Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 29516dfecc6fc9bc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.0 KB Created: 2021-08-19 13:04:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 9c30efbfe8459bfb3ca32c787327c4a7 SHA-1: 0e4ec726e331dd570b6e55fc62837bffefb3ede9 SHA-256: 29516dfecc6fc9bcbf8de4596c5c1bfdca3b6194c794b6faccaf4bdd3ef721a7
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and a machine learning classifier. It contains a large number of embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9982

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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=ejemplos+de+sales+oxisales+neutras PDF link annotation
    • http://www.kindytennis.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7196729004---zusoxabena.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbdf07c3f06---16292682800.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sewakendragroup.com/userfiles/file/nusexovorewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://damsindia.org/admin/uploads/file/woxafubunaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gencshow.com/upload/ckfinder/files/jenugujamunijufofejifaxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ijdsir.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89949322036.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.solarwindependence.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mavug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://123kozijnofferte.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/01fssjpteif7j61aoiio69si60/94461684854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scamps.biz/userfiles/file/30700556861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecbpolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d8a5c8daf45cf8e4c0b6fa03e1a41fa/jitusonabotujeto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medicalalliedtraining.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071b53b36fa8---rezosodexeligoxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kenhquangcao.vn/uploads/files/45960838867.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karavanlakesfet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9f3c1e5928895d2e522c99ad9055d3a3/karoso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bertrandetgastineaudesigners.fr/userfiles/file/45287185529.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cngwalk.com/fckeditor/userfiles/image/vonogidoraro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/jokixadaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nfc.soo.jp/file/86331769149.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frederickfollows.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7dbe03c1e3---lozawajonifof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://livingkaneohe.com/userimages/sazun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vntdc.com/upload/fck/file/75996005936.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.appsolutely.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086649ab5286---jabapajejasujijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edgecs.com/documents/wakomedadedaxepat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mariancozma.com/_user/file/wezonazofatemadin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bursac.net/userfiles/file/gojipew.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_off0000e8d6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE8D6 10868 bytes
SHA-256: c958d8f3ef67e2fa1d026fd83f490642100c7014ea10e0b71c08a3e5693e41cd
font_01_sfnt_off000101dd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x101DD 16732 bytes
SHA-256: d9fd985eb9b30d6958848cf70f729dbdfb34098e8fd9ac36f1de1d6624f89950
font_02_sfnt_off00012d6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12D6F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1