival.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161405ed896766---24166493052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hebammenglueck.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bofetof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drjou-vc.com/upload/files/jepaferanokulipip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/gojawamulegaremejo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.korayozelguvenlik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613732e61f06b---1182934465.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chetanaus.org/bheru/uploadfiles/file/87126525615.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://edbiji.com/uploads/files/20210905233150_842983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tinhhoaxanh.vn/userfiles/file/karof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ibarugi.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/6072574307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://langmoon.jp/js/upload/files/fevabot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dspec-car.com/js/upload/files/robanaronenoremositi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+the+nfc+on+my+phonePDF 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_off0000b649.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB649 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ce60.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCE60 10708 bytes
SHA-256: f4eedb15443b80507902f4a2d59034a8ab98686d6e2ea5dbdbf5ae6e39776839
font_02_sfnt_off0000e6d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6D9 15728 bytes
SHA-256: d0c26b68e573465e2b6a35eef458272a3b11657e9196e154b149eaf5abce2a5e

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