Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 239cef27249a811a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-06-25 23:36:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 6c5c4e939d6c936c00766ab89aa0e84e SHA-1: 47b4ef34d62ccdeb899a0bf231b5359caa2a166f SHA-256: 239cef27249a811a074c6a37e0ba85393c5eac4bd419fb6e799f3c164b090a1d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous external links, with many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a potential phishing or spam distribution tactic. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to distributing further malware or leading users to malicious sites. No scripts were extracted, but the overall structure and link farm behavior are indicative of a phishing campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

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://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160724292b271a---nirobesowosi.pdf
    • http://consulcongress.it/uploads/assets/file/lelejerejurupupevevufar.pdf
    • http://developmentassociationofnagaland.org/nbloom/fckuploads/file/zenosefevirapifot.pdf
    • https://adm.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b3be2933d549fe682de3364f2464924a/zevixus.pdf
    • https://paron-rebondir.com/uploads/files/jurobefibaje.pdf
    • http://kystop.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/upnj83595rkmfi6obmltr89e34/2104119860.pdf
    • http://currycornersugarland.com/admin/images/file/72363588103.pdf
    • https://extremetour74.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb4708151e7c284112c43aabd9864584/nozimasefupifora.pdf
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d4cf8a33325---73602498749.pdf
    • https://www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d54d7048f6d930965dbfdb18b4efd260/nafofav.pdf
    • http://activesolutionelectric.com/images/file/75373974887.pdf
    • https://afanasyev-design.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dbfc5a68ff33f8741867b15836d8ba0b/wexewuladofew.pdf
    • https://humanistbeauty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ehe9c6922d09c3k7ic0pjq5elj/40285854573.pdf
    • https://inclinedigital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4b9734b90d---83251930413.pdf
    • http://www.grundys.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba2ecc82918---59576597756.pdf
    • http://mouaumfb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8a8f3df20b---misuzosixomusugawik.pdf
    • https://jollytime.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/77ec2e486626557a27b156644b22a5a4/35757272259.pdf
    • https://comesa.com.pe/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mra1tvdostajg7j0tfte86pj03/37906444902.pdf
    • http://www.circoloaletrium.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160709920b954d---5507002525.pdf
    • http://www.x454.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1pfs9ofue9eqvq7hpp7ma5rdj4/59414000444.pdf
    • https://specialbrands.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c4f204dfacb9222f331c8739184fbb00/46145741931.pdf
    • http://clarksville.net/wysiwygfiles/file/musarulazoveze.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=castle+creations+mamba+monster+manual
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ebf1.bin
3fc26efa5921dfadcb8bea60992339a01e10174817c5b55bf3b3a0c6eab0f6de
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBF1 17988 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011b6b.bin
e4d604a1a8e4d8616ff6f2e78768e97987d5d1bcdfcc76472da4b81eee95b4f5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B6B 10664 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000133d0.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x133D0 16792 bytes