Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 0f71a484e08355e7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.9 KB Created: 2021-09-02 15:51:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 6379cd6713d7b34ab32d32e620d6b463 SHA-1: 710ff07cb38eb8d38d3c627ad4aa2c63dd9483f2 SHA-256: 0f71a484e08355e7089103cb7acaa4d1199859a4bfffa6aba01b9dda2b60f53b
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories, suggesting it's designed to lead users to malicious sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and link farm behavior are indicative of a malicious document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.7613

Heuristics 6

  • 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 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
  • PDF differential parser failed info PDF_DIFFERENTIAL_PARSE_FAILED
    The cross-check parser (pdfminer.six) failed on this file: PDF differential parser failed: PDFSyntaxError. Static heuristics still ran and any of their findings above are valid; only the differential cross-check signal is missing.
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=sedimentoscopia+urinaria+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://nhs-carpediem.com/clients/46367/File/vupulul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirrorgallery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084df66b3e6e---miludogozivub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://okna-kurska.ru/page_edit/_samples/userfiles/files/41006664066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tataservice.it/userfiles/file/64558518270.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nscs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d2dd3bb03c3f2f10eba02e4f5d317b3d/vufolewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambientltg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9784a2a43d6b2b24ba3d068da892cb4d/xisisavezofojibel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://finestblogger.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ubh8elp6plg9pij3oimsu8e96/videsusepusibuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hmv.ir/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160759e0bc78d8---33673963956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parkettes.org/clients/b/b3/b30d687fb0e6fb0c44210170e51784d9/File/bujademovatamifuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dixietemporarystorage.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ce019cb622e1c2d5f189d27b2adfd6ea/bixaralamitalofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://broadstripe.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6dc0f5ef6f8b0ce08afe40c1828d2fa7/sivijodigataxufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://earplighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9fc8ab709620cd8beef26f2bea52b43f/gisiteratenirobog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tenniscanberra.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b3eb7876256---92424793711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agermag.ro/mm/file/jopezixibipofosisej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://forter.vn/hinhanh/file/gebawutiwupovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akgikorea.com/file_upload/fck_upfile/file/96921513155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dcmheavyequipment.com/admin/images/file/jobotafonarenisu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amghanoi.com/images/ckeditor/files/bozifi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plenar.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d4f6b1f664---bimubetifofilavimuxavajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lisaarkinlaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/zukivajopunoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yossy.biz/userfiles/file/32021266359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.oasipizza.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161178624bded4---kokezoduwinozazide.pdfIn 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_off0000c985.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC985 17592 bytes
SHA-256: 794a2c976ab8187826a05e1a3dc79f2d91e37b20bda88e5612eef6131948081a
font_01_sfnt_off0000f6e5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6E5 10908 bytes
SHA-256: 3ca0924d243feef8f5cb31f7ea1d805eec93863d6e664fccfd967d7a642c68c7
font_02_sfnt_off0001101b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1101B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1