Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3d94521b625734d6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-09-06 09:53:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 5fa995e7385f4075fb699a3b4463c7e5 SHA-1: 8dafc7046c4a8851d0fea8a9f0fcaa8516f966ee SHA-256: 3d94521b625734d6b8dcec24534d68e0198cfc5d3e093adff360ec622d6af826
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. These links point to other PDF files, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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://xn--80akij1ajew.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c12d03c91dd---kazafoxipowukuv.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://mithermomix.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4da0f9073303bc1b273a576dd6f716dc/29510968168.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tocgia247.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sjvsn55q20e8d384ajopfp8qbs/jekaremozesokumuwew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lotusburbank.com/uploads/files/98333589424.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pbchistoryonline.org/uploads/file/1679065752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://assushop.com/userfiles/assushop.com/file/gebesopevasowidepulowiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sesc.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pumtpqjd59hrvvb0ca2idhh7c3/29985959199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hyperasp.net/userfiles/file/2507396656.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahkjt.com/upfile/file/32473919171.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.slenderclub.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zumekuxuli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrachoff.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/80e54be62d42bda741fe75ce8ae7eb94/28762136231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fantalife.nl/userfiles/file/zivopameko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://freebcard.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/romugedulajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alteredcompta.com/buddha/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xateg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://klingende-zeder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16116fb8a74a08---wufasimeposegivewoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vom-ragnaroek.de/uploads/file/36811303849.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i70rvam7v4d0eknljft5d1bdp1/juxufalefosidorokide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adhdadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d202017db50---pabedeganifam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lbf-cosmetics.com/website/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b77e3922035---79540521118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salinahighschool1968.com/clients/3/33/33fcb9b832a528c934b1ac42c6b88a99/File/famoponewopawekovubemamam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d8fcf6905f---pakozinuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qianlong99.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jerekafanurepixiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=richmond+gas+water+heater+manualPDF 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_off0000edaa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDAA 11048 bytes
SHA-256: 70c00f3ebafcac540a0e213f8db389024634e0334d9f7db21964dfcc7f754d5b
font_01_sfnt_off00010712.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10712 17268 bytes
SHA-256: a1906e1c7be6e978554330e1f9132692de61829c90f9c787d6019c879de3ff71
font_02_sfnt_off0001339a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1339A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1