Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4d1b80b6bd1aa5d8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.8 KB Created: 2021-06-26 18:27:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: a7cb8b06c493aed90dd0f23a0f8641a8 SHA-1: e2c490abae23a742a290745915263b86179b4f3b SHA-256: 4d1b80b6bd1aa5d893ddd8ce8a8aad0401633d4aefef33c173500a6277012d4a
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file exhibits characteristics of a phishing lure, containing numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further malicious content. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of external links suggests a download or redirection mechanism.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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://tasarimak.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nokezifu.pdf
    • https://callalilyvn.com/upload/files/85322409775.pdf
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607562a1f0f1c---16962086436.pdf
    • http://www.goataxiservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac6f5b389a7---kasewewotexamosogolibe.pdf
    • http://cameralehiep.com/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/subedelefukowirubolaxu.pdf
    • http://www.leesii.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c864fb8575---44065372907.pdf
    • https://carsen.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/44304317000.pdf
    • http://www.thelawchamber.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160803819655d0---53818124571.pdf
    • http://am-assets.com/aom/magnolia/userfiles/file/diviluvarawebi.pdf
    • http://dgjinhak.kr/DATA/upload/files/202106041005158149.pdf
    • https://www.davidcosz.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/37sre7mmq1bgbkoc171fqtrjqg/vudizutajafugigagixulal.pdf
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hk9r513hkpk1e6n2aljjfnc5p5/96633431584.pdf
    • https://dusunceokulu.net/resimler/files/47592079186.pdf
    • https://dadesigning.com/daduserfiles/files/xobesapogerojof.pdf
    • https://gilbertems.com/videos/file/89861647276.pdf
    • http://localhomesales.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfcc703dbc8---84815818975.pdf
    • https://bringem.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/07fbaa327a8c3f7ddd961f8e39a68a46/kazilofojomalodur.pdf
    • http://blessingsngo.in/userfiles/files/52309770187.pdf
    • https://heritagelogs.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5l3n814dfal6j8u74kbgr4htp8/33517662443.pdf
    • http://antik-cafe-bergen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096f6bc2f09d---85545451614.pdf
    • https://janeunchained.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d54ch91ar5d6alpbthjkn31ma6/fusomu.pdf
    • https://www.mnspineandsport.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/00e840d0466cfb064a8e266c255c4b76/xomifozigifezawidolatiw.pdf
    • https://vakukh.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/700b5dd3e5d7bc83a2e410fbaa2d8cca/fasubituxupubokenezipa.pdf
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0785c46a14---26803349095.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=math+ia+topic+examples
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ece7.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECE7 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000104fe.bin
b968b65235b6217ec48b35385b6b861315766b05f9ae8bb6186c86d2c9bb5d47
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104FE 10528 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011d0c.bin
610e93a7e3d6eac8a91ea081be8767a5f615a1942e9184d614a6465f6742e0aa
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D0C 16808 bytes