Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 11a809932ecc1ab4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.1 KB Created: 2021-09-18 11:58:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 48385d94e4104cf266a49d98d6195837 SHA-1: 49e15ca4b68d4a6f125aa2fd7ea61ac5f1d36c54 SHA-256: 11a809932ecc1ab43674ece64ead6e4a4ee32444e3a2fc72d8ec8b8f84c87da8
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. Although no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of techniques used to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://wastran.ru/uplcv?utm_term=behold+the+pale+horse+pdf+download
    • https://pyhm.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bt43tt2ef39d8nf484mbv4c5hr/306911835.pdf
    • https://advicezone.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/iq9cfgosc65d9p02m26ochr6ec/tereseto.pdf
    • https://trickapotisk.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pexosipanewizugewaxalu.pdf
    • http://digitalpolicycouncil.com/imagenes/file/35117101009.pdf
    • http://torremaggiore.sitmap.it/files/files/vipatutajuretazala.pdf
    • http://tekizolasyon.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66700802946.pdf
    • http://mdsalon.ru/img/lib/file/99399634116.pdf
    • http://lpxs168.com/filespath/files/20210902163644.pdf
    • http://aeklaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/zuvafawowejoxekulajabarir.pdf
    • http://kipia-nn.ru/userfiles/file/72354848110.pdf
    • https://thietkeweblongan.com/upload/files/lewigawasigasulewupe.pdf
    • http://averon.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135eae38f217---wurewiwiduzidogemij.pdf
    • http://iccarrentals.com/files/file/vatoj.pdf
    • https://www.domaine-vrignaud.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/74370073421.pdf
    • http://santamariamikado.com/uploads/files/27321817892.pdf
    • http://argol-editions.fr/userfiles/file/nadelazozamabopesuv.pdf
    • https://www.institutvzdelavani.cz/files/mufigewoxodunuw.pdf
    • https://metrosecuritynepal.com/assets/userfiles/files/63797430406.pdf
    • https://guclupin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/57063802160.pdf
    • https://grahampropertytax.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d5e151e79fcb406dadf261db57701d70/zizibusagul.pdf
    • https://giant-nano.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/mefegebune.pdf
    • http://wyadonline.com/userfiles/file/revotozufu.pdf
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/79518890378.pdf
    • http://tuttotop.com/userfiles/files/kalafofunune.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_off0000c9b3.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC9B3 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e1ca.bin
f900c4483ffdc77e807afbaa1558fb3a38e8c324ecaaa8a633c881b7d747bf29
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1CA 10644 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000fa3b.bin
8dca65e76694c21bcf42066ff1ea14047e6694d1a9a19270bd20db20403d4137
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA3B 17400 bytes