Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0489790da96c5c37…

MALICIOUS

PDF

121.6 KB Created: 2021-07-06 09:35:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 201ef2efef03d5dc254f41f145cc495b SHA-1: 239a3ab89cca48be10a246aa7368b9874c0ce151 SHA-256: 0489790da96c5c37c266dba49c9881085ef630c4b49160b6fa653728dcd7c722
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains malformed streams and links to algorithmically generated URLs hosted on compromised CMS uploads and disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns suggest it's designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9932

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.
  • Malformed active-content stream length medium PDF_MALFORMED_EXPLOIT_STREAM_LENGTH
    A PDF stream that carries active/exploit-looking content has a declared /Length that does not match the recovered stream body. Malformed stream boundaries and length mismatches are common parser-evasion/supporting evidence around Reader exploit streams.
  • 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.
  • 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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=murmur+of+the+heart+english+subtitles PDF link annotation
    • https://hightechrustremovers.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c49a29dd3e---sofobijinujetizateti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://microfocus-realize2020mea.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/12bffc1ec76d8688ec0701298411af18/ruvusijejale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4801b1f209.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bienenaktuell.com/sites/bienenaktuell.com/files/file/61665970806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://metroguards.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e7a4730860---93584039759.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kidnuri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c23d2575e68---93449999721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.capitalroofingct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a404506e85a---xirawewiribima.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.elektrobetrieb-scholz.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bccfe063448---97442550092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.movingwithmagna.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/945512d979dbd4ea8a0661f562f71f1c/pepovutiwevevuneb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://usagimatur.com/files/others/jetiwunubobireg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://delaneyllc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vadomujofoxetogizogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mitra.su/uploads/ckeditor/files/17510846313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fmworks.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qtfn96aa6kkif3pt6fe6a6c8lt/89236981995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onnetsolution.in/userfiles/file/sogipofujoladinebeveba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asiarsolutions.com/userfiles/file/zobudelavimasegolesituj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/wifabiluxaweruz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://admonks.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8bd05b7b3682bf1c3c879540f9e2772e/60130090079.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ivfnna.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6be2f6315f18f5d096dee02cef6582b0/7329115250.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dpmceramiche.it/file/tibeburoxitivev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serendipityorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b022924a1dc---61016989533.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benrassam.com/uploads/files/lekowemavofid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.atrium-tuiles.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bcb3402d9a---15621034038.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160782e4e290f0---66353640360.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artkulinaria.pl/sites/default/files/file/nileset.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_off000176ed.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x176ED 20052 bytes
SHA-256: 542bdf2f602d6154a9122d10abe70fb9c549792aaacd5adf2087cc1345eaa9e5
font_01_sfnt_off0001a7e4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1A7E4 10896 bytes
SHA-256: e6d356bb7052680ca50edd060bb336a69d420d3d8fc366435d5d0a10e2a5e8c8
font_02_sfnt_off0001c0ee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1C0EE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1