Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ee1b07fb962ba217…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.1 KB Created: 2021-09-02 07:04:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 57b7bca8dcc3f29922ca6a588c3984f3 SHA-1: 13d6d865e572558f09e5da02643af8f8e0c3dba1 SHA-256: ee1b07fb962ba21730f663302ee147faecf8dc75d17644b6da147833974bec5e
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF containing 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 phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript and the nature of the URLs suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://huijingweb.com/upload_fck/file/2021-7-17/20210717115848610742.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://scan3dsaigon.com/upload/files/78271600521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://newchat.xyz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/51196774337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://landmanenterprises.com/clients/6/66/660ad4be7ac834282af30b44844c6003/File/17312759780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hugslock.com/app/webroot/img/files/genetevubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://michelbarbot.com/upload/files/kizudeduvulekumusufi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://haps.company/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n0nfptaehdgjjfrk1mlbkokd66/21910233110.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gf-location.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e17c8e1013---9384188333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zold-kommando.hu/files/tevedagafarovoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soccerauquebec.com/userfiles/file/funalike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jtoe7uqqeibl1kcmgfk4p8geem/valifuxurinolugovawalupeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yameitecl.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210812_152211.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://placc.info/up_image/dibejajozerovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://solar-makernavi.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/salimagenitowuwofabedosub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://udachi.co.th/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g6m5bv2n4k50300i103b8nbuu2/33025426297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://romalasergroup.com/userfiles/files/22162337574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2l6avfvsn5ivr29i1njk56uba0/tufilefalinefurafapid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://earthchartercities.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0410daed8d---mekorodujazivojano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://school19-zav.ru/userfiles/file/79475760535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pivotal-technologies.com/userfiles/file/55951283188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2girlstrippin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa9684c8654---18085578304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://m2mus.pro/clients/b/b1/b1ca46fdb12d68e762e4a8b3318caec0/File/11047246765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lacasedescaraibes.fr/file/902551698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambient-interier.cz/files/files/1935633009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://123kozijnofferte.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ormcf8s1hdnh0kp83et5atm534/zixaxipiguko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=gta+5+assassinations+investmentsPDF 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_off0000e54a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE54A 10360 bytes
SHA-256: e36fb5955c3669815d3caff37b5095ef98caa5eda7be913bd3ffbb3468db4a42
font_01_sfnt_off0000fcca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFCCA 17652 bytes
SHA-256: 14f637c9c154ae3769da68c7751b4bf58a635b1d017259a89d51ec2effe6c05b
font_02_sfnt_off00012a92.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A92 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1