Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 344cf74d119ecd07…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-07-14 08:42:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: a354c2417dd121fef420a0453c895c4d SHA-1: a4b2bacb93d67d40549d5f62cb1421b120c0d8aa SHA-256: 344cf74d119ecd07b57b9b5aa02418a543a2434986d403f03eb955f77964c9ad
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics as malicious, including a high-severity PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and ML_NYX_PDF_MALICIOUS. The file contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and other disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to distribute further malicious content or phish users. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=rick+and+morty+5
    • http://imagespa.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c6ba6ac2f4---jadikifemo.pdf
    • https://www.tessilgiada.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608339cce10ac---wosut.pdf
    • https://alllegaltask.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cbebhfvbnk8qt10neagl29r525/lomalepimiwuwagedamubuwos.pdf
    • http://blog.crowdly.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160926a68140af---tunibikajaw.pdf
    • http://huron81reunion.com/clients/f/fe/feec28e48c841af8be4ad6373737a022/File/39227263594.pdf
    • https://www.gsccn.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be1b8d7cb1c---12097624869.pdf
    • https://htfcompact.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/31977fa1bf611034fd898145a7781c74/24933791675.pdf
    • https://psfund.org/public/uploads/files/cms_files/gosigufivupura.pdf
    • http://cedresarquitectura.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609994690cc8a---wudakaxaguwiroxoni.pdf
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/28200373579.pdf
    • http://nexxosrealty.com/userfiles/files/zebuxomibozaseg.pdf
    • https://www.3dreamchurch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0f450883e8e32089fea2f3b3189de031/nikapotitadafizikobaj.pdf
    • https://lawina-radom.pl/files/file/pepafi.pdf
    • http://daydala.com/userfiles/file/4171152896.pdf
    • https://xn--80aaa1arbfjoe3bzh.xn--p1ai/data/files/zowufeguxodizusolusuwa.pdf
    • https://www.breastcancerfoundation.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/440e0ce5824f49c648b4502c0d8214f8/xujevalexu.pdf
    • http://risme.vn/files/46434563741.pdf
    • https://www.sadcmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4bs0u673toq8l2vkus4pl7l01o/xowamaxakudabog.pdf
    • https://bursaceviritercume.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae711ad2f13---zixizumelexeligujazu.pdf
    • http://rjt1.org/upload/files/760283609.pdf
    • https://panificiopasticceriabattaglia.it/file/19442448952.pdf
    • http://mawaevents.com/uploads/file/bibojodetafegipogijagatul.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_off0000d9a1.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD9A1 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f1b8.bin
e032c73136fe68585c277f0b6489403524b0efc577ca502cc18f7e4b6cfd0bed
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF1B8 10568 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000109e6.bin
865037d9378481d2d4dc24eed7d1cd0e76cd1816c43463c3c3b61746e46ac7a0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x109E6 17460 bytes