Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f3c40f0d3c8f08b1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.9 KB Created: 2021-09-14 13:49:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 70e4a6eec57e95144743eda59e9aadb2 SHA-1: e4c76981adac5ba981aba0b106236f12d7173629 SHA-256: f3c40f0d3c8f08b1654a6848ed8d13e5dfa208dbe3c99b7cc1d9225256a9f07c
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to download further malicious payloads. The primary attack pattern involves luring users through these links, likely as part of a phishing campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9945

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=iptv+client+android PDF link annotation
    • https://vico-domrep.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pasoritokilanutakasuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thekitchendesignstudio.org/uploads/files/67568600304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://worldplastsolution.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bawufisumajazuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135e7890a181---nadevoreradawibezovikoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tootooair.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210907_CC4BEEC0D3D9F50E.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://velocimapper.com/webfiles/file/34764231394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161317e26b19fd---xosubododu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cp-tournament.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/romot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ohappy.org/userData/board/file/47664117530.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://varida-tech.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91521305025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e377f56e5ea0a30dcafda673bf8d014e/71026770466.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-vidnoe.ru/upload_picture/file/zajisejakozagagezedufeku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/69312518507.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daeryuhealthcare.com/ckupload/files/22250601906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soloparamideco.com/js/new/fckeditor/userfiles/file/gumiloke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pes.edu.mn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91028824029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahzycw.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-1/20210901221754279618.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://connectcontrol.net/files/userfiles/files/26804784749.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://promocionesnma.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/53ad9ee5264ed4e6437d65f94da35562/riwirajukip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vasutaszeneiskola.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87557184039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://becro-plast.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613565735c1f1---77832192775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jsqnchem.com/upload/files/22314996896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoangminhceramics.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/27530209218.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theofficefurniturestore.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/10222309998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613819cec983f---pusawizub.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b89f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB89F 10356 bytes
SHA-256: e0229fb827e44d30aeb14db5d16d193be49bc38dbd064ff6621d0a7bc4494a05
font_01_sfnt_off0000d020.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD020 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000e831.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE831 16232 bytes
SHA-256: e06ebeaa2bb94d9bf14337b0794fec2c9c4a66e30291689b6f6234bfe360c8a5
font_03_sfnt_off0000fe10.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE10 17004 bytes
SHA-256: a7715e192b156a3084630b17213eee8f57e4cecf5d8be154143ffef39a17ea7b