Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 29dd94a593963507…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.7 KB Created: 2021-06-26 03:36:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-25
MD5: 2e0203cefe69f6333cd4b7c26a543e1a SHA-1: c4e1b4114ebe6c73d17e28315b0f8da447153be2 SHA-256: 29dd94a5939635078b478cc24c52981f4a53f5b4d0116c4aa6147890502b2fec
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting an attempt to host malicious files. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier indicate a high likelihood of malicious intent, specifically phishing or trojan delivery. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

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 http://bellezaeimagen.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087a79c54e25---74557948097.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.appsolutely.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba2e7c9e2f7---23455715578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mszukam.pl/dat//file/21530078118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hauptsache.cc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086b2024345c---nudivusuxipitimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inclinedigital.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ec88b79dd9---mopivaxefopa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahi.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4bff1f562fb96ce2644b78518f823d88/39842227433.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krindustria.com.br/site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2ec111afc0---sijimezarokexow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brilspa.ro/userfiles/file///lazalotirul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hkt-optics.com/hkt/images/userfiles/file/68360104524.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaies.cn/upfiles/file/54975181963.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8cg45pj5gg663voebosmgdv115/6178803174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wholisticvibrations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4fcf14a7965aa8eae8943b5cf559d598/bunimufibufesefiwos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lbf-cosmetics.com/website/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072123b10429---79447722609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://backcountryplayground.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae6d793ada71891eebe199546d36f4f9/gikavexatijufonugupusi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d24a48e90c---94392487243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unicornproduction.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2578150fd675550c19611f8f507cad3a/vumifiwobogupelofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://math-talk.kr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ucgvnfb78ett1n5isucdrshqcd/sufijoratusifebegamus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carrollcountylawyers.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/sejufereleramexezopa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amartzon.store/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f0937d3c3876cdec003cc3646f002e32/22445597368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/pukopelimopafob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autotrilogy.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/308a8a5419f80052a3ff8e3eccb22e51/49724049572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://springswellness.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9287e6e5cf---sebusozozavatisofog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080f1f43b44c---63980858418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ntwbearing.com/UserFiles/File/20116943832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amenagementsoleil.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090636673e66---37154423428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://freedomtampons.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0778fbaa0c5497c3defabba05c4802bc/zixerewibesisij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=the+seven+habits+of+highly+effective+people+download+pdfPDF 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_off0000de6d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE6D 17296 bytes
SHA-256: 833d9cfbead56ff2d102afda1ea3769c9d1a9f2a4cfa072385fe7e7cac079d4d
font_01_sfnt_off00010b29.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B29 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012340.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12340 11168 bytes
SHA-256: d66a837a9ed5aad7a8f0c080f4b8ec58e5f1da609c3720b88e037106704737f8