Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 db4ca2c8e9159172…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.5 KB Created: 2021-09-08 19:35:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 91fff4ff8a39d7ee6d0bbf056a5ae1b0 SHA-1: 85f684309c43bbdbebfb31550bc4f668ae975fe8 SHA-256: db4ca2c8e9159172b4a2a7b45344d826a285fede6756e97fc197d8b33c76a70e
244 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and ML classifiers, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, some of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The presence of embedded JavaScript points towards an attempt to execute malicious code within the user's browser or PDF reader.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9837

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • LOLBin token sequence in document text high SE_LOLBIN_RUN_COMMAND
    Extracted document text contains a Windows script/execution tool name (PowerShell, mshta, cmd, rundll32, regsvr32, …) within 220 characters of a dangerous flag, command verb, or URL. This is a visible 'run this' instruction in HTML/PDF/RTF lure bodies, or — in macro-laden Office files — the macro's own string-pool entries appearing adjacent in extracted text.
  • 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://sarkar.ie/userfiles/file/95795664014.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://propertiproperty.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/pimoxasobafewenavetutupip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.phsdcenter.com/temp/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jepumenoliwubitubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pietri-automobiles.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/thgfneqg31huji3o8c21tccrf6/rumapapaxemafo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://art4you.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/68666483185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faceconnects.com/ci/userfiles/files/kobubaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salukool.ee/upload/userfiles/file/51780991580.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oembag.com/uploads/files/202109070250381180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hongmao.tw/uploads/files/202109042322099491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fminterativa.net/cms/plugins/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59539708928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andreagarciam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132121141210---zukujez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scissortailfarms.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130372268ece---kubupup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithatphathuy.com/Images_upload/files/junobarubazufenix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://villaroyalenews.com/userimages/gibagunujabusunedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuatro-pr.org/sites/default/files/file/mudowikajewukad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charmingcurls.se/upload/file/15054485442.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nm-union.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/37322194404.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoanggiaphatstone.com/upload/files/97573105169.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://martensmgt.com/business_school/uploads/file/texapono.pdfIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • http://studiorumeo.it/userfiles/files/27037102160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banlinhkienlaptop.com/userfiles/file/somit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://relaxzenter.com/uploads/files/kaxagugero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.renfrewareahealthvillage.ca/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sapebo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/vowaxaran.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pcserviszlin.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dedazolivalatakow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tigapilar.com/upload/files/nadebapiloxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daydreamspin.com/userfiles/file/41155133847.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fcc0f77f79---69668772361.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nm-union.ru/ckfiIn macro / runtime command snippet
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=digital+clock+worksheets+grade+3PDF 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_off0000be24.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBE24 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000d636.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD636 16824 bytes
SHA-256: e88d6c18e04225069f799e902f043cf685b0106f3954fdcfab09120bce1bcb34
font_02_sfnt_off00010171.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10171 10896 bytes
SHA-256: ee6536547ace3aa1aed5351939342b22c5bf36641711462d5b72477cc0fe92a9