Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 14641df8a4a315b9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.4 KB Created: 2021-07-21 06:10:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 947015b148f5253ab16c110a278e7ddc SHA-1: b2f9e39128570d76d294fd388fb1fa37a7c884be SHA-256: 14641df8a4a315b9baadcf5c2d7a3362acb62d6daeb3c9910264664e1bd81238
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous links to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting it's part of a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The presence of a 'download button' lure further supports the attack pattern of tricking users into downloading a payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adad7c3376d---dibekufobodafisi.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://aircond.md/upload_fck/file/buvafejesipuxemifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://growmytruck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8dbae6f73ba86ff927391cfe437844cc/sesobovaxetofirexelevuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geose.ru/userfiles/file/ziberibegopuzebixupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fortworthdental.net/cmsCart/upload/file/nobesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3e43d7048392063cb0afe2180c8f9955/11660808977.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoovermaids.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6815bc5f359d5d05dc89e6484cef5bc6/76576815729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.teppiche-waschen-hamburg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090f1d30faf6---mogogeputelumilebosoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jdhs77.com/clients/58520/File/famusetijulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.pl/upload/maxijuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sport-jicin.cz/dokumenty/18277653117.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aftaplan.com/works/peepsparty/html/upload_files/file/95066289819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o3nvvdhdg7c4j5u3v5bc9j4ak4/siwazoludik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maspacientes.es/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rq39sglsb7h79dsg85rl13d6jt/wopezaxebumebevemadel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yakutiaprime.ru/SITE/files/editor/file/11691941847.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://globalbando.com/DATA/upload/files/202106291859111565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pacpartner.net/images_client//imagesfile/fosawotudisimewisexibowup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sdmud55sohpaq9a6qg1hehj2g0/jogibenutazipexeremone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--aknmedikal-yub.com/uploads/file/zuvebede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://togetherwewalkny.org/clients/2/24/2411cc079aa0f0d7fd57f81c6163ecfd/File/duzolunusulezubutorek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nc2e.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1c828ac376---72584577368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=red5+helicopter+manualPDF 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_off0000f4f9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4F9 10892 bytes
SHA-256: 1b0597bc24f6b298100c343622e4324066264d085e5d15ead353bcb73dca8258
font_01_sfnt_off00010df3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10DF3 17676 bytes
SHA-256: 47cf67a4c5009039b2b7bae3603e96e1f398c403ab64ca22fbb7a955e65b0790
font_02_sfnt_off00013c9a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13C9A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1