Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 337bc7f13c4ee080…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.7 KB Created: 2021-09-05 13:55:08 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 273bfe7b9fd68ec146da95667ab5a5fd SHA-1: 35c5039743c83f71bcd3606573f0102f79f159b1 SHA-256: 337bc7f13c4ee08037570b79355f6be82d5586985e71cdc39931c542a841061e
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports this assessment. No scripts were extracted, but the extensive use of external URLs suggests the primary function is to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

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://www.guestquesttravelmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/21bolhmfthcbnrv784cg6q6lo4/47995783487.pdf
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073567bb5acb---givinesusaguwilikese.pdf
    • https://amenagementsoleil.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607eb484a2fc5---womedoduneloxaditom.pdf
    • https://phase1acoustics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075e3dfe354c---relogadikujela.pdf
    • https://cls-toronto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9b8c58143e9f38e3cfb471e0d2144e5b/xapejosamafonupuz.pdf
    • http://inspirationallabels.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16118be6753e55---julego.pdf
    • http://alexandersorokolaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/63326302036.pdf
    • http://coffee33.ru/archive/file/govedanoguxopapibu.pdf
    • http://clinicacomciencia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a4ecfa5216---rekedulu.pdf
    • http://www.associatedomains.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f4ced79a9b---tuzesekuzunafekifagemenon.pdf
    • https://medicinasolidale.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/becd0534ae83742a714bc1353a16fbec/mezabagenixulizojaladolo.pdf
    • https://alutat.com/data/file/juzutazaka.pdf
    • http://www.radiopopiatej.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b61915b7c51---wegapenawava.pdf
    • http://marcobernini.it/userfiles/files/35738576481.pdf
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/08a05a41a87deb31b3f431e5d2a0743e/97095381821.pdf
    • http://3handseg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a964c77f042---judixinodidigikawupitil.pdf
    • http://archissimo.eu/userfiles/files/22970510901.pdf
    • http://beckydavidsonhomes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a49ad44dc29---zifuvejarusudemegov.pdf
    • http://novaserv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d3abb11ad9---33926216319.pdf
    • http://english-island.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l3h8krksv6v0tpj3t36v8pul61/16716807011.pdf
    • http://nandishoverseas.com/UserFiles/File/tulosupilunizu.pdf
    • https://forexinc.ca/upload/editor/file/dibala.pdf
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h0aikqg2ui2958jqhafde7atf7/95093670318.pdf
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/risaberitonuvapi.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=chapter+15+ionic+bonding+and+ionic+compounds+worksheet+answers
    • 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_off0000b5d5.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB5D5 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000cdec.bin
a2233f27b6f1b7866c0a5383cbab4cb97e053fdef7a5644c5f144ac47aa70833
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCDEC 11548 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000e8e5.bin
2cb4bd51368ac7943e3faee9d3b8977889f4fb3ea91e0d03280871a6a2dfba28
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE8E5 15028 bytes