Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4a2a308d1b9f0563…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.5 KB Created: 2021-09-18 00:01:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 42bc10d8eb65563efb4c7f6a5f9c7162 SHA-1: 4945fa97b5420471e4a0a41450795cc979c2ae91 SHA-256: 4a2a308d1b9f05636ad819b7d178ea2fe057f5036d8ddeb1fc50b77c98413164
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The presence of multiple PDF_URI and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM heuristics, along with a high ML classifier score and ClamAV detection, strongly suggests malicious intent. The primary goal appears to be directing users to external, potentially malicious, content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://allytemp.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+export+contacts+android+to+iphone PDF link annotation
    • https://hmjrgoldhockey.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4a111cde451d5715dad4654db4872c5/nuxedipumakoxinopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.verpoort-bouw.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136679537b99---viresibijud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/47646b7c774d4a6243c5392c108841b9/77482162710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mmgrowersg.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/76533695339.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://superiorservicesandsolutionsfl.com/nbloom/fckuploads/file/poxobagon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kennyre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138ff841c616---nasogoxufakorebowibafug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bevasilicones.in/userfiles/file/pijejasaviz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://snapstudios.ca/userfiles/file/nizukonebujinurikuniji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://178.62.148.222:300/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/66922394889.pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c06daaec6c---14476009861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leebyunghun.kr/new/upload/board/files/durekikilozolezubuti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ikomsolutions.com/admin/userfiles/file/fulujibagapataxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pasaru.com/upload/files/sasowuzopudenakapikig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://randoquad72.fr/userfiles/file/24186138690.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gruntbudowa.pl/files/file/vexemurotagijagewemutela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sipare.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lbt23mr8n8ah4v6tfo1ibb94em/gosonevufajuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://birudongker.com/contents/files/37357818355.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pincesorvarshop.hu/editor_up/vonemurepotowolokor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuatro-pr.org/sites/default/files/file/93929382399.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mqskin.com/luutru/files/doloruxavorazak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://derya.afmiletisimajansi.info/resimler/files/4486784397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://casaatlantida.com/userfiles/file///75387773269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cncunse.com/d/files/51766440665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tindangnhadat.vn/upload/files/84719893387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perfecturology.cafe24.com/upload/editor/imagefile/vabodotobene.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_off0000badb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBADB 17316 bytes
SHA-256: 677a5461b1783ca041a143db8920686f441032308c592325e030197807713faf
font_01_sfnt_off0000e770.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE770 10744 bytes
SHA-256: 0a127908a945813051909fc39113c101ad167105e487fdf4928defdcdcf11572
font_02_sfnt_off00010021.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10021 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1