Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3d9e7c7ec03c9967…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.1 KB Created: 2021-07-04 06:09:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: b0e46c369813b96e9469cd130f989c55 SHA-1: 55add55d9ba4dd49d0ea19484ea8754720e04f98 SHA-256: 3d9e7c7ec03c9967966a98b4f8fa7615c7b4702376da172acfe9acf4b44c9d35
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external resources hosted on compromised WordPress sites, indicating an attempt to host and distribute a malicious payload. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports the classification of this PDF as malicious, aiming to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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.sgestrecho.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3327f11af9---karobijifagutuvujadulol.pdf
    • http://www.oschouston.com/osc/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1dea44727a---mapukoxex.pdf
    • http://phrabat.net/UserFiles/File/42383471778.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/idana74ooeu6re79v9ll1smb61/65204660306.pdf
    • https://prosperitas.be/data/assets/file/21180380148.pdf
    • https://info-jimukyoku.jp/lot/upload/files/zasudez.pdf
    • https://agilitynd.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9d9a450d1921615d5be27fe2be227ac3/61989981613.pdf
    • http://otoozevran.com/resimler/files/19652504714.pdf
    • https://www.gml.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a83ed42da92---fiwikoji.pdf
    • https://stillwaiting.org/userfiles/file/95405485604.pdf
    • http://drive4smilesontario.com/clients/e/ed/ed023a0734c265ca673a92d1d81de675/File/13934537501.pdf
    • http://eske.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ce444b37ee---42174844306.pdf
    • https://quatcongnghieput.com/uploads/files/xasaxafoduxe.pdf
    • http://scottleddy.net/clients/862555/File/zimito.pdf
    • https://vinisfarm.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/077d8b71da6024832af0e2bed9961af0/1352667265.pdf
    • http://thehawthornnyc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fee8d429b3---revitalosipaxarov.pdf
    • http://barrarioservicos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a650c6a636---52204808307.pdf
    • https://arerp.kr/data/file///62632580202.pdf
    • https://wonkingchina.com/d/files/60939639000.pdf
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gihch13k0cuq2g33jsg7hgt1a7/kuvomabogezemer.pdf
    • http://www.movingintofreedom.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b220b5bd8ef---90246716777.pdf
    • https://drmarlenebothma.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc7b230464---3601952739.pdf
    • https://amartzon.store/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d60dee4619ea225aba23321d5f26ff5c/67987489834.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=new+york+trivia+questions+and+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_off0000d894.bin
f93350c8be2797af15a72dd259b548acdecf6489fbba6809feb906082d4d5b26
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD894 17476 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001060f.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1060F 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011e26.bin
5ef216d96694c6f83ecbb71f93cbac2dd7102ed3948b9c861818da1bc170cf3c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E26 10776 bytes