Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 24b086f9fa615d80…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.8 KB Created: 2021-07-09 00:49:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 2b1fcefb27bf27ed459389ec54834596 SHA-1: e61467287cf21db47a3727eb074dd8f34242dfd1 SHA-256: 24b086f9fa615d809c28e89015823494208ca63118e377c1b509b93a527ac197
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK heuristic indicates links to algorithmically generated URLs, further supporting malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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 https://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=what+makes+a+motorcycle+a+bobber PDF link annotation
    • https://www.mixedclass.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hdup3rvdm1tvk5nd6t91pt8e44/kelobilafesavorafozipusob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suemsas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pmicq9g54fvktr3u101flevc11/21006885441.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://criteriacambio.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2bt8r9vgq850d2okpg5e693gs8/sotaburin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stcatherine.ac.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cfc88d1a09---teburujobi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jollytime.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/157cce6dfab76fda5de8a9a8c6940757/gifewiwokomojidadese.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quickfix-poland.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091bdfa0e64f---kofanowuvaneso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svs-pm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d319471d29---92500497397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tangiahoang.com/skinkorea/Images_upload/files/9098537754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tlcsk13ekh3311kk1nf6mpbg55/43202792127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lllk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/47be68048d420bafe42a4029ac941f1a/zitifirozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ef2987a9ff---wobatalaripepogulobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seigyobannkaigaikikaku.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90205725241.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gadkowski.pl/repository/filemanager/file/5682588382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fertilizergranulatorprice.com/d/files/mewosugezitodenejamuna.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myphi.biz/nbloom/fckuploads/file/nubumaxorujepimiximeri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.corridar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cpvc0kbaqi3oe712d754i0ieqi/pojamatefari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mooneyes.pl/userfiles/file/9322709042.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lavaecucebrescia.it/file/92682891596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://humanitool.ru/userfiles/file/kusepaketidexikepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://njsolarpower.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5c643b9dde9e53a1285b9df2a9a807e3/kefamuzabusozivujofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grecosalesinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077ca7765349---51660686383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cameronhaddock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e7711d9721b---bigototejibixowaduvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://loveperfectionschool.com/upload/file/31413705560.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_off00010054.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10054 10640 bytes
SHA-256: 110417656312c75f3011ed2c7b1a3202f1981046512297de943fe7c69fb30382
font_01_sfnt_off000118c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118C8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000130da.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x130DA 17232 bytes
SHA-256: a327e35cd23f3dba9fe9dea9cbb6259c21f0ec5895d7bfa017b5942f62310f6d