Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 204e68fa908af82f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.4 KB Created: 2021-09-05 07:44:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 0bd14d00c95741da82ae71a60a630c9b SHA-1: ef154dba148c5d7bd4d349a30ea0bd7f66bfeb71 SHA-256: 204e68fa908af82f4c54e11e6fefe686d9e82e906a66117e3ccfa64bd1a6e331
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and other disposable hosting, a common tactic for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content, likely a phishing page or a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 http://ateliergermain.net/sites/default/files/file/golizigitofixanunuvetob.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cephedanismani.com/images/pages/file/ribizisinekake.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://millecolori.it/images/file/gunurutugiged.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://netiko.ge/img/Data/file/xedobexufufidajasudew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stadtbild-intervention.de/Quansis/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tifobokinifepijibewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redemaisfarma.com/userfiles/file/nofilijex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://auf.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a54443u15pbfi512jfkarireg7/31795778558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ikfl0vbmni2ofsf74cdqcm001/51489959955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leaguengn.com/userfiles/file///mezofagixodadobozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arci-mp.fr/admin/File/67104079203.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rogierstoel.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bo4qgpmtkf87ns8cgsa7hdf5q0/98414723969.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--2-140-swe8h.xn--p1ai/files/20152301583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tomaszfilipczak.pl/userfiles/file/rafifosebuxakekovimomakir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buydecor.ru/uploads/files/28769917332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://africansafaris-spain.com/FCKeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php?Command=FileUpload&Type=File&CurrentFolder=%2Ffile/99044037248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uaqbakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7e83b71a19---bokiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gift-edu.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e6181f8fdaf7f5c1bc38c876013c6ce/46141260251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://turismoporsantander.com/aym_image/files/87527958718.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarpazarlama.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7v7bhoqqf8kdkru1qdg436i772/negafigero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sygimportaciones.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/55jabo3hnuvc8l2kabe4lqcb6j/16496649301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dangkyidol.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sgqc3f8esr306he2lbtf9agemn/vilixazopevumavelazilamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karenlovelee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077f351e1766---xenam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://riverasphotovideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160729cba8c503---paretutetomonosez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nakatka.com/files/file/lomejevemepipajumenubis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=pdf-xchange+editor%2Fviewer+ocr+language+extensionsPDF 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_off0000dfc3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDFC3 11176 bytes
SHA-256: 3636087ddc71bbf55f3ff5ff4ff092c4b22c8e458acdf770f32bedc80a34044c
font_01_sfnt_off0000f9db.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF9DB 20124 bytes
SHA-256: f2fb33ab83169f2a0246bb212603a8f33f53303d3363740d05d9456bce057127
font_02_sfnt_off00012f06.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12F06 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1