Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d412adad9dc19d0b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.7 KB Created: 2021-09-11 03:37:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: ff47a3a979f20f78d726e396b4eb0022 SHA-1: 0c5c2996e5f67b6669bf199257fcfbaf64559a4b SHA-256: d412adad9dc19d0b54ea8d5379a15016264ea521a086bd5b251f72884a342f72
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The heuristic 'PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK' and 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' strongly suggest a malicious intent to redirect users to potentially harmful content, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support the malicious classification.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=come+trasferire+app+da+iphone+a+android PDF link annotation
    • http://aranykoronakft.hu/userfiles/file/75353630075.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gok-maciejowice.pl/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38808883081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.loscam.com/lib_common/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/resemiropemufegekux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rezidencianestor.sk/app/webroot/files/ckeditor/files/bazotanosikiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iwort.de/userfiles/file/mogakeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pmdrecycling.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613459edaa789---53431304246.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://logtech.cz/foto/Image/file/76812355231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuacuongiare.vn/upload/files/35813951145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.anclupnapoli.it/userfiles/file/87826880269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iweldbot.com/ckfinder/pho/files/fajoregabil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worksafeorg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l182go6lisph9ipc0j0jrqh0t4/nafofikowatefim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tai-yang.tw/taiyang/upload/file/36454006543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thedewakohchang.com/image/upload/File/igegorigojumiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://megalaserasia.com/upload///rufubidiwonej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soncongnghiepjotun.com/media/ftp/file/bisajasidexose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://childrencareandliteracysociety.org/userfiles/files/21152686371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://istanbularicilikfestivali.com/upload/ckfinder/files/zasarowuzetavevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anonelectronics.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/upload_jpg/file/202109031445167716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yavuzselimvakfi.org/resimler/site/files/wapujarezibaduwawujozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecoolteh.eu/galeria/file/22016776291.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bargiel.com.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dosisanivef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artbynela.com/uploads/file/sokizifekopoperam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alkhairi.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4af13d193278135e709a300ff89c932/97829556836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indiebookoftheday.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132bfa19f860---gifudetajuzukubunolun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aquaticlandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132944e6ed3a---namaxufitoxutevigeva.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_off0000ee27.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE27 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010639.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10639 19140 bytes
SHA-256: 5594e2baebe584610c072009959fceddce410bee16bb9ab0b09bf05865dda33f
font_02_sfnt_off00013858.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13858 10748 bytes
SHA-256: fbbc8b78a53e10767294792c6aec845262acde629a1887963a1539b5a161f79e