Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f63b8d7e7b04803e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.1 KB Created: 2021-09-04 11:07:42 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: d43da7437722fc3f3277e1211f33fb93 SHA-1: c00ae585f2d5e857e5059db5942e610f0aa2efb2 SHA-256: f63b8d7e7b04803e2a7da108f65084b9e95fa01c6ab90c956db8a4b8111043eb
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The presence of embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external PDFs hosted on compromised CMS uploads and disposable domains suggests an attempt to redirect users to malicious content, likely for phishing or further malware delivery. The primary attack vector appears to be a link farm designed to obscure the true destination.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9860

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 http://aaaexpressac.com/userfiles/file/90788500195.pdf
    • https://interesttour.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0411b3d16769344a296b79c4e3b8a2bc/97814596208.pdf
    • http://aviatechinform.ru/sadm_files/58901324527.pdf
    • http://structurecreative.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8b833b8ade---10809242297.pdf
    • https://www.amiunaorchestra.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070e2cbb69ae---kasefowemegaxetud.pdf
    • https://www.birdandwildlifeteam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac468d215e7---66106849061.pdf
    • http://cybernet.asia/UserFiles/File/60837961056.pdf
    • http://scard.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/59388994318.pdf
    • http://lagrupacio.cat/file/tasisujitilifunijabena.pdf
    • https://www.adcgrain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/73352e59431eaebd074b15de007b141d/gaminunukazexazusiruxojul.pdf
    • https://www.elitelawnsolutions.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m9pl59fbnrgrv88i8ujvoe5b4v/rotaxaruzaxotajobawiw.pdf
    • http://khodahoanglang.com/admin/webroot/upload/image/files/70724203663.pdf
    • http://mutitar.com/user_img/files/46849777029.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/86522655963.pdf
    • http://cameronhaddock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc033fd9a86---kitosasusimarelujo.pdf
    • http://suachuathietbi.com/upload/files/31026865290.pdf
    • http://daieimotors.com/js/upload/files/34278152564.pdf
    • https://www.hospedeagora.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rgihme4ccr5bmkn8q7b2n55uob/15260531325.pdf
    • http://essiac.cz/UserFiles/file/pajasinavabanebixivavif.pdf
    • http://associacaoguainumbi.org.br/wp/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084ced3dad67---1916336830.pdf
    • https://wkd-uk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4bff41b56cd72ef26943494236025b10/59194782782.pdf
    • http://diagonal.org.ar/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160752b4704617---bimifupi.pdf
    • http://mesotects.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf84f4de0bd---95047476810.pdf
    • https://www.qbuildsoftware.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5cf61dbd6dd6b5f917aef7464f31101d/refegomegasuvazefo.pdf
    • http://dentish.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vipajibebilu.pdf
    • http://ayurvedicclinic.org/userfiles/file/zobulapekegejodaw.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=tratamiento+para+escherichia+coli+pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e1f3.bin
95c1fa959ce2ed5e39116ded26b138dcafcd5786b24131853b466320fbd0ffa6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1F3 19708 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011416.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11416 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012c2d.bin
190a6b13d39686c27b6e4b1d2e72854aa59daf2b4f86a46db763c07d4f20bcb5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C2D 10848 bytes