Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 233c4547773b1b7e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

68.5 KB Created: 2021-09-27 02:51:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 9ee204de363bb8c975a3e6b0a26a3348 SHA-1: 5c506f9462f596df6a741524b5850a4dbd6e5c36 SHA-256: 233c4547773b1b7e9b2fe2ccd927739b80d885bb606335e8d700d488bbffef5c
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which appear to be hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The heuristic 'PDF_IMAGE_LURE' suggests the document is designed to trick the user into clicking on an embedded action, likely leading to one of the identified URLs. ClamAV detection and ML classification further support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9849

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.
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=sat+test+example+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://flygarfield.net/userfiles/file/38771374879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yarpb.ru/pic/userfile/47112461707.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/skocfl5gkjv5p350m2r8f3l025/24376495218.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reformedgeneration.com/userfiles/file/57248809776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timnhanhonline.vn/upload/files/sumuresodej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://francescasciortino.it/userfiles/files/85354617927.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://phase1acoustics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16149becc3b6b7---79445109912.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cecev.com/stockages/files/podixeximemugitimikixiros.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ripedesign.com/app/webroot/files/fckeditor/file/rasusipelikoriwunolefaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atcotourismtravel.com/userfiles/file/26686633771.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ladyvenus.it/userfiles/files/katomit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tahitotfaluovodak.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65852585978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://12shio5.com/contents/files/selonifeporerod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://repetitorebi.ge/userfiles/files/sewezenirunemo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://henca.com/files/details/file/wujoluwako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emtracing.net/userfiles/file/muwigabowukeso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bulendengin.com/upload/ckfinder/files/kasakofajefaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thienminhgroup.com/uploads/userfiles/file/liwogovuritaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mearesandassociatesllc.com/siteuploads/editorimg/file/64784460590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dyna-tech.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613567ac5276c---wuwefokazulikipunujus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://4cmedica.com/ficheiros_upload/file/pigilafiwabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jamurgoreng.net/contents/files/pajuzuxugemag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.liftechforklifts.com.au/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17833570738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://idosekotthonaveresegyhaz.hu/files/files/migewapuvobusojuvuti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhfangyuan.com/uploadfiles/files/xutividoguzewumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sangjeom.com/userfiles/file///35827493342.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_off0000b136.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB136 14456 bytes
SHA-256: 47660333102f6f64b5a146542a9900ab5f2309cdbb890aa6ea121ab63d177c46
font_01_sfnt_off0000d529.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD529 10420 bytes
SHA-256: 89ac1021ec03e71acdbfe20e6679aad7e104b2f754614ef1b0d66eb91f342cfd
font_02_sfnt_off0000ecd0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECD0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1