Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0d411de98c33317d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.8 KB Created: 2021-09-02 05:07:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: a32a583a4523c23ce5f0f4b92dadbb59 SHA-1: 3459cdb630d7dc91ee5b42aba27f1e63014c8ba9 SHA-256: 0d411de98c33317dfa772cea92ffce33c0ed703f1eb2f787f29d46aa25d1fdad
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains numerous embedded links, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs are indicative of malicious link aggregation, likely leading to a second-stage payload or phishing page.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9915

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://accounting789.com/ThImg/file/58984163792.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://saftanton.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dd83534d199---firidolosubakokalezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://werkkledingverkoop.nl/images/docman/files/kuzojiporekanufufed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sf-tfi-pgu.uz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23e8125c29edf55c4ccbaca8aed6afdf/41182279650.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gfow.om/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l12qaqrebvfic19eil3m8lqgau/kesowigadoturebama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://machin.kr/userData/board/file/57787059178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tasarimak.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95613991378.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.darvidproperty.com/news/file/jadarawibipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pck.malopolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3076682adb6f31ea5ffec7c5a3e714f/32022262450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alakharia.com/public_html/userfiles/file/jurezupeliresirefex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fonfe.com/uploads/files/defuvimajitejowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pediatricpotentialsnj.com/PP/PPpng/files/95046525787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuboni.com/uploadfile/hong202108051401396107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dangkyidol.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dfk33kuufr1kr5odp9bd0227f6/94205075376.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bajcsidavidfoto.com/_user/file/pelasarigaxogud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.audifonosdoshoydos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cca94cebf3---17071498646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://magyar-logyogyasz.hu/fileok/file/96584657163.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prikolnaya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/52134306b6078777a928868ff4ce44cf/tezawopalegomofedetuperab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nedimgame.com/calisma2/files/uploads/nadolajafeloregugaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://be1971.com/clients/a/a1/a19be2fc4cf8b198b52f296748481ce5/File/64345382403.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098597a80048---vofaxiduki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://opescom-store.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/fuxekibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prokoncept.hu/admin/blogfck/image/file/51404116588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aucoindeshalles.com/menu/file/kufasomuwopeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cantellodetersiviprofessionali.it/uploads/file/29648897357.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kapsalonvogue.nl/files/file/59838154590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=attempted+murder+statute+of+limitationsPDF 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_off0000be4a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBE4A 10740 bytes
SHA-256: 5c37b26a4574223425d43431de732594048cc457b51927dd5171802a618f3ba0
font_01_sfnt_off0000d6ea.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD6EA 15112 bytes
SHA-256: f1957e06d36c326c51035600515264e1355cd18f1a55314dea62c708da73bf1d
font_02_sfnt_off0000fd44.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD44 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1