Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 2308370aa56ce57b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.4 KB Created: 2021-09-08 19:36:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: f1c98067597e3d79b81dc2643179512d SHA-1: b1b8b3e7565e35d33a898bf8c8fcf71082641a49 SHA-256: 2308370aa56ce57b450fc5f476772ed9e57172876027899670c1f0f89c905fc1
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains a link farm that redirects to other PDF documents hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to lure users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/20000226193.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://belv.ru/userfiles/file/vaxenerezuxidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zatexpress.com/upload/userfiles/files/70953760581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drisraadentalcenter.com/userfiles/file/99917665806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lncxjzxxw.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-2/20210902060425989596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mamproducciones.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161308bd9d2506---92361891044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rebates.forex/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v6k1mg25a4274vg5rmq08o3rr6/7576568323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suncitygroup.ir/basefile/suncitygroupir/files/bomoxesidagow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133bc31e0ffd---jubobako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alwaysthesame.pt/site/upload/file/tazilagipevodojejubuziku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ipsgroupjjn.org/userfiles/file/23739575684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://186086.com/upload/files/dokalonojukokesawiwujaxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lerucherdesanges.fr/userfiles/file/magapipofinewupud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esistore.be/userfiles/file/sakaret.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sayarbobinaj.com/file/5389170815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bergfin.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16131c4af376ea---tevejikejemasazeromevid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bimstudioinc.com/media/files/89630925425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ohligschlaeger-berger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161351f6a11600---63992391770.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stringquartet.biz/web/images/fck/file/42155361207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://giovanninociti.com/userfiles/files/37142695384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amrapalispot.com/userfiles/file/31638563924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariailmarzocco.it/userfiles/files/29730486727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://biznesfishki.ru/files/userfiles/files/lemusejujamujegonedizus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=nosocomial+infection+pdfPDF 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_off0000dd17.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD17 16428 bytes
SHA-256: 54b77fb23a6162eb4374ad2242a283ed2e4133759b835773362a6648342156b0
font_01_sfnt_off00010756.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10756 10660 bytes
SHA-256: 4ef6a53cad3439258b799213c3c58f6b77aeedb1e89fee50a929d31d5abb696a
font_02_sfnt_off00011fc1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FC1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1