Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 27bd3d47949881ad…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.8 KB Created: 2021-08-16 09:45:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 75f57eade4daa22eceb08996fe138f3a SHA-1: fe20bce33c7e7a269424a02746d6f3065404f3c3 SHA-256: 27bd3d47949881ad8757e4a77fcca717d5d351231ed8911b569775323c93fa19
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to deliver second-stage payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9992

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://cremeconferences.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d3cdc6ffa86ded47acc02a760315193/4647776280.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/getepabilikawaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phdpecs.hu/userfiles/files/50781888699.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kapalishakti.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bixogumajan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duszek-lasu.pl/userfiles/file/tokitajitebazezefaxunazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ltgpartners.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d34fe198a4e920203a1e82e53db9fba2/jugiborafuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://domplus.su/userfiles/files/tusabagubewatobigowowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daydala.com/userfiles/file/40913106335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dioceseofniranam.org/userfiles/file/giviloxanuxixekiji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoangminhceramics.com/app/webroot/uploads/files/xanubedonizaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3dreamvr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d8a09376a35eb85a9a0c1aa53c6942e8/1456737526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.supercarrentalsofmiami.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab2b96d9b72---20955238254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glycocalyx.nl/userfiles/image/file/47295824180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn----8sbaavnccwq4am.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/91108bbe4739be67ca8e2d517e26fb85/lubum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://muratay.nl/userfiles/file/zawaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perfectthesale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ee2b2904f50---niwegelozeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cnhhgj.com/upfiles/userfiles/file/fujazijirezuvuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.movingwithmagna.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f197a196784d27695b62d3dee30bd1a/molesoxivexologejer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realimpacto.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16111f5ccb7c0b---ximorumebukeler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://strandedtattoo.net/file/6524710913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artkulinaria.pl/sites/default/files/file/wositone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.edutechusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd72e56e4d1---87909570052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autobedrijvenindex.nl/images/uploads/72517568680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://execdentalclinic.com/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jevegutiwarilemedijuzex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.justgiveahand.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087cb269c10e---44405960821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=au+bonheur+des+dames+version+abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9e+pdf+gratuitPDF 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_off0000cec5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCEC5 11340 bytes
SHA-256: ba730a7513feeebad6d92757131caea5bb0834b65115030842d9e254b246864c
font_01_sfnt_off0000e895.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE895 19492 bytes
SHA-256: 4d35eb020c48030bd028a493c1d0fc6f9a579438a708757e34aa3b67fab303c6
font_02_sfnt_off00011a3c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A3C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1