Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 448ab7db6dbced17…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.9 KB Created: 2021-09-05 17:02:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 65511fa7cfe9b0c5da8902b4f186bc7b SHA-1: 139df136f18c6be4033390351519992a17199d01 SHA-256: 448ab7db6dbced178881e0d6ca4beb67561f30b4da467639da8af620764748bd
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous external links, many of which point to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a 'Download' button lure further supports this malicious intent. ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' and ML classification confirm the malicious nature of the file.

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c71cdac1ad1---95584589735.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.festivalmarrakech.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160899232ef50d---natusulojasarowured.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://themultifold.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hh2r4fanj8335uklk73n9sdto5/xajitesetopepamevenunisex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qamarapps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fb38faea581---80175024550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acpiindia.com/userfiles/file/74996077939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bigxra.com/uploadfile/file/2021073000433873499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eastindiaspray.com/suvra/eastindia_spray/files/46098745512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karavanlakesfet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a464e9f0b034cde20ef22607f40d8602/zomowifidifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akproauto.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/zavifemilovuguxad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://micast.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fnv9aka75uqn8bppcibt0fge1v/webebevorimabozifukifiwas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duetsepolno.pl/userfiles/file/89668907854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.bestlifepolicy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088856e82b19---66909501700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prefinancovaniehypoteky.sk/res/file/jurilatuxebisepin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambvetbrashersclavoghisu.eu/userfiles/files/876767136.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dolphinegypt.net/userfiles/file/62691528695.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cz-synergy.cz/data/file/86657276609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://monroe74.com/clients/871877/File/80246056539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kkc1.org/htdocs/cljr/data/files/40367467834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beytarimcilik.com/admin/editor_resim/file/69787078398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.duffylighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8a7c9861d8a43030ee8724d626e9341b/jexiropupalajupa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/30965603477.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithattamphuong.com/upload/files/jivoxorivedibowekenulik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classicalgardenfountains.com/uplds/file/96641138898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=software+testing+basics+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_off0000d8c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8C0 18444 bytes
SHA-256: d45883a19018d3e6c328bbfd3735dfebd2ef90d8d84d56d1108f570f1daeffc9
font_01_sfnt_off0001083e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1083E 11096 bytes
SHA-256: 43e02eec7e17209c1131694a1624fa9f8a35fa0a217e98e5cc6e4a5abd7baac2
font_02_sfnt_off000121e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x121E2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1