Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4496f090bbacbc1e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.8 KB Created: 2021-08-15 17:07:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: fc2577b57dbdeb21e624a30125a48e67 SHA-1: 6a66b31a86df44351294b02e33e8e9cf727cda31 SHA-256: 4496f090bbacbc1eb84afac6c47d5cf00d42bd95b51a96ea6f83b4d0c5a6dce3
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to phishing or malware distribution sites. The file's structure and URL patterns suggest it functions as a link farm designed to obscure the ultimate destination and leverage compromised infrastructure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9989

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://infrabud.eu/fckpliki/file/fagiwebuladuziwelosurijex.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://glasschneider.koeln/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/694l6470up8paa3ffnvsmibpt3/18287728961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nhathuydesign.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3vdc7jrjnhvku6cqrqj3r4bfas/65942058436.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimhoatra.com/upload/fckimagesfile/41298072227.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c08424a98d3---wopeje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.heainc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091496581678---60015565055.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gk-termopanel.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7ea7358d8a59118074b95394e32cfc9f/18490605894.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ottuk-e.org/userData/board/file/mugedamulojogit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://batikatravels.com/userfiles/file/gixevudozuvejajemogexe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alutat.com/data/file/37436827943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balajitutorial.com/admin/userfiles/file/xinepozatupefevafumed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.spoton.pet/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bmom4q8p6g10dks46d39u2108p/jigozaboreno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://odumakus.com/uploads/files/jawuso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theatresaucinema.fr/uploads/file/71677153183.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gencshow.com/upload/ckfinder/files/boloxiwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nail-free.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/73857428243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quickvideo.nl/userfiles/file/tuvugigewutetareg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3th6tf42c9oriumqfgb06jhq00/36863727559.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bikinibody.be/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/476r16sm75bc2up4prkihs6d3f/pidifemujuzuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mandalaconfeccao.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094748b0ca55---tadanukapirezonugesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brusroom.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2535e0344b431c1239a70cc520f18b66/rofalaxigud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sevgiliyevideo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e8010d2c86e---97359996319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thediethub.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cfaa90651d0---77426269905.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitestrategyglobal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9c1d4d14bb0ec584256bd940e2a15b12/dixedubegumoxirivulitokip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=literary+techniques+used+in+to+kill+a+mockingbirdPDF 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_off00010efe.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EFE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00012715.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12715 11368 bytes
SHA-256: cb160e52e9f87d53c9686813e8754f68cf3ccb6798dfa1c5eae94a55c6a87f4f
font_02_sfnt_off0001412a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1412A 17048 bytes
SHA-256: 34484c9d244041c23e32bb432abb20e4d65b5bc6de60b1939e3fe92f66b6c5de

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