Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f57a3a47796e9d31…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.3 KB Created: 2021-09-27 09:18:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: c0eccb3e09289af5bac23fccc7551a13 SHA-1: d47588992efec302aac6d68d053959e9366b5ac0 SHA-256: f57a3a47796e9d31edd4b9ae97a3363960ef97cd372146ef4d5207fea72758b4
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the download and execution of a second-stage payload from one of the provided URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=surya+namaskar+images+with+mantra PDF link annotation
    • http://caudafotografia.com/userfiles/files/61334895092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motecx.com/images/file/zegokimejowuxej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fontan-montag.ru/img/upload/nifemibeludomadodov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ksboutlet.com/file/files/96806527477.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://keiba-like.biz/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bemixexizitozem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://toliveinchristjesus.ceosale.catholic.edu.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78794819630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sumosushingrill.com/uploads/files/35430272065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gramercygrand.ru/files/file/1264676238.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://satunatc.ac.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fogojinifuzovejomuxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exmar.it/foto_fck/file/82868166114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jvg9es3r5tlubu6nu6nedp4t07/32696402210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.net/FCKeditor/file/petelidigebep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a2itsolutions.com/chop/multimedia/userfiles/file/samujekesisepesanakutor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612eba3611d6b---xonigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thewentworthco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lm9l6kh47h0cl7s7hrfhd97im0/94055780697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gc-antey.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1129413340.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://puzynowska-kancelaria.com/userfiles/file/68831367545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://urgentcarepb.com/userfiles/file/23784235526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gzhangqin.com/uploadfile/files/dawuzob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bea93998cd1cede12d65e12d7f46029a/68610728225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ge-mak.com/files/nusimexonaxux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tokyomagic.jp/images/library/File/18930511984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cakamuzejs.riga.lv/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78208492209.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_off0000afd9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xAFD9 14836 bytes
SHA-256: 8a7c17e255603f54ca16aa320b35c30c6cf1300a6fcc1c38038165169adae5e4
font_01_sfnt_off0000d4dc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD4DC 10856 bytes
SHA-256: 09f9817ba0e2cb5030a91bcecef6a3a2a711bc9fd7d35a143ee7e2d1c85c6fe5
font_02_sfnt_off0000edd3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDD3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1