Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 443992393355e98e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.7 KB Created: 2021-07-21 13:13:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 67afe8de544c490e0d9f9aa15e0c9ad7 SHA-1: dfa6150fd9b77525dcc245baa0633e44af2f12eb SHA-256: 443992393355e98e67b872ed5b909c04fdb762391d7c48de2531ac05e37c109a
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics indicates a pattern of using these sites for distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the overall structure points to a phishing or malware delivery attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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://www.vivelamusica.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079638e44f8e---dasaj.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://baikalspring.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5913300387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://konditsionery-reutov.ru/upload_picture/file/35258925690.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://philippinesroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae0fd0782ecd1541ce84fb0bf8ad282a/69738182536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u1be7avcl3nsh2f9sijuieod07/vasipujobenotexerizededij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuifan.com/upload_fck/file/2021-6-15/20210615021059125597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gostium.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f435083504---69810304371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsinc.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d0cfdb2eccfafbec9d850d32c837a5a5/13112897773.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shatalarab-llc.net/userfiles/files/53097375245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://longvu.vn/Images_upload/files/53528882352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kasekimi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f608e5a3d9---pigepavedekizuse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clubsahdianagalati.ro/upload/editor/file/56334923414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bajajsports.com/userfiles/file/nezabegixiwopozesojisom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edukiya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae617a3113d82612f3f6f14083888771/95081294308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kop-trans.pl/uploads/userfiles/files/totibe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8k8alq132q9js9077nn2jrth9q/39657584299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chaplains-camps.org/upload_picture/file/96916992891.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpiindah168.com/contents//files/jebuzojelutosiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newmanclassof1965.com/clients/4/4a/4a7b3a1a0fb21659e68ac19badabb541/File/24048093061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srmresidences.com/images/bulk_images/files/96457609762.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phillipwhiting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c740dca98f8---nekejividozifanojowipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catherinehourihan.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/53debcc89c795c02bc58a19cf4391d70/buledife.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a49f3f8f05c---loneronutokujenopagog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b70bd79474---38217847834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=mexican+hat+dance+songPDF 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_off0000e656.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE656 10596 bytes
SHA-256: c4568f80496b93ae0cc24b6ada3103c181dc2b6dca9255f429cfde3fb259b487
font_01_sfnt_off0000fe53.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE53 16688 bytes
SHA-256: 91e20b6b697703639d51ce6162c49a9eb4c645a966b7fdea31a897ded652e68c
font_02_sfnt_off0001297d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1297D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1