Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 095f545172f60dd6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.6 KB Created: 2021-08-06 16:32:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 2726593aaeac09ba8798550e69faa69c SHA-1: ad14ebf1fb1d9a8aade68f37df4410d396817c31 SHA-256: 095f545172f60dd61fd9f1e732c2f7bdeed8d6db73fc02064e67791d86dc12ed
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which appear to be compromised or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the lure-based attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://www.heracles-hotel.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lejb42tg5ks1fla2up07i2i6n0/wepetubitizirebudato.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://wmehoa.org/clients/d/df/dff1b85474dadb967ea0c40f6d5e37f8/File/14875331066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160944254b643f---gepuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baongochoa.com/upload/file/xatuzutilenipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thejasmineway.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0pretbnovoe4qr8p0gpag5161l/zudikixomof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://esz.jp/img/editor/files/sewibapapotolefetiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kfnmsz.com/upfolder/e/files/20210622151147.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercato.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce4a5541b39---6541769970.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frederickfollows.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160882b3952f2c---luzusofajixoleragafokev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rockhousemethod.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17269749527.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trainternational.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161086ab59ebfd---66742307984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://puertoestereo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/db8moq34mt1rta97hcqvu5j1h0/2205320961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nuyewrecruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c0d7dcb7dcabfd9b0d596853d56b881/42663312572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://generaltubi.com/container/ckfiles/files/bazebizadeduvas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aqbnb.com/uploadfile/file/sakonukodabigapurinotex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://staging.impactredevelopment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088cba017039---18508996746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nowator-zpu.pl/userfiles/file/luguweg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mytutr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/70709696842bdc63b48d22a35469908d/mezifop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adanakursmerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d244a5ac7dc---xosuzefon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.studioline.ie/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5395211563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://easy2ticket.com/upload/files/96736009829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mebizstekla.ru/userfiles/file/8395180476.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moda-minulosti.cz/docs/momin/file/melipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/34390979369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neoclassicalmansions.com/uplds/file/vugasesejir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f068640073---96690101566.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.portaldasfreguesias.com/portugal/vianadocastelo/vianadocastelo/geraz_do_lima_sta_maria/ckeditor/ckfinder/file/55528050026.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=sketchup+pro+2020+crack+free+download+full+versionPDF 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_off0000f364.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF364 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010b7b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B7B 11376 bytes
SHA-256: 00ad8dba092874d2601a3e02021942b1134ee6fdcd8aa4566d5d2353c1f530c2
font_02_sfnt_off00012654.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12654 17356 bytes
SHA-256: 59002a4aacfd2918e2149141b457503dbe3a3a62b09e9ff8939e4cc604f9769b