Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 14ec1a56659e5db8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.1 KB Created: 2021-09-03 02:37:37 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 1e0666353f295365a4ec483b3bbdb2b5 SHA-1: 7ae48d8ec191b36a2c8d12c1adb2f0b66ba93838 SHA-256: 14ec1a56659e5db8c8bd09a5ec7e777ea13f9951b5687a5087bdb3b582a085f7
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are indicative of a common PDF-based lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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 https://archcosmeticstudio.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/046e77ebabaa4d71ca5df56c05932a51/jutizanuzavivosowumav.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://cambodiaangkorhomestay.com/userfiles/file/63030500216.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhongguohuachun.com/d/files/nizovulalodima.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aryajob.com/user_upload/file/paxipuzixivewevafok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamiatulbanat.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cedbabf6c1---79127456527.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.peretprod.ro/content-images/file/43505988568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawpropertyconsultants.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l5viduio0nim1lr88cjojodakq/68215295565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.absolutecateringla.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161161c9968877---dejemetukanobepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aprenda-atdi.com/uploads/files/rotasezovazotadokekot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geometrarontani.it/userfiles/files/91292193320.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ofaiss92q3krfvdg7sv4bad7h7/movitikek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://serwisnawigacji.pl/userfiles/file/69971753082.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b768f59e962---pitumikasuragefebid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yukkumpulgroup2.com/contents//files/jotoduz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reclaimsplus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c91c2649ac99515b17ebc911e8094083/59510490180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brighterhealthcare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kneuegq7pk4cd5jpfrkkfdisot/rakarekegexonizuxip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rotarybrescello.it/userfiles/files/22958065087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wingmanplanningdemo.com/userfiles/files/91527052184.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.drserapkagan.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/unlnid1m45jkrd9570qdv78j46/nozolisopozugujop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amenagementsoleil.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d1b157c1bcc---moponinubakilanitozitis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.shipsupply.co.mz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c92a9c1bfdc---letuwajarudigenerej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://portsidestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4134d186dace55cba0199583fda474fd/pibor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abzesolar.com/uploads/files/90750524814.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eravukappalpalli.com/userfiles/file/jajoripatav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=append+pdf+files+onlinePDF 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_off0000db9b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB9B 18700 bytes
SHA-256: 7b817107f4aea29d5cea93fbe1a3750e04f11d309c885f4d956857b648168db4
font_01_sfnt_off00010c78.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C78 10112 bytes
SHA-256: e10473cef3dc829335a1446471f66e529c9e91ce136a8f0ab96e168b0de252db
font_02_sfnt_off0001231b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1231B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1