Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f47fa4b644484a53…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.2 KB Created: 2021-09-12 11:17:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: a7836acf5f6f6ac5536710733c0b87cf SHA-1: 0abaa66a89add4115520fd1570f479498c374987 SHA-256: f47fa4b644484a53f26a60fef884649fd6cf29b0d9f7c407d0047c98daa2a36e
220 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external sites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to deliver a phishing page or a second-stage payload. The presence of embedded JavaScript, though not directly executed in this PDF context, is a common technique for initiating malicious actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 10

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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 http://sungsam.net/userData/board/file/58196987491.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3gq83tctu607alkst5or8a5090/4747291407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://limpjet.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7c7b5fbf31bd7bcf73d3a2cefbb1f68/jumasozesufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onlinemidias.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/12926548125.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161319f15e4300---42161083535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://capitaloffice.pl/fotki/file/94599187725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haitrungkim.vn/uploads/userfiles/file/74945736633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.airportlimofortlauderdale.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d9f00d7a25---8410983753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bowenlawmt.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/vuzezemaxorefir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://joshuadacosta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139420b835e1---rutubimapabunisimura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nassagroup.org/app/webroot/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wasujibu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sziazsauto.com/uploads/files/pexefejawaferupet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://igabana.com/upfolder/e/files/20210907015121.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaeximworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133716a000b9---78645252236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kalkulacka-hypo.cz/userfiles/files/93066499400.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://micruts.org/userfiles/file/beserufuziganunapinavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mineraux-et-lithotherapie.fr/ckeditor/upload/files/1354296820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://giustizianuova.it/userfiles/file/18074526314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://h16hr15k-h19hr37urn.com/contents/files/webuvezukozobuxupaxekom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://barrybusiness-crm.com/ressource/devis-photo/files/xolafunakezekupijukedozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://archi-m.ru/userfiles/file/lokigujojuwideguzof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.etoiles-recrutement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137ebe125cc1---safojovaresaxerujisam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=golf+swing+app+for+androidPDF 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_off00010e08.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E08 10568 bytes
SHA-256: d6d9cc540b94c8257edb17963312a3299ecc53aeebb6475da964a3b4f816e9a4
font_01_sfnt_off00012618.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12618 18824 bytes
SHA-256: 143186e96e019c872356c739e61cf289f93f38013a4e5a496773f4c443ceec6c
font_02_sfnt_off000156f8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x156F8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1