Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0c130f169fd5ee3c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.5 KB Created: 2021-06-25 22:43:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: f4b2218bd133ab08c1b6118a60f9022a SHA-1: c69fa9dd5c8130143cb72ff35b343731118dcf1f SHA-256: 0c130f169fd5ee3c18a5452de38a9585a026be91ddb27b7145407d3b6205c476
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to deliver second-stage payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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.andimoda.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/64aea83d70d31214e03949abba1c6a57/mogipebesepawejovulogewev.pdf
    • http://aqs-group.it/userfiles/files/widebasit.pdf
    • http://www.ashtralmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b417502ef71---jibuje.pdf
    • http://doks-films.com/pcms/content/file/56094514718.pdf
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3279a06e49---49737035963.pdf
    • http://visualpaint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c95b5dc912e---nozilemibavixalofuzenas.pdf
    • https://vinisfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ad81893a5bcb88e19cde013b3179f494/6787301033.pdf
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8c2e573f28---42095094603.pdf
    • https://idfusionllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a7bad63ad4c1b7eb2bcce1d048ff586e/43788546106.pdf
    • http://discarga.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607346aea2a65---70367247668.pdf
    • http://agriturismofattorialucciano.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72039955260.pdf
    • https://www.hediyevideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d190daacec---kavokofa.pdf
    • http://remontnoedelo.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ca8c950258---dajozudo.pdf
    • https://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075c66b8f5bd---jidasetepifonu.pdf
    • https://matskaren.se/anvandarbilder/203/files/fifapesinexu.pdf
    • http://www.radiooro.com.mx/media/images/uploads/files/15201252421.pdf
    • https://mebelpozakazu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7d823824d256485466b41be8e4da52a4/sunexitoxaxozakosujela.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/62172962936.pdf
    • https://www.davidcosz.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/poliq2edkhcf2vt0fpgit5150a/gasudovujutorifet.pdf
    • https://profix.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72948034937.pdf
    • http://elonsummerstorage.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160731e846193f---laxejimomakuji.pdf
    • https://heritagelogs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jd66pfnq9nku1339e9juoho2pl/82487939072.pdf
    • https://shinyjewellers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/em8jks8pl4el11f79h7n1ac9g3/39545705538.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=strawberry+oxalate+content
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d40a.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD40A 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000ec21.bin
7e6788bd5d90b061750c17af81ef6d793e35e46e73bb149a85a14b9841be2680
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC21 10480 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010431.bin
b4e68724e9a6f6d7738cd5af8cc65bdd964514982ac87ad453a645c15f646179
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10431 16644 bytes