Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 fea4ca0247d2f174…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.4 KB Created: 2021-09-11 03:51:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 24ac56275249fa6ba8a92578ff701a4e SHA-1: 59f2859ea94265c311853631a721a118f066613a SHA-256: fea4ca0247d2f174eeadb2cdfb971636252646affe3d0aa8b3b3f9c44126a14d
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and ML classifiers, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9938

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://philabc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=adb+pull+files PDF link annotation
    • http://www.virtualaid.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613acd29cfffc---27595964073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baharev76.ru/userfiles/file/gegetilofifedenuvox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e2ingenieros.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64083103493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gpe-el.pro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/ranuwopetemobotu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://keemunblacktea.cn/uploads/file/061937222993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lotuscourtpune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a0c459f5fc12da252499578ad25ebe3/kopifategudag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avon-bratislava.sk/files/files/dipivaxilozofurorevokov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chretkinia.pl/userfiles/file/9854416390.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koopmankennedyfeller.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/vazudigejadexelunop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.homefacelifters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28be1b0678bceb6e9c6ef32ee8a85c00/bonexuruk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pametnidom.hr/pametne_kuce/userfiles/file/vegelajigimasarajuwevowam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pnmanagementsolutions.in/uploads/97298480353.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atlantichomeportugal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613944b0cc220---92747049629.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arserwood.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210906075338220429kuvgmg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szaniterplaza.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52301234753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nls.vn/upload/files/janebego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/jivofusixolivalani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ecowaytechnologies.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55580143605.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cylinder96.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30448316513.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tttinox.com/upload/userfiles/files/67019468718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bocrangsuthammy.vn/upload/files/piwaruxilifokowakegapiret.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://securitydirect.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c429ed347fa0c59bd201ec51b2ad687f/94379110370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fa-vietnam.com/webroot/img/files/49340062975.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.abaco-engineering.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161303a7239106---nizetavofejifopab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--12cmi2byac9cdhd0hra6d7bxkwbgj1gch.com/user_img/files/432484739.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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000bd07.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBD07 16348 bytes
SHA-256: eaecd8d8fd522c10bb6c38e7bcc7847058292b0b1d3079742b93441128788822
font_01_sfnt_off0000d377.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD377 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000eb8e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB8E 10128 bytes
SHA-256: 333d93e34b99639c1f1534c64310d9c56dd6322b92245cc92dc65a994878a826
font_03_sfnt_off000101ff.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101FF 22200 bytes
SHA-256: 4e32ccda4377cb5cdd5d0ade7812152401bac8913a930cc4095859fd754b498d