Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 1fc63e575172f5d2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.1 KB Created: 2021-06-28 23:58:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 1f76e7a2b16758d4c73ebfa18b83dd2b SHA-1: e4f10017e44b63e44ca1d1b3fe672256b47a2afb SHA-256: 1fc63e575172f5d2da5b9883745ff1191c0c0a6573811f17918528f270c147dc
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a high number of embedded links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the numerous URLs are the primary indicators of compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=arsenic+and+old+lace+full+script PDF link annotation
    • https://palezieux.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65704654500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160813a1a3dcb1---wofere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.frankcapassoandsons.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bcbfd370cdc---gezalofelat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dioceseofniranam.org/userfiles/file/fimudar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://balone.net/_upload/file///woxinaronor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tutek.eu/userfiles/file/7104800730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirembeestate.co.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3369025bec---9006687626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xlux.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/080h83cbgf6qp4tv6afofhncrf/56459692468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aucoindeshalles.fr/menu/file/fenegakibigulupunuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sillajen.com/fckeditor/_upload/file/nazofeworuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tortsurprise.ru/upload/redactor/files/28730841850.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://afghansolar.com/userfiles/file/92121901068.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alphaconsultinggroup.us/vpw/images/file/repobomisoramidaxefi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.uniqueartzz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fbsbksb6si3kmo0bev1ocsbb3r/49831553004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://happyhanool.com/ckupload/files/senuwetuzinogewixupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://photographerin.agency/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kfc7vuvc9lgrdvf0thh19pc612/lixoxivetogawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5hq4hav919jd8lju8hemcovah1/butadewobotatural.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://montaze.org/democms/userfiles/file/sadereso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://holzhaus-suedtirol.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608888986d8d0---76234088295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avenirpourtous.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c807b12c8c---42650709063.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mymovingestimate.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d1a377312cd51941fbc494c05a8ae2b/tejisolebugijutadegetuluw.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

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f214.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF214 16648 bytes
SHA-256: 9e7c1b71740cb97edb6aebe5fcdfbe3476b51e82954a2e66e8a67f603fabc424
font_01_sfnt_off00011ce8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11CE8 10692 bytes
SHA-256: 1c2755556df4a24c762793f7e012cd9dd70811e5a304344134e42655c744f3b5
font_02_sfnt_off0001359a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1359A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1