Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f1252652641eca61…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.4 KB Created: 2021-09-06 05:52:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 512d89aaddcccf509b256edf1582e048 SHA-1: 3d1b258266699bd5439f93bccf3522f8bafa9eea SHA-256: f1252652641eca6171f4afc870d6b7e77198537a8893785cf525b167d2e04a76
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and a high number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites. The presence of embedded JS and the link farm structure strongly suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content, likely for phishing or to download further malware. The ClamAV detection further supports its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=perfect+ed+sheeran+piano+sheet+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://mgmkt.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e0096ca56fa---lafixipid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guaitoli.eng.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612e18474ffc3---4059482833.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kbstephens.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa93f3adc15e0fba14c9e80fc2efc596/70373601588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hooleihomes.com/cms_images/file/zifutajunujilelenib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sys-svinding.dk/userfiles/file/vakijomenimeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cruiseship.cruises/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u681p6u10ckodv2i1d33amo9m4/kexosogix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nicemexico.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093afe2bf436---sumexojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://easy2ticket.com/upload/files/96736009829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexanderkanevskyartistbiography.com/clientMedia/file/88041658320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avandcie-energy.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1271432065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mouaumfb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608eafdfc3c84---saguzefenerikeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuzvedo.hu/elemek/file/redegapojixukiwaresaben.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.leads-bd.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xinazitarux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lisacutler.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c7b02690419---11566894937.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kleinschadenexpert.de/userfiles/file/13159261239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asbufestival.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/kevasajixu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://7seapharmtech.com/Uploadfiles/files/74304314023.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carraracucinecomponibilitrapani.it/userfiles/files/27477449905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kunas.lt/app/webroot/uploads/files/97126402211.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://selectwifi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160946f5a76134---74812683559.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zoldjogsi.hu/uploads/files/16688347398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtjjt.com/2013/upload/article/files/210701022243008223zkkp0.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dnepropress.net/files/file/webokokajovupikomifoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.entornopublicitario.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/99ffe0bc3f64dc9e2ef10c57fd54a4a7/79267590845.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000f086.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF086 10672 bytes
SHA-256: 3892770c60a015c3490d27266a1d3b009d283310b83aecd9d7f4772266381558
font_01_sfnt_off000108e9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108E9 19140 bytes
SHA-256: d47762802243b262b9430d4aec7f385bd6ffa0b09ccfeda0140e1c13616aa392
font_02_sfnt_off00013bbc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13BBC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1