Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d88f80573ae9d03f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.9 KB Created: 2021-09-04 01:15:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 726646d7469b9418d04e41eb06e99772 SHA-1: 877defc7ace715d25920403d4db0f835e625286b SHA-256: d88f80573ae9d03f3cdc702f1243a0b31f9bd099a086c56a276d69415b433da7
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external domains, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress sites used for hosting malicious files. The presence of JavaScript and the nature of the URLs strongly suggest an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or trick the user into downloading further malicious content. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports a malicious classification.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

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://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3c7048e953---fuvagabexiwax.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://maduraicaterers.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5112925980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pass-eco-energies.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/3018823979.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://novaserv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609861f7c4d36---borufilanolemoxoropo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cavusofis.com/images_upload/files/wiwizotired.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f093jglhckgtraacu9fajiiad2/55189108908.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://digifast.cz/userfiles/80255980910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cec-intl.ru/app/webroot/files/file/82188503016.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c0ef5081a6f36d5f3fd1fa076d4d484/38349193830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a02179556fd---5907415297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rayocazar.com/images/elfinder-1.1/files/file/48562880180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://henskeschildersbedrijf.nl/upload/fupisotaloviburude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursaceviritercume.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c3c08cb3af---84661437656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balassalaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/93175774055.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://faceless.me/userfiles/files/53955519404.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kompaspt1.com/contents//files/1655152300.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://video-cycling.de/files/file/68871238775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wuxihemei.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210819_042237.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bazab.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59121312994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gradur.ba/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4d2393ca58---19116921151.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atlaskvartir.ua/data/uploads/files/92986940196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettoangeli.it/userfiles/files/tuwavufikamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cesurmakina.com/userfiles/file/84473600739.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bumsnab.ru/uploads/files/xerorod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hcs1000.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d0836a49704cfab686ad6ff256109927/sufegereriliwiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://victory-agency.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160942ec2731bd---toketesitiwonubofafesew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=gainward+expertool+manualPDF 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_off0000d241.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD241 10712 bytes
SHA-256: 4c51139de2af077acc20efbf0818a482536135fa57226d5d2d82338b5dd89992
font_01_sfnt_off0000ead9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEAD9 17684 bytes
SHA-256: 9161a65837143607028b5c83a47f4186713a9ad83344c8f5418c0721c8d24233
font_02_sfnt_off00011889.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11889 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1