Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 230a06b6494e43c3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.5 KB Created: 2021-09-01 14:59:20 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 721f9b0db0174c49103c38260d0419ac SHA-1: 5fbee48d1ebd6d22411376d1d5df117ad61c793e SHA-256: 230a06b6494e43c397662bc157f2d2105cfb13e33e7a83fc665c80880a5cd80d
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports a lure-based attack pattern. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' confirms the malicious nature of the file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://dralituncer.net/userfiles/file/nuxuxet.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://luckyassessoria.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e2baf80c03---zalogipivurusete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hanahana.vn/media/ftp/file/durafefab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pogotowienaukowe.com/Upload/file/berige.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humantouchtranslations.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/16071365e4c620---ginekef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skikk.be/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/nizanewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stkvn.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2f79535387d9554c14cac52bdc2d2c63/42356561288.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/slbqbq3mj39klacu7v4vp5bjp3/93071074820.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sk-developers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2133b65f67---81818958722.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.idahomedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/187a291be368d2927475eb77f1f66974/79102215645.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maydongy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/magjd942v35f6ajm6gjqb7bfi7/80782135136.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://syteq-pro.com/userfiles/file/wubari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://losmarinoslanzarote.com/marinarubicon/admin/file/53972045045.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toptalentusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608af9191dbe4---95228884548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aimhc.com/userfiles/file/13543138682.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lawpropertyconsultants.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/justt6n2jmipgm69tudftmqtfe/50786875292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ludifrance.fr/userfiles/file/zisub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://solartgaleria.hu/images/file/8642753832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j5v9jr9kg1u5ir3jiv5erafoh7/fobaboju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drjou-vc.com/upload/files/46787830816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dui-antidote.com/images/userfiles/file/52448505726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoffmanowska.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160848074bfea3---53847425862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alternativecarrepair.com/userfiles/file/18466264213.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vegasoft.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c415ae2a0f8---35546919472.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://botosani.ro/img/uploads/file/16041946377.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shuswapladystriders.ca/userfiles/file/10528364025.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=transformers+in+disguise+mod+apkPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#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_off0000e2c7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2C7 10852 bytes
SHA-256: ed73683dfd895e62097a2350122d4d7c95f85a84767a97beeea0f45ef55fe34e
font_01_sfnt_off0000fb93.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB93 17520 bytes
SHA-256: fdf91e76cfd363af8aeac91f945aae51511906d6c0a43583ba5454b0802fba14
font_02_sfnt_off00012948.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12948 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1