Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 164c9d996ae00c36…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-07-07 08:58:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 897eb038c0af2760145c4a775b722583 SHA-1: 4906372a12f5fbd07b002e400ce68200b9cc1e27 SHA-256: 164c9d996ae00c36b19b84d57997d1766741c0fe3b362175ad3cf88f85db27dd
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains a large number of embedded links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of numerous external links suggests an attempt to redirect the user to malicious sites, potentially for credential harvesting or further payload delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+little+girl+and+the+wolf PDF link annotation
    • https://growlocals.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/62f2907668d86bfce1b1b2ab20c98181/fonamodupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://training-solutions.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609401b292952---41161742845.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.socalgreatwhite.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160786e56199a0---68296073199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://workcoop.org/fckeditor/userimages/file/20210616111036.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clingac.com/d/files/34008905873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terapie-psi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a41cf16b957---67135842070.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asbufestival.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/34460699305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/zavuzasozizejemubaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensionatiitalianiinportogallo.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c64d4845a4443e5aff1c76b1e8e65473/mukosuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marksiegeldds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d635f4e7480a93dbf884c30cc6d20e41/zamujeparomonimupetifin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiorinaldibedin.eu/userfiles/files/fizefoxufas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pharmnet.cz/ckfiles/files/files/44425442543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amirep.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/349de0275ba2154180b7300a375abd97/defewixuzaxivudizidox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sarujiovalente.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vm1due8qu26ar7s8i7jmgmtita/13343391990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alkhairi.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab1f6672d1bbf359beaf794b89759bd1/tewibux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jjkxmy.com/upload/files/202106160448477574.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitedcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072f4ca1342d---17098116222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zatexpress.com//upload/userfiles/files/52379928315.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://penoplex24.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5110d68964---48078069784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2e17a9a7b8---kifavoxokimevotel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://veritiesinstitute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/082f0bd215a208586d2e350cc1850fe3/wolurebew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088b043e0147---mitesewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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

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Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dcc0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCC0 16644 bytes
SHA-256: 7d69e6947f0fccbcc66b084c267f2560a08c2ef8981a273aaa262fc86395d169
font_01_sfnt_off000107ba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x107BA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011fd1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FD1 10516 bytes
SHA-256: 9f2512b7e5492c4ec828803e2b9fa12199ae03967cb29d6a5d6f2bff0902e004

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