Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4851ac241c0b9d71…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.5 KB Created: 2021-09-02 14:09:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: b99d77c4026386a937cf44080e74a6d5 SHA-1: 2b14ba240ca82d28c61ff6748b76a60914029624 SHA-256: 4851ac241c0b9d71786ad8bb271f19953a51c8832025354662e3693a785268ec
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file was identified as malicious by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier, indicating it likely exploits PDF vulnerabilities. It functions as a link farm, containing numerous URLs that point to compromised WordPress installations and other disposable hosting, likely to redirect users to malicious sites or download further payloads. The ClamAV detection as 'Pdf.Phishing.Trojan' further supports its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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 https://smidgel.ru/uplcv?utm_term=electrochemical+series+of+metals+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://irmascaritasdejesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090f6dbc09c9---rugibizazafomiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://investmentskillsgroup.com/images/userfiles/file/jonakulisudomukurudete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://charivne.info/images/file/vamanusuvisin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuepancong.com/contents//files/lirorevaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://studio45.live/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c7ovbf13217gmtiipqhg9likhk/zatotowinevexofiwopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cmtsport.com/pliki/95967010370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kayakbranson.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e396636b6d1---47826718791.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pirac.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/27f2d7b4f09926cee9aff8651608adaa/42403237561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3dcfa360aa---jekanekelimanakinifunero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://caravanandre.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c52eca26455c12b3b5a87d36495b72d5/nijogidul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://him-home.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8cb45f1d89c7b56022e56482c0cddd31/9864692083.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nv6f9e7u4r6icji8mranmi4ul0/7498547325.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://istocdukkan.com/userfiles/files/dironigarenelikizid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jesuseslaroca.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16113439382a7b---7086077990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.auditek.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5ef96e03de---xesumurowupizewoje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jiu-hang.com/upfiles/editor/files/24072172427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://turnyras.lt/Files/file/53191628614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grandchainfamilyfoundation.org/clients/85333/File/zemuwosajiraxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jestbogiem.pl/app/webroot/uploads/file/99609246472.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://galantemontagnana.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18381582708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c87704a206---zusibenerabup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arerp.kr/data/file///32651690304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lamay.de/userfiles/file/fesuzubogipubanodefoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000b557.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB557 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000cd6e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCD6E 10764 bytes
SHA-256: 39ebe8c2bcbdb3ba1f75e5700f89f56b0d2ac8a1a1214404363a72de2102e78d
font_02_sfnt_off0000e626.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE626 16528 bytes
SHA-256: 17a4549ace49777c50c6d5500d49aa574c22a564a1e1b7b61d293fabcd705db5