Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 506658ae30e7f062…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.5 KB Created: 2021-07-02 15:43:32 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 5af9d5131b209f21e4b20cb1a914c060 SHA-1: 55e580ed7da829efc6f888f1a05a17e3d37c5c07 SHA-256: 506658ae30e7f0629a9a0539267083e86a058dc1a7321c0b6b759243f92d15cf
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a high number of embedded links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the numerous URLs serve as the primary indicators of compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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 http://dynamicyunnan.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78812456994.pdf
    • http://3q1p.com/upload/file/2106300035101718771zd15ekuj816.pdf
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2a10c07ee2---73892968263.pdf
    • https://lokmangal.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/df11410ef87ac14fd9e0b9bfd12a8306/4937739791.pdf
    • http://kubablimel.pl/Image/files/pigesuzovibamuxobese.pdf
    • https://www.paparazzirestaurant.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dd01f7d1fb64dab592789ef5e8d035a5/lubupelesozupazon.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/681eo7btpaklqkjrlbk3gc3nj6/72496730308.pdf
    • http://shinserviceodi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/43a69a1592aeb3f7459c9b6ede13c3e5/boruxuwipasaboko.pdf
    • https://transcendenceit.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/98d3c19ea54976607f71facd06d59ac8/50558481550.pdf
    • http://cetinelektrik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0834957f08---25062392996.pdf
    • http://erfolgsapp.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609def0e6dab6---mebuzobafafivusiveka.pdf
    • http://www.sevenchurchestour.net/seven/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082df1118c12---nulijupiz.pdf
    • https://otelnamore.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f188f5421e2fce8c90da7ee6f334d8eb/wineruzuzobunuvekexale.pdf
    • http://boekenwinkelindex.nl/images/uploads/74814391394.pdf
    • http://schouteninterieurwerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b802ef4f4c8---30978148336.pdf
    • https://www.qlsny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dbaaa45e53b8f8b1a2fdcccd4e3e8e3e/kipuvagig.pdf
    • https://www.darrellstuckey.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091a9f5578e4---57481173796.pdf
    • https://pavaniautismschools.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tja44bqdm2o3jkvlnv8vcb8mnl/95499682473.pdf
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160946c12e8b82---54514452926.pdf
    • https://usssecuritate.ro/userfiles/file/72460376415.pdf
    • http://ylpcl.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27920118336.pdf
    • https://twr1115.net/files/fckeditor/file/fonisewaje.pdf
    • https://olmitek.by/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/68grsbgsupev4avlprrsjjm0a4/13233952255.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=physical+anthropology+is
    • 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_off0000ecbe.bin
495b7859b583e0d7e19b55c3184510b7bb35173dc86796ef1d9b968c3377bb2c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECBE 10636 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010515.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10515 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011d27.bin
c64f9a392c2dfb337d85c783cae2a3a4435654794502146b1e042b3dac6ada70
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D27 16824 bytes