Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4604c9eff9947aec…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.3 KB Created: 2021-09-10 16:00:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 44c4e85d49b2115a7cbb6544315138af SHA-1: d4b92bbd3aa131732b925f8e980261a60407e648 SHA-256: 4604c9eff9947aec5b96a2cdf0b97bba239c7854abea8763b9ac27d68571d296
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of external links points to a potential initial access vector via spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9849

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://goldendoodlesofthesierranevadas.com/userfiles/file/fuveramogomo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://xn--2osv9pt2jfpt.com/uploadfiles/files/jamupiwume.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cageart.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16139d364c4f67---20275910227.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://t2sc.me/userfiles/kiwojorinejanifipokifuwav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://patidarpalanpur.com/web/k/main_admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nafufugasizadisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pogotowienaukowe.com/Upload/file/56831294713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ltes2.tw-goods.com/UserFiles/files/40200624591.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kakvkusno26.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/698e1eb209816d84dd8f96f5dd924ed9/tuwiduruzaluxikona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a2e6e89e10---25767633842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://secretinvitation.net/images/files/62491920907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sellmysayarah.com/userfiles/files/bawimagoferuzizipigogup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drahmetbostanci.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161313f309da1a---39473700257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--h1aeekk.xn--p1ai/files/file/panizeriganojufadorukal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traktorpulling.de/ablage/userfiles/files/juxunawenifetogatofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lifeline-sports.com/files/file/bipikotazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lalicorne-hotel.com/userfiles/file/gunefen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a9ded3a495---41436401379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jemelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161365c9432834---tibotifimufabawuzexik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoilhpnqbthanh.com/upload/file/5668420085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ldksolar-officialliquidation.com/userfiles/files/18112013196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stagegator.scorchmark.com/stagegator/ckfinder/userfiles/files/63610724376.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firesecurity.sk/userfiles/file/44473644335.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thermcom.cz/userfiles/file/gimonutagonizomejirolato.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://belloverde.net/emailer/file/35173380715.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andyselfstorage.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/95t3sedaus867nk03v4d54u8r3/89166924687.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acsalma.hu/userfiles/files/39207449061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=mingle+mod+apkPDF 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_off0000b4d7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB4D7 14360 bytes
SHA-256: eca564f0028e6e4ed6366ffd0f7886668e67d03451becb22a4192e6752f7f47b
font_01_sfnt_off0000d8bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD8BD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f0d4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0D4 10456 bytes
SHA-256: a4ab2a196bfcd064f5913f0694d80e0b606a987cace557727ff612786e59c840

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