Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3fc64d16b712fd88…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.1 KB Created: 2021-07-06 19:12:06 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 6c2941022c627fa0582f5a7f34dae4b2 SHA-1: aec71b21df0086dc9f3946deeb2076b701df0e51 SHA-256: 3fc64d16b712fd8863e1bd03ec10d684ceb4e96f004b85004e6ae059eb0cd78f
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 WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a likely phishing or malicious redirection scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a downloader or redirector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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://fotocaroli.it/userfiles/files/56351327616.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://xn--80ackbssfuieecff0e8c.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5k042s91t2vkr1qi60gf29j4e5/lugebolaludibebiditones.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lushexperiences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086b42009357---nexovipifizova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accesoriosalmayor.com/images/userfiles/file/77890712436.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pitneyclan.com/clients/c/c7/c7afcfad87c307b096642b2e35f52d25/File/98876685751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kulturazebrak.cz/userfiles/24706638688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elenasteele.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9e0bda8322---56776057268.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dartmusicfestival.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c853aa4c13662548958fdb3d10485f9f/mukerilukumorej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://udachi.co.th/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mi958gpg6gg5urqa23p1691ihj/30491607572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hintzfamilyreunion.com/clients/1/12/12a2788c5de59b93c87e4eff35998d4f/File/98789768431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://objetivovender.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a82e8115c10---92994332507.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webtraffic.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1fqegassskr0rddapj97n7lgqb/xaloxikizuxodefotubojamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pmteventures.com/clients/5/57/576e8e71b788aac95a268099fab76a3d/File/tuzarewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099a04257466---71172095741.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.duffylighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c007c89640728c93f1d2f83a0ebbdc7d/63666499460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aiswaryamatrimonials.com/fck_uploads/file/nutog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anmoul.com/userfiles/file/21231283265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cortopolis.ar/userfiles/file/leduvebanowibawilapukured.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://donnasalon.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8586219741f444075656bc07a6b9ae03/dezaba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k2blt7mv4obtto09ua5etodgb0/favugegafonetemiwumimujud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rosemonttherapy.health/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/84d3i7n55709p4jst41oa191ov/gaxeko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://english-island.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d9prt4mmgekv45cu6gbd9sm8k2/pabudumix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.goldenlantern.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c65b04f91f---fotefelunuzafinubazozenit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totaleclipsenv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ddef274c1a1---wesonidadagemifisow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=best+laundry+service+near+mePDF 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_off0000fa74.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA74 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011286.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11286 16836 bytes
SHA-256: f34ef1ebcc5fc521ab40633ca4ae0ee22ae38db66b90c31fd4664b4d58073098
font_02_sfnt_off00013e9e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13E9E 10744 bytes
SHA-256: 8748b17b74286b55ec84732976fa79decfede629dfdd0bea19c96c15964b2b9c