Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4c5ad0659748a095…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.7 KB Created: 2021-09-07 14:56:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 6ae4e1a3c620104406e8c2b389833938 SHA-1: f6f9cfa208cf7d6cd6323c282a7470df46028c00 SHA-256: 4c5ad0659748a09516426b8e9e5fd4ffe642471304347bfd899b36b2ef4e1349
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple heuristics indicating malicious intent, including links to algorithmically-generated URLs and compromised CMS uploads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest this PDF is malicious, likely serving as a lure to download further payloads or engage in phishing. The numerous external links are the primary indicators of compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 https://eslms.com/userfiles/file/vadel.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ankamet.com/userfiles/file/nisexo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gcsystem.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ad8d58986b1---wulaluxewila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adm.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8dd585ba786ea66ec52fb3ebd73011b4/25790422828.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----8sbfhu6ab4bqv.xn--p1ai/userfiles/file/82732680919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://desense.eu/uploads/wysiwyg/files/menurolurun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seoulsquare.com/userfiles/file/kogapumumuxagumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrando.cz/files/file/wasobemetisewa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nscenter.cn/upload/files/99933171549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manuscripthandler.com/userfiles/file/47353664654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jyjjapan.jp/files/ckeditor/files/vavuvitikujalogalidiloz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://techscreening.com/userfiles/files/49426524257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.startbatteries.gr/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/darij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--1--8kcai1ck2bs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc6e1d7d9d4f610e7a79d20f08fa631b/wovenixatavapidaxufir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/26670009093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rethabise.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a9878b1069---77186636764.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4521500b5d---37942597458.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2-view.org/home/view/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1344734398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wittzumstegfamilyreunion.com/clients/e/e5/e56c03c63d8c9260b12fda9e5e6a3df6/File/5983216603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba0c2f2767a---dutenabinijewulazil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quickfix-poland.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1e0cc27f6f---88053059307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/co26b6paap5ktgavg17ne3sk53/85962307846.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vietsonplastic.com/uploads/userfiles/file/16081293460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mavismanagement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ba0f03950e---69248748689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=middle+school+music+theory+placement+test+pdfPDF 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_off0000e458.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE458 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fc6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC6F 11092 bytes
SHA-256: 63e43cf2232477bf00765cc654540b014340f31fef7075ca62297e8599273583
font_02_sfnt_off00011618.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11618 18220 bytes
SHA-256: 0c67d287e4df9777454aa95fac493d8d26776e49ff2c1955d850bb303ba4123e