Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 339023cff4ed21c6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-06-21 16:30:18 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-17
MD5: 469683041922ddc1cd7abec68c5a6831 SHA-1: 890ae761a351cde3f5c1805aa4c83371023f0734 SHA-256: 339023cff4ed21c65b9c58ec572273d6733a90a3c73103713d7d78f2c2cb2fcc
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF file contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a phishing lure or a downloader.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.6798

Heuristics 5

  • 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 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
  • 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://hysansam.com/fckeditor/userfiles/image/84455203139.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://antwerp-rentals.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085beea507e5---35276171978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paradisoseminatrici.it/userfiles/files/mepoduxemajewumubokoxod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a159e7720bc---12426834812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://imapcb.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/368h1fklejkujk646t0ajvp9e4/31583789965.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a6169e1dc4fb5712e6712a36dc8ef445/65499133559.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://costumeworld.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c5c832b50b---1720011977.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radioemka.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fc796155af---2533568013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.psstrecno.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c24d80ce742---wugadugukusilodepep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.isnb.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/75c857f66e7ae24f3404115d2c2e6c97/tipokesuturize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.expertnutritionadvisor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a03afbbce3d---xusazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dungcuruamui.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4ntfkmfpuairq3jelml2kohhtf/dodaxowufilokewivine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mumegram.com/userfiles/file/95324415207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d82b2818d6---bigodanas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chrislahoda.ca/userfiles/file/buregoduf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lisahyatthealth.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9dc74b3d34---kolanimutixenepux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=push+pull+legs+routine+pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000109de.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x109DE 5096 bytes
SHA-256: ed52b118a336d83f900f469b729bf74d82e70bde8efac47a5ca0eef0185abb03
font_01_sfnt_off00011b28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B28 1800 bytes
SHA-256: a36eee06fef6ce219692c4ec918276ac99413e4fd1e3666e4031624f9289d620
font_02_sfnt_off000123b5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123B5 10824 bytes
SHA-256: 1c6812fb1259a1841ca666de8d09c907a985d1dcfd1a37de188b19ef0bac64b1