Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 32e6149489d39b29…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.2 KB Created: 2021-09-07 10:49:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: b437d749256eb5fabd1f2a05774c6d06 SHA-1: 8c8c7d545307955e7b3e7a7c4d25230d9afe237c SHA-256: 32e6149489d39b29878bef5377f9d3302a82138a2a0509f4e556304a6548154d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a high number of external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and numerous URLs are indicative of a malicious document designed to redirect users to harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=respectable+sins+jerry+bridges+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://sladkiy-ostrov.ru/userfiles/files/dexopesedifixaropul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenplanetnepal.com/userfiles/file/jenekozijaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aimhc.com/userfiles/file/15454793429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rybczewice.pl/userfiles/file/7472024915.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://omniatel.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ce33b30465---kafobenen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bitite.lv/media/txt/122/file/47660981167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naturallymine-chicago.com/clients/867610/File/mefepadunolokazuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chickendaylacrescenta.com/uploads/files/laruj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socialacademy.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/13202e46f51e7310725282288095d03b/jimaripeborugelujozimigi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hochrainer-elsner.at/upload/files/totujer.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caacoding.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6b61a894e4---datoruguxebapamalirilur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luckyassessoria.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081fa7a96e7c---26064798779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rugsdirect4u.com/uploadedfiles/file/pekefarusijopotix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/stbq2vsiqofmv60d5hmeoc45v5/79715782504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a-kamen.com/userfiles/file/13691598460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://traveletrust.com/basefile/traveletrustcom/files/89671671496.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://schreinerheusi.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8c1ae96638---12304992804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tkpmission.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090f15c8a63f---fajelowitidinuganefujuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andimoda.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6806398109e82d7786d740d5fad3b5e4/jedanimusubogemubuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://malimbe.africa/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1804254741baa08095d5621d12542d04/30491607732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sanier.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/54qkgn8vs3kir6kgpk3fv78kvu/midixi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artstudiodesign.it/userfiles/files/zuvukimowuzunexosafuwinos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yuha.be/_files/file/jivedefuzoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.oneirishrover.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28b733f8944588d8a1b96fab56523586/45202586243.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_off0000de79.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE79 11104 bytes
SHA-256: 729d9daed123e9c6c66ca0b9fb3aafe2823d56f134bb8d19aaf248fb86afa450
font_01_sfnt_off0000f80f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF80F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011021.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11021 18248 bytes
SHA-256: 724a13e40157c925ae587ca6fb9261bec25ec4075c67b317e73c331d07aa7521