Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 23f7882bfe89bf09…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.0 KB Created: 2021-06-28 06:12:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 809f16d740cb7896593d5244920572e0 SHA-1: 3d1a6ce9f94824d822871f359b4d7091ba77bdcb SHA-256: 23f7882bfe89bf0929b9a793f813b3d3d3d59057606206316213ef499ff9e87e
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous embedded links, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of a malicious document designed to redirect users to potentially harmful external resources.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://narimasu-chintai.net/jcfiles/file/kafixijobivab.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.ddd-iasi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ca713d9a5a---gikezamozoxanaduda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinivetmadonnadirosa.eu/userfiles/files/8692170583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.swissfillon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0cca1394b3eb1d10509194300208440b/vumojole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.addvanceo.info/userfiles/files/nopixomogokeked.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wsm.hk/images/files/21300948335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alliance-ltd.com/userfiles/tunoje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inse.us/uploads/images//files/guzemil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hcibatiment.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e96b42df20---29584517374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dreamscapes.ca/dream_scapes/userfiles/files/11542824108.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brahmagnanam.org/fck_uploads/file/21801930514.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.avenueroadadvertising.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070fd0f5673b---ratofonorume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greshamgilessalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7116a34f1a6e219d9d3502c88c88b6f6/42225662675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://braviengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7eo1hcfi13ohss11roar9cuquf/42045819304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cochleartudaskozpont.hufiles/81269274529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://total-sport.pl/img/upload/files/tuwewo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuzvedo.hu/elemek/file/77608951687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://randalljroutson.com/clients/44711/File/73438453482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feng-shuiworld.com/userfiles/file/givaxozolotikulewusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lostsoulsmemorialnj.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4b99c97d38c7177000736473c2b9d695/kesudezibopupimivolegol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a7d6ae3010---zakasifexokevuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pretpv9gmtbkfeiarhn1duu9o4/sotonaduwodutija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://juniorsmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf38c6515a---15090643905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://regenerativetherapyforpain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b75252002237c40e3974cc2f266071ca/99800966729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.microsinusectomi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607930f5a57cc---2185219221.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=thank+you+god+for+my+birthdayPDF 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_off0000ecb9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECB9 17412 bytes
SHA-256: b6de39159c67ffeaee7bc2788b9fc15b9a32b3ac3e809f9f9586daeaa0e235d9
font_01_sfnt_off00011a00.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A00 10864 bytes
SHA-256: f6f528f3aad1290ae3178d2f18bd5626c6688aadaabad5070c1beca01718e024
font_02_sfnt_off000132b4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x132B4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1