Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d9211d63ee714f7b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.3 KB Created: 2021-09-26 15:22:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 47415c153631821bd6ccff8b02153c09 SHA-1: 71560e69d66bc0869501a4e102385d5894262699 SHA-256: d9211d63ee714f7bfffbf1dbd79327b1e79573b6094cde00d5fab9f3068f2d15
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDFs, many hosted on compromised or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript and the nature of the links suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content or download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://maychebiengoduykhuong.com/media/ftp/file/petamowusixe.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://shijijiaming.net/filespath/files/20210904082421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d32e93248d---jopojusizitibisun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://foundlight.ca/home/foun6192/public_html/files/custom_files/file/salodebafarig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ilturismoinitalia.it/userfiles/files/93011595866.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mijneigenlift.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161324895d63ae---xometoxiwutowupujena.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gruppocinofilomarsalese.com/userfiles/files/48630923523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rund.cz/UserFiles/File/momitexixodavifejafebeken.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iwistw.com/upload/files/69289295177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qualityroofinnandsuites.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/68477232706.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://combatkuntao.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kegofotuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gcr.goldcrownresort.com/magazine_files/files/nosexujukoxozavupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sun-green.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13782853876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dadesigning.com/daduserfiles/files/44079817063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ac9a0efbd2---74745071716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://takiminsahada.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ma2ocldmahbnfuig1ebvvrlb3f/jijemebax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ap-qatar.com/userfiles/files/miguzadumirebifixuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/26739806850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e5d1536ef378fd61136d9e0ad3fe7587/91898673623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://u-spot.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/19794913394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://planao.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89953597771.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abofahed.com/userfiles/file/57916168369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tianjin.relieved007.cn/upload/files/sosigaruwefeguwab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pustelnik-budownictwo.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44993586661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cyberbirddog.com/userfiles/files/98597991053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=acrobat+reader+apk+androidPDF 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_off0000bc9e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBC9E 10504 bytes
SHA-256: 83c941f48a86e2de52b14c222aaa2c8e053d31e8e498df97b45911084fe977f4
font_01_sfnt_off0000d467.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD467 18220 bytes
SHA-256: c00215c02590269332b49d5239d8de1321bf50326ad51ab0f7c04023c9448d3d
font_02_sfnt_off00010353.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10353 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1