Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0e25159d601d4e45…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.8 KB Created: 2021-08-08 00:18:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: ab7dcd8d7ce511e26f5b8b569d5dff48 SHA-1: bffa2957c26b7bfc8583cb77f3ed8ad408766ff3 SHA-256: 0e25159d601d4e4532602394b06a51fea29d71cace350aad8015466031a44d13
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a high number of external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the embedded URLs are the primary indicators of malicious activity, likely leading to further stages of an attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=formato+certificado+medico+prenupcial+estado+mexico
    • http://www.fsnn.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cc93e1ebe6c---tutodidetetu.pdf
    • http://woonhuislift.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d2ebfc79e6---83291846787.pdf
    • https://allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ac0b8f42c60163a7cb4d8286376c11d5/70410870529.pdf
    • https://bentzendesign.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097d28f86e26---totix.pdf
    • https://extremetour74.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/472086829af9bab985ce803b9bb5ea93/ronuvigodojupijojem.pdf
    • https://chamsocmuihong.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35qbed213avrsknbtacboth6oc/vovizidux.pdf
    • http://a-pro-peau.fr/userfiles/file/sukorijipijok.pdf
    • http://goteneplast.se/files/images/file/67763695523.pdf
    • http://starsunited.at/upload/files/jumijaposotubu.pdf
    • http://erdivigado.hu/userkepek/file/lojejaxoviva.pdf
    • http://www.cuerpomenteyespiritu.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160724a467e407---pijemutilib.pdf
    • https://esterkins.de/ckfinder/userfiles/files/44791875810.pdf
    • http://www.festivalmarrakech.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607db3ec7053b---jigujojazojufages.pdf
    • http://georgekoldun.com/var/upload/file/rurarukevajifo.pdf
    • http://nextgt.eu/uploads/file/71709628027.pdf
    • https://profbuhotchet.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c83eb32e233d14c95d9f7ce36bbe9711/bunavasemukudo.pdf
    • http://ambcavallon.eu/userfiles/files/93942370507.pdf
    • http://autowassenindex.nl/images/uploads/46245245576.pdf
    • https://playgametoday.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9205e11ca2619ec4ba3b116e70202192/zisobuwaredeze.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/wifabiluxaweruz.pdf
    • http://mayjack.com/upload/files/wefawofevijozizi.pdf
    • https://www.pal-kont.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ea6f315d23cf701894b5a6f8b812d7cc/tavutuke.pdf
    • 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_off0000f0b1.bin
881f7dab36e39b22b642fe142f9a44fb3e12d27ab3aeceb843c4fa04013d9902
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0B1 17652 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011d93.bin
ecba3015c13546962655af6bf0c98aff18eb6bc93cf81363049af5f1e251d6dd
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D93 10960 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013703.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13703 16792 bytes