Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e8930aad23899885…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.7 KB Created: 2021-09-21 02:30:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 640a1bf5bfe07defd493571a98236b77 SHA-1: 5b591aa6f6bd382fa238be450ea160f15327a8a9 SHA-256: e8930aad23899885db2f7de8a71fd46205d97cd215a1cb79d2b923c4ee2684f5
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file that contains numerous links, many of which point to external resources hosted on compromised websites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the idea that the document is designed to trick the user into downloading a secondary payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://brukspec.pl/upload/file/mozetuzifi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://1utilaje.ro/mm/file/83040857377.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vibrationmonitoring.asia/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161345da01fbd3---tabonaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://protech.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614552685146c---vuwatiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gleason.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tizovibegimawabinijijox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viettranslators.com/webroot/img/files/madijukar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rinducm1.com/contents/files/jedulekusewekepigesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinarioassociatopacinidallatorre.eu/userfiles/files/11613086210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ballestermultiservicios.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614062a866156---48398643574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vernadoc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6d2173f9d1ca4427c4067d760f80a266/kedukokebipezitodijan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://businesslife.com/content/files/22527255868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.antoniopopolizio.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55846272349.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plymouth-logs.co.uk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86032799569.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://raljob.com/userfiles/file/nakokojagemen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahnil.com/userData/board/file/57660626295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dondepodemosir.com/userfiles/file/32585934464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nokianhakkablue.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vimakegekev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://centrons.com/uploaded/file/70421653261393d861afec.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://0225674989.kad.tw/kads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/99855745291.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://simonhoirup.dk/userfiles/file/beviweperuzagenurolaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://callhfelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613108a2b0950---pigorelitusarudom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sriagasthiyarastro.com/FCKeditor/userfiles/file/pupedimige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dailyhondaotomientay.com/upload/files/84362658600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sbnjl.com/userfiles/files/debisefiwedax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.retake.dk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lufozafedikikodixezibiwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=hothit+app+mod+apkPDF 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_off0000d2b5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD2B5 18020 bytes
SHA-256: d10199b5b7d4db4152c47368028a65aa2c6a7204cba295f626755331c85f7259
font_01_sfnt_off000101de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101DE 10192 bytes
SHA-256: f68089309ae8b6e7f5e0634fef56ead03ca35641a9b5852b85439d0740b99d61
font_02_sfnt_off000118a0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118A0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1