Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1a3bc3e27e99e973…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.6 KB Created: 2021-09-01 13:09:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 7abf6045b52eaf61817d4e017aef8302 SHA-1: 0f5a00b8932b62f88110e9e15a0d17af15812504 SHA-256: 1a3bc3e27e99e973069b5a646650f4cacf3a6f519650b0a0c00d1a42c3bdcb58
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content and lure victims. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with a phishing lure designed to lead users to download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://mytutr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e15adf0867460b262bc44ded91d25e2a/pulexedamerakamipijopobex.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.bestlifepolicy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611580933e7cd---24996982551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://synergyproperty.com/images/files/50450981386.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abacusnancy.com/userfiles/file/bovunogofofofezutebi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://famcareconnect.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d08fa8de064---boridodopepifogo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kup-vino.cz/web/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bosijenaxoxorujuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.inter-tube.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fda786dc99421b1858251f14d7f62475/50187302869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sindhuinvestment.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/47071341394.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phillipsbricksalumni.com/clients/56168/File/mosisupami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yarsan.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e1722c917947b271ebc57f3d5980aa9e/rixonemawizamevig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://holzbau-napetschnig.at/50192208390.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flygarfield.net/userfiles/file/33405003504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://exosportsante.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/22274400508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a59b18d8b74---fatetel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-domodedovo.ru/upload_picture/file/15205674713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hvpeds.com/upload/contents/file/biripukozotuludenuwamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creativetechno.in/userfiles/file/noxegixale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.agrosystem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160772a3822827---58210601563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.inter-tube.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/067a14df93a9b411bf9c63531e18dd5b/fuwupekevifopaxapifubuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kencert.vn/uploads/image/files/35706417808.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matrixuniverzum.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160835cbae32a6---zamago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beckydavidsonhomes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf08a96568e---5741019820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/19034477461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursac.net/userfiles/file/likisulowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mientrungland.net/uploads/image/files/73421434295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=excused+from+jury+duty+anxiety+disorderPDF 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_off0000c6d6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC6D6 17020 bytes
SHA-256: 675ac460b7a65cb4934081a2fcd9afd54e6635aeca2281f2d67aa1f0a9998ca9
font_01_sfnt_off0000f2a1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF2A1 11020 bytes
SHA-256: 4e564596f487c32550b98d3f70dde1d1527c4a7e312c304a329de6d4e6754c4b
font_02_sfnt_off00010c47.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10C47 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1