Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e33c27f72adfd307…

MALICIOUS

PDF

101.9 KB Created: 2021-09-03 07:34:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 21991819be41ceb2e4085f32772e59cf SHA-1: 63bc0dc52feaa50ee13ce4c63c5a787444b97195 SHA-256: e33c27f72adfd307a7a149c15561f3d8ed5b1d5c426060d02b6a3d21ea182d3d
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 pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable domains, indicating an attempt to host and distribute further malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for initiating the download or redirection process.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9877

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 https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/firozefuwuxugipedupowofu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.financedeclined.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d299a476868---tugeres.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.supercarrentalsofmiami.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075ea9cbe8d8---xiferinorugino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fsreloading.com/userfiles/files/28634409666.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://epplast.com/files/file/zojap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jncs.kr/page_data/file/20210615171952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wooshin.kr/uploaded/file/1482928850611ce2c01a2c7.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zabulgaria.org/userfiles/file/wivitikusimitawag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://broadstripe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1a94d42ad79ef7b462812a09527ca605/76717305552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hornets88.com/clients/56662/File/jizosiderexinoxovezesopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mfahk.com/upload/files/86146876693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ck-tct.ru/userfiles/file/zuwopikazoxaxebemuxibexi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boston.pl/fck_pliki/file/87599085208.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bindazzled.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8bf1bf7bb08b6991914e5755d0460b25/82321832299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wsp.pl/userfiles/file/gakoterasotakokade.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ysmenmidwestindia.org/uploads/userfiles/file/file/zunibiribazisid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brickbodysupplements.com/newerac2c/userfiles/file/89691860226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://omniatel.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612738203be95---fafizozapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://omak1968.com/clients/71178/File/fisalubejidavod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://didacostruzioni.it/userfiles/file/3053992927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autoteam.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fepazufenuwuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://netcsemege.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/70970083839.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jmtours.co/aym_image/files/70677599844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jobsincrete.gr/images/_user_na/file/korurimixu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ecafe03eb8---disaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jacenter.org/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32916685613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=talleres+de+espa%C3%B1ol+grado+once+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_off00011eb6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EB6 22096 bytes
SHA-256: bcebd7993f7937b8a36d4bb4a104600d12d5d6d87789f19671ca56c072c76ab3
font_01_sfnt_off0001569a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1569A 10776 bytes
SHA-256: f23cfcac5eea4bdb636fe08efe50f45ea67fd2c5abd942e724b58b4f953917eb
font_02_sfnt_off00016f0f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16F0F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1