Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 062b6e81098f6a5d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.1 KB Created: 2021-09-12 14:18:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: f5fb482af5b41a349f9dc8c3f5e347bb SHA-1: a305acacf05abf6cd8868847f18f95d9e42ab0c3 SHA-256: 062b6e81098f6a5dab8ff8acc194e9b0e1910a87eac3db8de46eca6e4eb142c3
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs are indicative of a malicious document designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://el-tall.pl/pics/file/gevux.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://crownprolaw.com/userfiles/Proj_Name/files/lufolojefojixidifoxenog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://infravoip.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d1590be5869fb97bd6f4ff5414c4a47d/9387368255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tpfish.com.taipei/archive/upload/files/76612487739.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studiogreenwich.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38ef1a3484f9b5bfc945dd6a5c1f62d6/10677100585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vetcasatenovo.it/userfiles/files/xavelaregajenalapikax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.frontierexim.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6sh4p3cs61tce2uicri85roloc/49049051519.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mspchicagolaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/jefigolafo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ciabrini-immobilier.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/liv6jfo02u6qse11p2tkf94f4p/fenedizejebilito.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mahanakhon.pacedev.com/ckupload/files/wibawudisipadulaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvgrup.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d872eaa844---90573667816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refundsrefunds.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d6113f0bc4---potinebubab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alajuusa.ee/media/contents/file/jupogobosutumemisagazozot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mysmartedu.com/uploadimages/files/mufesaregabujopuja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://optimuselearningschool.aels.edu/learning/site/images/uploadfiles/gipivupupunaxafevomase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://underworldgear.com/upload/users/files/39874278033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stthomasorthodoxchurchsouthpampady.com/userfiles/file/1169747583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matsonconstruction.net/userfiles/file/8950633953.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cbcom.fr/ressource/site-image/files/36387594931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zanethompson.com/userfiles/file/32666909512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://indiachristian.org/uploads/files/24794552551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----8sbaavnccwq4am.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c5f60bdb6399fb369c423df60065fd3b/gefexekinijuzupotewaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tokyoracing.hu/userfiles/file/61852946045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siphouse96.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/358a668fb4613355a8dbc63001bc3fd5/sewojetejalibatevamoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=kodi+cast+to+tvPDF 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_off0000d6b8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD6B8 10036 bytes
SHA-256: cc0214e9224ca3f4f602cb14ebbd8153d0ec0b5066c158616fb5dfa75ca6bf27
font_01_sfnt_off0000ed29.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xED29 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001053b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1053B 17796 bytes
SHA-256: 752a4a2a77ccb05f271754e6d6ca300fecf588fd211e09f645663e298e114d63