Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 4d60fcb38b1a7d47…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.3 KB Created: 2021-06-30 11:34:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 14642a4e88b85207c78411934806e7af SHA-1: 6228c2f2d77ff2b215fa267a52a21329e9cb1ebe SHA-256: 4d60fcb38b1a7d4722249819a3708b7efaef808c4cb821ea1da786c7cfa91a34
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a large number of embedded URLs, many pointing to compromised WordPress installations or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm likely used for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. No scripts were extracted from this sample, but the extensive use of external links is a common tactic for initial access.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9958

Heuristics 6

  • 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 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://infrive.ru/uplcv?utm_term=third+conditional+exercises+multiple+choice
    • http://securitydirect.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd4e52ec786effc0063de13cf2be2629/57446802145.pdf
    • http://beckydavidsonhomes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d6df1d5daf---vigopitew.pdf
    • http://stopasbestos.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9c61387f65---82211046391.pdf
    • https://medicentrumnz.eu/medicentrum/files/file/verupogekujusol.pdf
    • https://arvikabc.com/images/uploadedimages/file/58247767879.pdf
    • https://www.sevgiliyevideo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b6aa25a5adf---29042500777.pdf
    • http://sanitaerprofi.ch/fckeditor/editor/images/file/riwaruj.pdf
    • https://www.movingwithmagna.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf051e2b5731f14b158cac5ddd0b069d/kupebazurowavofosopewe.pdf
    • https://xn--1--8kcai1ck2bs.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ba2f045a2d3671549798f6a82ef4b970/76815519848.pdf
    • https://snabavto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160799e83385e8---xavilurixowalu.pdf
    • http://indiebookoftheday.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e40b02d106---70252296015.pdf
    • http://lsbwg.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210611/1835393603.pdf
    • https://mariellatriolo.it/public/file/1813400761.pdf
    • https://sodigital.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cfe235d13ad---kenonewidudejurezexi.pdf
    • http://cityhelps.org/clients/6/61/61afa7a028a8e04f14432b0fece6f2b0/File/xezokononol.pdf
    • http://brainbond.ro/userfiles/file/pasufenabugek.pdf
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n6bctoids12o6l9qt926qkq1he/misemonutuzuvojutifiga.pdf
    • https://www.elementstraining.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vb590ltqt00mlavlilrhsm08e1/96149537293.pdf
    • http://musiconthebay.org/clients/2/26/269dd5bc96e197da989a8dccc71442af/File/vuligajasatofux.pdf
    • https://hoffmanowska.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a707c35992---36923962622.pdf
    • http://ridendo.cz/files/file/87939714395.pdf
    • http://www.platformliften.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b320e151758---vokirop.pdf
    • http://lexen.ca/userfiles/files/97681410959.pdf
    • 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_off0000cf92.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCF92 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e7a9.bin
1d7eafeb6ee59a86fdb20fa7f91bee9764a618fb16bdb48f4d7c28ea34878cf1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE7A9 10944 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000100d7.bin
f0410a233051490c9dfacc8474e23b3b1b431f3365eff4a8f9d19b2da765194c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x100D7 16540 bytes