Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1ae0cb0cb8ca1d50…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.0 KB Created: 2021-06-27 04:00:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 297ef8075c7f54d76162b7ad9d2f08c5 SHA-1: 983310c74ecbbe58c4018265e1c931e746dfe83b SHA-256: 1ae0cb0cb8ca1d509ff7b89e1aeb55696d02ea2d576e7c7c62cabd59730b59cf
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The heuristic 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' suggests the document's primary purpose is to host a large number of links, potentially for SEO manipulation or to distribute further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://lavera.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c84de811af9---57230612006.pdf
    • http://emurus.jp/userfiles/file/lujagoki.pdf
    • https://claphamjunction.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bda2d7f10e1f0896c38d4a1d890da4d6/nubojujukusad.pdf
    • https://pypconsultores.mx/userfiles/file/538146513.pdf
    • https://saftanton.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070ffad4bcf8---10921151058.pdf
    • https://www.golddustdental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f7a592884a---rasiweloxupaminewipifugig.pdf
    • http://fixmyhelicopter.com/project-new/christianbook/upload_images/file/joxawis.pdf
    • http://raunlarose.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b94fe8c1c1---zevabikulenivuxuzipuso.pdf
    • http://www.agrosystem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160889d00942ee---97593839934.pdf
    • http://anhuifan.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-9/20210509030016162797.pdf
    • https://www.alignerco.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02072ed471c0ddf86159a77a2e3878bd/wukubiloxi.pdf
    • http://superfishinglewood.com/uploads/files/10403044433.pdf
    • http://www.barankayalar.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c18c07a8db7---puponizubogefiguladedi.pdf
    • http://www.fullertherapy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f0af9e87b4---vutufupoxududomib.pdf
    • http://fornacedelia.it/userfiles/files/47519574761.pdf
    • http://enjoy.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/25965852734.pdf
    • https://kfz-gutachter-oliver-schiller.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095e6d7aef7c---nineg.pdf
    • https://member-amz-seller-system.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/488768cdcb9a1925a608755730610d52/pilosudadadu.pdf
    • https://blackknowledge.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8f5542456b125483cde988b711d9793f/jupesumemiwezabem.pdf
    • http://gf-location.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2b6d69ade6---17749600279.pdf
    • https://majorsagilekvaros.hu/uploads/file/dizutalewiki.pdf
    • https://mattweidnerlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e52d9b56d2---bufejupubagoxetokizuno.pdf
    • https://gearforfree.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tlqmidj7v0k140cfl9mrd3sqmb/gukujixas.pdf
    • http://for-rent-leuven.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081c5af2ee08---lumagukejegiwulonutikoli.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=today%27s+hottest+temperature+in+india
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ee81.bin
ae1bf0d500bd681ab6c82d56527720f0d572e0a5642b7ac93781ed41f2c1de73
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE81 17868 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011d9c.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D9C 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000135b3.bin
9979932afdd26e2ed5c6c65f4db8fb09e64cea540afb0a78cbd7e4511158f0e2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x135B3 10824 bytes