Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 43ab08516e39fb5d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.0 KB Created: 2021-09-08 09:15:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: d644600aea702069e68bece683188405 SHA-1: 2015da66042d39aaf389c5a760fb8a398b5fb7ac SHA-256: 43ab08516e39fb5d9848bff0715c003ea1af1608f73e211034e5b6b345bf6ef8
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further malicious content or providing sensitive information.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://oikoscoccatoarchitettura.com/userfiles/files/rarusotusuvalinigon.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://masonlegacy.org/clients/61515/File/88923767520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://moveisgarciadigital.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a168b21a759---93328919861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://headlinesdinerla.com/uploads/files/kefaparorazinem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.inkfactory.pk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1900dab167---tugodigili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rioairporttransfer.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49913995339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caratow.eu/userfiles/file/duzuxotalijid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zap-interactive.com/uploads/files/sememax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pelesiuvalymas.lt/i/File/nexojodezejukagazamego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ckmandarin.com/uploads/jimuxowimug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4998horo.gmmwireless.com/contents/files/tepubazed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/ruroxobufoxefiterifaduz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krakow4you.pl/krakow/files/porejejuxabezineko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beamstraffic.com/amb/userfiles/file/jijulegak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--22cjbbm2eyae3ehabdb4kqdtae3dxnnc1fhf.com/user_img/files/nupefari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phongkhamthienhoa.org/images/files/74411015588.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gmicropilotes.com/uploads/files/mikejurekosanimosis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://discarga.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e136c848e1---80101336195.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrun-arser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/21071804073376154543hgvc.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elementsgogreen.com/userfiles/file/74849553988.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ec9e1f2c36b---rutilelorugofe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nobleanimalsanctuary.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/roburo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--90ad5ackt1d.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/50400b72a3c0ba8104b309a2746e8971/49013741791.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=saps+271+form+pdf+downloadPDF 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_off0000e13e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE13E 10720 bytes
SHA-256: 69164d337ca0a4888fbbf83ee5a6889e192f7e618ae18e5e345fe4660b6267f1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa01.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA01 17164 bytes
SHA-256: cc4a4d2772f440fda8052c9b984a80112990dbaa17c46163fa2d3f30716fb128
font_02_sfnt_off0001266e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1266E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1