Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 3fd7be37b175beba…

MALICIOUS

PDF

103.5 KB Created: 2021-07-03 19:08:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: e05f1feacfaf955b25b4cde3a17147f2 SHA-1: 9e5d23592deb5daf0ccb4821daaa62576e1a27ff SHA-256: 3fd7be37b175beba801ac4d54943be439e523a9343ae55f468209622e0ddedec
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, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9919

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 https://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=height+in+meters+squared
    • http://dedanskecasinoer.dk/userfiles/file/voliwixusozeza.pdf
    • https://pjkconstruction.ca/images/file/zexapitok.pdf
    • http://techbico.vn/uploads/image/files/92231096951.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v3db7ifed6mqvkmm7fipujqve4/lesivokutonerejozapadu.pdf
    • https://fourseasons.events/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3de03f5a38bd6dca894eac8e20642fb/marer.pdf
    • http://grapevinewinerytrail.com/clients/876125/File/nikozogizufuraw.pdf
    • http://www.bufolari.com/public/immagini/file/14166290783.pdf
    • http://www.putnamtaxi.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c158a26df11---1927226667.pdf
    • https://mavismanagement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608056771c36a---wamutato.pdf
    • https://okazdedziecko.pl/_files/Media/file/vinawogosegojev.pdf
    • http://www.auditsi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bed6cd884c1---wotan.pdf
    • http://aiswaryamatrimonials.com/fck_uploads/file/wamawadonibeguvejakek.pdf
    • http://slowjamsundays.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abf7ea1bf1a---kelagemelumobejolosugina.pdf
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c81d5e3d28---tofumijadufugafaduzano.pdf
    • https://loctra.net/userfiles/file/30802210838.pdf
    • http://cuatro-pr.org/sites/default/files/file/9765506901.pdf
    • https://idfusionllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8dbabb2c05357d6b9d0140d1067a9cbe/605481387.pdf
    • http://przedszkolenisko.pl/userfiles/file/vimidusedafotukubowonek.pdf
    • http://bannhuaduong.net/upload/files/jofepovisevos.pdf
    • https://indacphuc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/97jlr1qggvnatuc9fcqgnbqmfl/lugil.pdf
    • http://aapltd.net/userfiles/file/85909379772.pdf
    • https://www.lowdoc-loans.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aea854a5c69---dunibutivudugat.pdf
    • http://drinkandshrink.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160807fd61bc37---72708660284.pdf
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070d03f57971---jemovosopu.pdf
    • http://anonelectronics.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/upload_jpg/file/202105030728259511.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_off00013164.bin
b52629bbb86b4d87548a84957878710ae449b7b12ae6aacebdc75d1cacd4bbc9
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13164 18220 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000160da.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x160DA 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000178f1.bin
0a773128a0bcd678da72964c31d8c39746a1634bf122f87e30e29e37985936f0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x178F1 10768 bytes