Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 14ca3e9668b5baa9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.8 KB Created: 2021-07-20 13:21:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 11cf34c4c7e42949bc04680ed0531811 SHA-1: 50d46d238e9d1782c1cb2afa60f1c64aaaa5e54c SHA-256: 14ca3e9668b5baa9a4ae065837c6ec2e965bb33a5ce269fa3795321b53f26f69
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious files or redirect users to phishing pages. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs are indicative of a downloader or phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9891

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://sazjah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c0356f3c1b---bopixonikonanedevifisow.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://rgn2u.com/userfiles/files/detudadepug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uppersanduskyrotary.com/cms/files/File/sulemopijoleta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://buka.ru/sadm_files/pazuvim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totalfinance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099af4bc98ab---73662054277.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.microsinusectomi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c7e1181387---7204059890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chsjackets75.com/clients/a/ae/ae1e0d6431e3080ad3d3eb1024a27f31/File/dujiximapidef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://springswellness.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b52a3c7acd---8444684919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mas.vacations/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a88024bff95---dotukob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nikosdimos.gr/userfiles/file/budik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aldo-ins.com/userfiles/file/dimavabijik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amctop.com/board_data/editor_img/file/202106111047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecogestval.com/userfiles/file/nosotajimaforazofafovok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.azembay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u6hvgetbbfsvcs65v2596ss55b/61001880772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anthonygillant.com/userfiles/file/77572686047.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purefeeling8.com/data/file/33059288073.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vegasoft.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd45363a42c---42812308487.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c978a17f255---13442186399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adanakursmerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c789a60968---82092146753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ildungrice.com/fileupload/fckeditor/file/sezusojadufakuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reliancecareuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/279c745c083483e9b186711930a72db2/53260037750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nandomoraes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098e58b97fd7---38410439164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b9f1d34ff6---nidenifudoloduzuliba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cdwy028.com/uploadfile/file/20210626112652.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noxsun.com/jingkelun/userfiles/files/20210702101910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=the+devil+within+filmPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000112a4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x112A4 2016 bytes
SHA-256: 5c6a0ec32a405437d6addec93d749c8d520cc1fd6528ea8f90a1998d56a0aa57
font_01_sfnt_off00011bdc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BDC 16980 bytes
SHA-256: 7b5820948df8bc35f79b52f3f6014de549821e11c2f64fc2d4745e868e6805ac
font_02_sfnt_off0001483c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1483C 10184 bytes
SHA-256: 2d717d236aef61fd80ceeac1dac7eb8f6fb2a49b0a249064466a87a37443a8ae
font_03_sfnt_off00015ecf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15ECF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1