Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 32b1d4a82300dfd3…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.6 KB Created: 2021-08-15 20:36:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 1dccf35c7bf70325c6f05a19764825ce SHA-1: b411e4ba63798f7e3af4b802ec938bd6ce7313b0 SHA-256: 32b1d4a82300dfd34ff8f0e365323466cf2b2bdb5c7df1811aa7a78a911bb48b
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains a high number of external links, many pointing to compromised websites or disposable domains, indicating a likely phishing or redirection scheme. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and numerous suspicious URLs are indicative of an attempt to lure users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9944

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://bukharajohnscreek.com/sites/default/files/file/powedufusa.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://angelcabrera.com/FCKfiles/file/47563569372.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mecateengenharia.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/71089487843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.es/upload/50673743862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aljazeerahpetroleum.ae/userfiles/files/juwujabosidowisote.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://supermagnum-bg.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/molupagisetujaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://31kouqiang.com/userfiles/file/1628095457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redactron.com/userfiles/file/69604415904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9uven9fh6kpap41bkq41ob1ak1/30074543028.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jkbprivateiti.com/userfiles/file/84202511304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yastudio.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/75e90361d072d1c4b21e58572f8aed39/88788648225.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://blsautomation.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5279003095.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petroblend.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfb53bf41b0---fatolobunupex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hdontheroadnapoli.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160789da7d175c---fojovib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cba60.com/clients/6/6c/6c2dd71b6188bc8e8f5adc6209c6f86c/File/wedolumaroroguro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vegastel.eu/components/com_mijoshop/opencart/image/data/files/58200559959.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2vguqbvtu5dqsanp2qguah6tg3/lowusajexidaferuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ebenisterie-burette.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/65674757150.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tplustech.com/images/ckeditor/files/guwajos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bularz-auto.pl/images/userfiles/file/vugobeboxegusasalixasojej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://moniimpex.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e90e75ed2de---fuvagapidirokij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triosms.com/userfiles/file/dupibemuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mymovingestimate.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fb34d7ce536d220134f4ef9ba3faca68/duxabomavevagofisovuxoku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ebsjosepirosamaria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087a71634486---6789899515.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triangle-electronics.com/assets/userfiles/file/dopifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cristiandellavedova.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fpr30dttm2m7f3bcvmqelia2l5/murububesigadalat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=fba+solo+and+ensemble+list+2020PDF 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_off0000df52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF52 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f764.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF764 17080 bytes
SHA-256: 7e888c1f4e6b136376f592b4c13e212ff0c181b0e8fde8a42c10abf0b81187cc
font_02_sfnt_off000123bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123BD 10668 bytes
SHA-256: a4b96dc8bfa2bcee26dd5c6b0eb3afd4016ed4750f1d5dbd2608a5e3e9c39d6a