Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e1307febb26ccffd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.4 KB Created: 2021-09-29 01:56:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 071fb1e3ee851a960471f7feca6f9888 SHA-1: ed7cb68c46fbc0357594e38a9fec19ec8f8180ef SHA-256: e1307febb26ccffdb6f038fac17ef5b56340303f19494d6cdbc05ef3a898ccaf
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external URLs, some hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to download and execute a second-stage payload or redirect to a phishing site. The presence of embedded JavaScript suggests an attempt to exploit vulnerabilities or perform malicious actions directly from the PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9844

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://emanuelarombiarchitetto.eu/userfiles/files/34138292804.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://hmjrgoldhockey.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae29449a41be1ed287bf10c3e8d47c46/82568369564.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kme-kme.cz/files/file/jiluxovadivegoxulugebat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clingac.com/d/files/sizikuzike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reliancecareuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/572d1d0d38b072bb01ff55c40396afbf/24347879019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615374bd60c3b---10741874373.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://docando.es/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/monigavesiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://birsamundapark.in/userfiles/files/35961706079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thaimassagemodel.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kolovisituzotosadajug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thanhlamresort.vn/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132fc5288d5c---90839284344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pankajplast.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/katosad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://praguynakorn.com/praguynakorn/picture/datapro/files/38201366763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttccid.com/userfiles/file/9297641520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wksx.top/images/userfiles/file/47023590692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ediliziaindustriale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613108d4ea2ad---11249579121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://consol.hu/images/uploadedimages/file/43778730719.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ankurgroups.com/userfiles/file/toxalunosuwitomojig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://havadisname.com/upload/ckfinder/files/votufox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://michaelwilliamslaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/misudu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://childrencareandliteracysociety.org/userfiles/files/dawuvawukakeburesemotam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balajihighfields.in/userfiles/file/ribujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prawobrzeze.info/userfiles/file/91574914289.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tarzminder.com/resimler/files/4053482868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kingwrapcarspa.com/upload/files/fevefevevubigoxukolaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.delaneyllc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/6021994533.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nebovsem.ru/app/webroot/files/files/73079041148.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mq-water.net/upload/50807025885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=android+12+redmi+note+7PDF 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_off0000c4e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC4E5 10236 bytes
SHA-256: a701564f2b3f595d64a4245b7ce86af0ba9dcb2d8eca0ce5442d8490437a2dcf
font_01_sfnt_off0000dbf8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDBF8 21644 bytes
SHA-256: 55d91ceaeb41931a3f6e9663e3dfe2eb879e322820636370b4f7ce9d6bb7e051
font_02_sfnt_off000113f5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x113F5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1