Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fbe332e026dcc549…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.3 KB Created: 2021-08-29 01:31:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 75122bf423bc44aced02eee6de652428 SHA-1: 63fb9b5bed3598298ed5eaef7655ec74e3a78c92 SHA-256: fbe332e026dcc5493a5f686c2cb1c0c7c9d19d8080a0da6259720d2f0cd7e5de
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The sample is a PDF containing embedded JavaScript and multiple links to external PDFs hosted on compromised CMS uploads and disposable domains. The presence of embedded JavaScript and the link farm structure strongly suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content, likely for phishing or malware delivery. ClamAV detection and ML classification further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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://ssmavidiyar.com/public/content-images/files/jetudimanifipuxiwo.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://sharidendesignasphalt.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a3e852d04520494beb6b2725382d1bae/7094642884.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mcelvain2020reunion.com/clients/b/b5/b5167212b805812c9439186484f80f5e/File/tovofedopirutabadodufolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advicezone.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/07q08831mots44eh2iu4g38rim/danowavenuxodetanujum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aksaaydinlatma.com/img/editor/image/file/94768943343.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ville-civaux.fr/admin/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/petekewefevoserifow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.potterycommercials.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ceaf30d5c44---nepaturidizefikidat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weberstellen.ch/userfiles/file/53009112306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://protraderin.com/userfiles/file/nitela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterok-kovka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b5ac857f3c92e6bbe5c56ce47482ec17/1722776434.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lsp.od.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ivlelo3s781c9uq1sbfg13ob6/xozapodipavukos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stevis.cz/files/file/44334591648.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nandomoraes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6f71154536---xijolibit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinarioassociatopacinidallatorre.eu/userfiles/files/4005147842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neurooperations.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sijitadevewame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cualuoihoanmy.com/uploads/userfiles/file/dikatavukagoloton.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://paloaltospeakerseries.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28975bc6495739ae749885f42b562c6b/42198282399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lenosada.sk/editor_uploads/files/58444495175.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alakharia.com/public_html/userfiles/file/bikivuxedil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dok-vo.ru/userfiles/file/41306028613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bf-pomosch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mno7a67vcsv1t5puii5ej03jk7/31652685911.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biirbeh.mn/images/content/file/molokasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=nose+bump+before+and+afterPDF 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_off0000dcb9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCB9 16500 bytes
SHA-256: 43839775ea95aa2257992eca9f4fa89767dd287ec9b3cb457322786adba2a044
font_01_sfnt_off000106aa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x106AA 10740 bytes
SHA-256: cf940c48fcaf2e7dc4c35bd2b26f75031f9e8d2a41bbcb319ab546e5a528b41b
font_02_sfnt_off00011f28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11F28 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1