Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 169bfe59eba1e47d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.3 KB Created: 2021-07-07 17:13:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 5a83d140adc9b78f103ac8a045a7c414 SHA-1: 51d3509aa52e446038ed58710708ff18817eefb0 SHA-256: 169bfe59eba1e47ddd2ac4f97c43aa983f1a088e43c824a439fb3192be77ea3a
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, specifically within form upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the structure and URL patterns suggest this PDF acts as a lure to download further malicious content, likely via embedded JavaScript or by redirecting the user to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

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 https://www.verpoort-bouw.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f7b2fdd0e7---89347615081.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cungcapluonech.com/upload/files/11870965196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://herodumpsterrental.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/156b07ecd57f02059f42cabfe2b84e3c/62249288695.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zgic.ru/!upload/files/kewafijele.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076e6ea609c5---janomel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dreamscapes.ca/dream_scapes/userfiles/files/94826888692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uppercanadatwocylinderclub.com/clients/877835/File/68285755261.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jarauwerdaenzn.nl/userfiles/file/zizez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aldea.work/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b2198c17740df54a38fc185aa2c7dad1/8786617919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sarujiovalente.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/le2epa0h790fghgeijaao3nm88/wuwafivegisegomet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webhenevents.com/clients/868374/File/jupetelesobuwonape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tcufroghouses.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d360e42cb2---logevugufuleg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cukiernia-waltar.pl/qcms/userfiles/file/mapoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thietbiotovn.com/Images_upload/files/tajutalowupixul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sluganarodu.org/userfiles/files/77074240382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://calldidocta.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/811ae67d92f4f20bc08a0ec5a01eb3d1/916981520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldenparadisestsimons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9035f2284f663d07bbdb6cffe69ae284/birowosajaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://albatrossmrn.com/konadnew/userfiles/file/zopijusikonod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.immiflex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c69a04b519c---32828416544.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sieuthicayxanh.vn/webroot/img/files/44806125702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075a7df0bd15---13931558608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stewartreunion2020.com/clients/2/2a/2a0d9dcdd57715375c9f4393c24df0f2/File/ferafegap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+reshare+instagram+videoPDF 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_off0000e865.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE865 10792 bytes
SHA-256: fc5586fa0c76a055538a9853a590505c6f05c922416d6e984fc8c73793906c7c
font_01_sfnt_off000100e6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x100E6 17316 bytes
SHA-256: a4eaa289511f046ed616bec89749c3fda17e819060252d5f8bfb650512948a96
font_02_sfnt_off00012e74.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E74 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1