Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f89509a3e3e59be9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.8 KB Created: 2021-09-19 05:21:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 975b0da74efbbd28e85380ddbff94971 SHA-1: 5ec709d5d30e74336f293ac8a0e21b70b9630936 SHA-256: f89509a3e3e59be9040ba578511744c5497cb5db13c2db5ea7bfada123687420
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or raw IP addresses, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The embedded JavaScript is likely used to facilitate the download or execution of malicious payloads from the linked URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=disney+heroes+battle+mode+mod+apk+unlimited+diamond PDF link annotation
    • http://amandatravel.com/userfiles/file/rutemumuvusatomumudebuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conniecorsentino.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/nusesuwaxinok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maoles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161363919c8e4f---fuvixujasasanotifuvaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thienminhgroup.com/uploads/userfiles/file/busakugolawuwexuzataxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jeanmarcrobion.fr/userfiles/file/roviwabotuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hps-gruppe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gjb2fq2rc0gkad47r9ah63uorp/17583154644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://steclotildehorton.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d6deb5df7c---79155508399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uzks.hr/upload/datoteke/2523023637.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ingmontagna.com/userfiles/files/tusolesatezipudim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://79.170.40.182/boothtastic.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f4d9ccd86e---5415936418.pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://mobil-tech.com/files/91583689224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sgyscom.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-13/20210913203357983386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://galenbio.com/images/upload/file/35984383713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serextion2006.com/js/upload/files/bivetularoluburag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mebelhotel.ru/images/news/file/11671704110.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/61434636065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paolacaone.eu/userfiles/files/taxanadofakopotakivixulod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lev-steklo.ru/userfiles/file/vuzuzidilidepasezivelol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://quimicasorocolor.com.ve/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13850339037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clic-essc.ch/ck/ckfinder/userfiles/files/laruvo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grandhotelushba.com/userfiles/file/95425754508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bangdinhphucat.com/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/37092407366.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://onthespothousing.com/userfiles/file/8494921264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/50039972633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thc.gda.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gevopakuj.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_off0000c094.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC094 16776 bytes
SHA-256: 50e75910776b23d16dc574b16fe80c2cd792de512399d4f9742a93b0b6b813d2
font_01_sfnt_off0000ebc5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBC5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000103dc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x103DC 11104 bytes
SHA-256: 21489b0159e4846d63ab393f67c9edc173056a494fc86e42ebba2be6799271df