Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 44e4c2dedb6e5f8c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.0 KB Created: 2021-09-28 03:01:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 491e602a5f509135c56b6db67743acf7 SHA-1: 0035d4a9545f0e006074a0220aa80af334c80858 SHA-256: 44e4c2dedb6e5f8c40c7c521baa4e588399d914db6eabf79f2e8a614002ba6e9
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF is identified as a phishing lure due to its image-only nature and embedded clickable link. The link directs to a PDF hosted on a compromised WordPress site, suggesting an attempt to distribute malicious content or phish credentials. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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.
  • Image-only document with action trigger (screenshot lure) medium PDF_IMAGE_LURE
    PDF has 1 image(s), only 0 text block(s), carries a click-outward action, and is only 68 KB — typical shape of a phishing lure where a full-page screenshot hides a clickable button that launches or submits to an attacker URL.
  • 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://valleyrentals.com/userfiles/file/vobogenujokome.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://konberdbio.com/upload/files/gigurexumexuwuzumurifala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/vukirujavaxik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ehblending.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eb67783495d3d57be6f3ffee829d2530/10504749800.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuni.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/42946728698.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://costruzionibulagna.it/userfiles/files/72712281244.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://canhtoanland.com/upload/files/tetefesitogazunanetaju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sreekanakananda.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95184380461.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mikomisushiwc.com/uploads/files/zovoxugaberenuzexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.viksexteriors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161421cf358e34---sexugutetiwavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namjapizza.com/app/webroot/files/xenuvijexidakomijepulew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.allatpatikapecs.hu/images/file/75060678778.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jdsliquorlocker.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/nuxubanixuja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ncsccalgary.com/userfiles/files/tekizogulavamutodepizevot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.scanworld.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ef9e8c377d---83012650987.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mppoa.cloudlinesystems.com/assets/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40243077494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tsnpharma.com/upload/files/57781408916.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adamant54.ru/userfiles/files/jufomo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zmz72.ru/files/file/23355857942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suruburi.net/mm/file/depunorufagesefezedusox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eprdel.cz/userfiles/file/wifebojakitaxebeze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cravaluos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jewomexudipadaxipipakone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dukupahit.com/contents/files/xotidafaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yuanyoujie.vip/userfiles/file/7407087014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=pubg+kr+mobile+obb+file+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_off0000b21b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB21B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000ca32.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCA32 10852 bytes
SHA-256: 9752b6406f9b2d0fa89452853b127eecf825e3e6aa94125c63e985a5c9402326
font_02_sfnt_off0000e305.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE305 13464 bytes
SHA-256: 1ed22398fe8aba4e155a81356b3f75b537f07e72f6e4745e5fa17b57ab40cc28