Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 10f0406b13407d0f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.2 KB Created: 2021-07-13 15:35:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: a10552c1da70e54ccde47f64be2af371 SHA-1: d804dc4892e3859e80ab8cb9818e1e88c3f034bd SHA-256: 10f0406b13407d0f90bb68a47ad2b1495561afa429c6d0060d4c49812fe7f440
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The document contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of external links and the nature of the heuristics strongly suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

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 http://phs1961.com/clients/2/29/29da8dc1278d8f1c58a3d16208bcb4e7/File/xalupudesonopodi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://intranet.uts.edu.co/portal/app/ckfinder/userfiles/files/32682329649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://siam-royal-view.ru/data/files/5539381707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sygimportaciones.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o39s9obk74othtfj7c9sstgvro/nupigaber.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stolizstekla.ru/userfiles/file/sojolenaxosejixeduwuniviv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://metroguards.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d182fad6552---wababilozodipal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://davebakeragency.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8204f8dba8b09c17eb501daa904ed4fd/tefazizafagepezib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/65ocq4o73vg5i0p3jm3vb900f3/deteju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advantagelic.com/singhania/downloads/file/24159283779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amerismithenterprises.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae29adbe48a2d0a98af8aced592177e4/76301150646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kocay.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac3fce0fe4f---topabopisanugivifovafopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://files.ibiza-ferien.de/file/manedi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asset-books.com/userfiles/file/pebuzexobujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://channeloflove.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zajezomaxemimakodabawaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://banphimchuot.com/userfiles/file/7772457649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ptae1j21nad60fl7rvoult5dv2/kurumifokevizofer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://janeunchained.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/erffkr4vufnugo1a1lubd8kgur/niperuvij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://remoteworkerclub.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e22b5a996931eaf818d4616524d1ba65/gupezumiju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fceresources.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kugekuxesuzobowaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eigbr7igbc9bgjgkcsc73gslg4/65596814944.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.agrosystem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aaacde8b22e---puzowonurisone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b12c652e673---18896269668.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://profil-metall.de/content/uploads/file/tunovedaravefuwolobubade.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=drivers+license+lawrence+ksPDF 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_off0000e0e1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE0E1 10252 bytes
SHA-256: 8e5182e163687327d5abd48fbff67fd0a0da235b815cb70f1600b66319b618bb
font_01_sfnt_off0000f816.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF816 16756 bytes
SHA-256: 9851979a1c2ac50de8187483621d7a2efba753a05bc9bb7ded5a50d80edac7e2
font_02_sfnt_off00012375.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12375 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1