Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e91a966159bdfeec…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.2 KB Created: 2021-09-07 00:19:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 4f596e73beb376f05a9a73ecb1ec4095 SHA-1: 4be8b3cb5393dde0296d1e7fcc1cae12f873e62e SHA-256: e91a966159bdfeecc0c5a6c8361b6ad8487b6d78a24c6d2fbb19c9678e5fe814
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a phishing lure or download a second-stage payload. The embedded JavaScript is a primary indicator of malicious activity within the PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9963

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://htfcompact.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2d250d2e4518a080783bc869fe7d0ce6/18053689448.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://turar-mussin.com/userfiles/File/23630554037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bravo-hk.com/userfiles/file/xowusuji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lavalledesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c2f6e43a7fd---xozazofuluzalubafesada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bazatalty.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/71cb6b0d89212f0cf7b1d2c0844e5960/47115202981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vanharteyoga.nl/uploads/files/9320992408.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allseasonsart.com/uploads/fck_uploads/file/19334150089.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shiphangnhanh.net/uploads/image/files/tupexotuladofizovepukubul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fusiongrup.ro/userfiles/file/56169693250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/96757791668.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://win-sonic.com/kida2018/ck_imgs/files/xixub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://precisionsurgicalworks.com/alpha/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61586913018.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwrichmond.com/uploads/files/46300489853.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vtl92iqaaoh6vdhua66n3er3fh/31343625613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bccphil.paramedix.biz/uploadfiles/file/tosilagig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agcslohian.com/userfiles/file/12102886775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.danvillern.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q1icjlua522rhghtfqf0ouah65/11570829682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yucekalipmakina.com/tsrm1/img/userfiles/file/83234289985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tanabuauto.com/js/upload/files/lotavised.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uniroll.pl/user_images/file/wodarej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aslimitada.com/userfiles/file/97993507651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://freedomtampons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2945ccdef47dcb2fdc3aa1d81d428955/polad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=verb+worksheet+4th+gradePDF 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_off0000c603.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC603 17528 bytes
SHA-256: 0c8fe555208c1267641e7ddf88dbe7ed30a563c0682e45a7af05768d1cf45371
font_01_sfnt_off0000f351.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF351 10652 bytes
SHA-256: fa9a6b57ea27609f4976eb5e8d4dc02ffca74f926a103fb81158572bc8875f05
font_02_sfnt_off00010bc9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10BC9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1