Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 247e75ac875ded2b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.2 KB Created: 2021-07-13 20:06:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 82f1f096dec67ee639832436cefbd487 SHA-1: d22ee870db8609324b8e6168b3ac7647fed9b8c8 SHA-256: 247e75ac875ded2bbb21abe35a2e0517b51f757a5fbf2caa9e664afd6131b02f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a malicious PDF designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://www.intermediastudios.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2daacc980e0313d8940cf296341a1389/mizuwizakoliwonumuze.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.kindytennis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9fa9337079---wajurifigupuzaxurigekan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constantemail.com/userfiles/file/1622775970lodenivuzanumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qhzs88.com/admin/fckeditor_upfiles/file/2021060715084080554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alibabashipping.com/userfiles/file/25912497934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nguyenquangcomputer.com/upload/ck/files/26375807674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088473077628---72203283450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beribuket.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/33659924bf754cd3fc6fd6124d9e3a48/timofud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yourtuscanyguide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23t4gu3grb77hvttjnh8gm6lv3/nadegopexodevaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://electrabicycles.pl/app/webroot/uploads/file/1624412951882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/posuwumamotudovotefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://purebodycare.courses/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6462kgf0bcbughqpvnd50vhkc9/lisejaxipegemejubuxotu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a59208d5923---mafevajirowewosogatunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pizzeria-millemiglia.de/app/webroot/img/editor/file/88400422426.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gabconstruction.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87241088741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dui-antidote.net/images/userfiles/file/vogorusawok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ludifrance.fr/userfiles/file/texigojirudulununis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paliukenas.lt/i/File/51654839510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amdind.com/userfiles/file/tadotuzupimobozurego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classicalgardenornaments.com/uplds/file/fepoxugaxegulirajidezone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://olgapopovaphoto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eedc74cadc3f38e01333464cedf98eaf/77641077536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.businesswatchguardingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ta52r4peu8ejldg7gkt9np3g43/91851293885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anonelectronics.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/upload_jpg/file/202105010759324832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://esipro.fr/userfiles/file/5940603350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=ghost+recon+breakpoint+how+to+get+elite+weaponsPDF 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_off0000ef5a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF5A 11008 bytes
SHA-256: 6de68ec365103960bb30b48b1dc60a46d7343dcc3380b03ea784d25276c73a69
font_01_sfnt_off000108c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x108C6 16540 bytes
SHA-256: dbcb2976e90707cbf5aa5eef3d0a5771293212ec7fd0a0e93d494e65d3fea94c
font_02_sfnt_off00013368.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13368 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1