Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd0bcfc937b3ed59…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.5 KB Created: 2021-09-28 18:44:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 348e87841f5e027fd792a3ee896fba0e SHA-1: 373d8fed059e508640719434ac5df653eb191276 SHA-256: dd0bcfc937b3ed59bfe7a8574e467934dc8b92af5f7f88a98fe6cba65cb0d1a3
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDF files, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites and others on disposable domains. The presence of embedded JS and the nature of the linked URLs suggest an attempt to deliver a secondary payload or redirect the user to a phishing site. ClamAV detection and ML classification further support its malicious nature.

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 http://partner-support.net/user_data/userfiles/files/56844694781.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://104450wp19.agentcentrum.com/userfiles/files/66497363863.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://growlocals.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9177062d7701da53510fd9f8ffe1b0cd/wuwokuxerenub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elsped.hu/files/file/madanutug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://longruiglass.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210912_141552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catbasailing.com/upload/fck/file/57752471408.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gaishachuukobuhin.com/js/upload/files/zilofosebozokuvam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://idd.no/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98132752879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daiichihr.com/uploads/news_file/45777973254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/koxawukivamasol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://montagnobozzone.it/userfiles/files/jezelakazunamidevuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://danieldesignpro.com/userfiles/kurufurojofibijujotebuxep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comodee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ad811ada54---22789290462.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sauminandy.com/fckimages/file/rivumijunegopibene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apexibd.com/uploads/fck_uploads/file/suxabexul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoteldanang.com/uploads/images/files/tujaroderazaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jasmijnbloemengroen.nl/userfiles/file/begokiguxopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ingenermarket.ru/userfiles/lobuponobuwozuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qud27rxl1-k61l.com/contents/files/figopobik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rudolphi.nu/userfiles/file/6724720110.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://skiclubraonbaccarat.fr/pdf/donomiwonalaxew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133897e52dce---mesegidigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://24x7taazasamachar.com/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/74704868850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://santiagoporter.com/js/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/nolavisujetul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=flash+root+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://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_off0000bbb7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBBB7 10188 bytes
SHA-256: ecdddac9f847de60addbe917179aa922efb23ab0e078a634f6c4088eb11e3b40
font_01_sfnt_off0000d26a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD26A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000ea7c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA7C 18692 bytes
SHA-256: 9ef38691ef0bf7f5bda295b347efcf936321a8d3775d146352191fa87f3eec00