Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e299a7c831022797…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.4 KB Created: 2021-09-01 04:50:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: a53260312adebff82e45c9703098b894 SHA-1: ac734272c762e6e394286b7b5c9bb070f1aefb17 SHA-256: e299a7c83102279770a5bbd95bb0b12b9ff5b522c8dc2f68a8522c77f1000c19
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for distributing further payloads or conducting phishing attacks. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting the user to these malicious URLs.

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://bpsstudio.hu/uploads/34037996699.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://newabel.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/28419468629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vietnamairlinescorp.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16595489638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kompaspt2.com/contents//files/87554532162.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://southernlightingsource.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9401000aa9779f7e0072d3c3cd26bbcf/54037646876.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.klpreschool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a28eca4cee9---2396604751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jtg-antracyt.pl/files/file/bovesakufafoxadofen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ol3m48aces8rc090i7i5fqolv3/biwajumuzurelededitinom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098851893984---8129831374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://morenoroofing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612d845b4c222---kapovasapirigurepupozena.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nadiadsa.org/userfiles/file/86579997097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uceng.net/_UploadFile/Images/file/kosuworebujogafatog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.luxboss.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14212462871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pierrevillers.fr/mairie_files/file/63234242511.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inspirationforexcellence.com/clients/66491/File/lixaduse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newtrierreunion1962.com/clients/6/64/64567561842b0bbd40b956adda0282a7/File/fipesigapofopijimaga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accesoriosalmayor.com/images/userfiles/file/7150594496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eslms.com/userfiles/file/29481621295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pes.edu.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27634301983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrimal.pl/userfiles/file/36723870565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zimaletto.com/uploads/file/dimavaruwogudig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jgmurphy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/86dc74602d28efbc254dc6d5fb784635/tafituxas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geredekombiservisi.com/userfiles/file/28541696024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cetinelektrik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a7f9524950---bofutirifele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ego-sofa.tw/uploads/files/202108180058071598.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://observatoire-omic.org/documents/file/60272209086.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=chemical+biochemical+and+engineering+thermodynamics+pdfPDF 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_off0000d11f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD11F 11352 bytes
SHA-256: a3cc3f28d2e78555307296212e7ea03c8e779b90b2bdb35582386b85b7b8853b
font_01_sfnt_off0000eb43.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB43 17500 bytes
SHA-256: 17918b127893d30bd4fdc4b16bc885c758bc92c9f251ed07d83c9a2eff3fe491
font_02_sfnt_off0001186d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1186D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1