Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 db4ced2ea6f69584…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.6 KB Created: 2021-07-28 05:00:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: c54ed6e306999b52e229d13ddf8b4453 SHA-1: a8ff8d0d87148b47c3a808a651d42c2b7f1470e1 SHA-256: db4ced2ea6f695846b34420096fee0b51596ed8ac3a61be21234bc838ff62068
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external URLs, several of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a phishing page or a second-stage payload via the linked URLs. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to obfuscate the malicious links or to perform further actions upon opening.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9984

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://sun-marche.com/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lasuzuporanekikejozijobo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://soldresold.com/Shradhdha-Mehra/soldresold/final/ckeditorimage/files/31631981110.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polyalpan.hu/_user/file/3205524666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allprintusa.com/admin/images/file/buxejexerixefef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://techson-cctv.com/upload/file/bofexul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sumangold.net.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d7p8kutggskuvemoc7elq1e7ss/nubimubupalifozokefafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.goldenlantern.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afde05f0e95---wuzuguzupudexiwofavito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakeshoresmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04mqpdr7jrrjninp5sd4dkmrt6/28261060604.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caphegiabao.com/upload/fck/file/muwomoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alsumiri.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0e137eaff34c58f3909e35d4e0016ff0/81187439505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chiataiec.com/userfiles/Proj_Name//files/dojasedefuvurapox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://countrysquirefoods.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9b74695ebd---108739575.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://megat.pl/uploaded/fck_files/file/1458476292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://martonaroniskola.net/userfiles/file/69036068484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9df167d923---32404861002.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/dixaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://airelimpio.mx/img/editor/file/votadepitumiruroxajene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drivingschoolofnorthtexas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160740407c6ac1---pevobenidusoledel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aire-limpio.com/img/editor/file/ketexuwabesojupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lesartsdansmonjardin.com/userfiles/file/20210616075415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acornschoolcharleston.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/12e078347eb79a3807ca0f41ddf33a1d/godawokomekikeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://celebicatering.com/upload/ckfinder/files/kefovamofene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blatt-gruen.ch/files/6793068958.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hiroyoung.com/data/files/botaxakexugolofuzuxime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=bolt+tightening+methodsPDF 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_off000117bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117BC 10488 bytes
SHA-256: 5f967278b0aff0c16ed4525585fb8410df870eb24eefb9f555341288428a5390
font_01_sfnt_off00012f28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12F28 17136 bytes
SHA-256: e2a3524c31c7dc14681e74f433b09166500a11a4e1e982a9d2e7b5ce70142eae
font_02_sfnt_off00015bc6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15BC6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1