Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 200726894565a35f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.7 KB Created: 2021-07-20 22:29:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: f960ac8f69b01a11f177da532e72a130 SHA-1: 1dc28ca6db8d6565e5a596255b8e8b0fc7bc0c57 SHA-256: 200726894565a35f64613583282a9dc676da3f46b89f34779dbfbf71c6c0318c
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous embedded links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and potentially malicious domains, as indicated by high-severity heuristics like PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature. The primary attack pattern involves directing users to external resources, likely for phishing or to download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://trichynext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1551ecc2c8661bf31a021e54733387be/86597337889.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jblcpb6g6n25tlu89n3j6jrgm5/wobijakibix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kojeneckezbozi.eu/userfiles/file/8536233266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvsystexperts.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/82d0ohh1ud421q3kdveh19iuq0/mujutagigimexepog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cullinanconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ev0g0gdori0tj9ntmluc0ank81/xerunirosakut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajatotogroup3.com/contents//files/fibukuzotetiniwilivibulo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xanbiente.de/userfiles/file/kurevosasukotuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mauspro.net/upload/files/pamenasomizidobumefaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klhl.com/userfiles/file/gawujigewumoxuzederidemuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dekleinewerf.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160860e87c33d7---24892524710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--1--8kcai1ck2bs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3fd78956f7d12bb01c908cf998e93458/gerifunitotebo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://go-pxl.com/uploads/files/velilopaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rmdschoolandcollege.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3udh78qa9bul9shs8tc3q6ouf4/10506576797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://muzeumkonstancina.pl/attachments/file/sozuju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://photographybynami.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b96b8bd2e1---dojekekulixokiwesofaloni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.zaantraining.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609891312bcce---96718613861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpiindah1.com/contents//files/47715039710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dainichiji.com/upload_ckr/files/90772215421.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whitedwarf.ru/public/images/ckfinder/files/80531020843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flylights.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7m03snktlvsh3npj6m6lv8vj4h/74664753263.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akproauto.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/29321099452.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perfectthesale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee477302f09---zegapimedavuvudipuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stagerightstaging.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4d2b96e1191a6a26d9c24200c6a97ab3/jajurulidelu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=short+deep+love+quotes+for+herPDF 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_off0000e6ca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6CA 16676 bytes
SHA-256: abf8b2af7abe224543f10f7d21c9bf6bbb45a9a1598bcceb067e200607db8610
font_01_sfnt_off0001115d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1115D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012974.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12974 10624 bytes
SHA-256: 0f7986e38b18f489d77cb9b7f91a5cdeae0ef6c0442c622198bd741a82f68c6a