Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 32299b58622b2d33…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.0 KB Created: 2021-09-08 10:08:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: bcd23d6807af03497bf6099104ea666e SHA-1: 8600cce661e48eb64e583d1749cb7519ed26dc4d SHA-256: 32299b58622b2d33a6dc60ca23266ec545b439a443ace194ac8f0ccb3f41fe11
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious content or exploit kits.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=bose+free+space+51+pdf
    • http://fisioterapiasuzzara.it/userfiles/files/47975305999.pdf
    • https://greshamgilessalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bb5d1b6d7a4fbfd24b0eb9928de0ffad/fenarenofopelitidi.pdf
    • http://janjoling.com/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87277654749.pdf
    • http://www.benyowsky.com/resources/files/sagizawolezazib.pdf
    • http://www.photobreak.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082234503f6b---tamupopunonojivoluw.pdf
    • https://bikidi.com/UpFiles/WebEditorFiles/file/batarewu.pdf
    • http://numere-mopede.ro/mm/file/62187735772.pdf
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132c7df07144---21337573980.pdf
    • https://mavachhaiphong.com/upload/files/10236047504.pdf
    • https://asiatravel.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/91065cf2fdf7828b51f0d8a35adf2e1c/koziwelima.pdf
    • https://barrierball.cl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/muxikoraviviputun.pdf
    • http://mariangelesorrico.com/galeria/files/vilidevasexasodosiru.pdf
    • http://thuaphatlailongthanh.com/upload/contentFile/minhchau/file/36718223234.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mo05fdrl3mvtplga1itedf87r4/86877884758.pdf
    • http://barnesfamilyre-union.com/clients/52050/File/lopusivogudis.pdf
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cbc03a8c34---wekiw.pdf
    • http://www.ibadirect.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098a0364e80a---43249402170.pdf
    • https://formapolis.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a6e53c6ee50227dc7e2dcd54b7109c83/domaf.pdf
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607626d78eabc---7063406280.pdf
    • http://witnesstherealist.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f2a3b46ed6c47b02b057a041e6f2fa35/duwadokakitutigukesu.pdf
    • https://www.jemelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c17ccdd01df---kimikadod.pdf
    • https://sudhirsachdevaclasses.com/ci/userfiles/files/nizizedafezonuzikuw.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b127.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB127 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000c93e.bin
87c03a9adb244d0d6101b762e899925c854e27858673a449dcb2209fa6d427c2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC93E 10512 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000e163.bin
29df3cb11a8945e0ba10a54e11b71dbea7ad5ffd2d981c0e8238403a82cb03af
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE163 14952 bytes