Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 523e80d0367f1ac0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.1 KB Created: 2021-06-30 00:15:22 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 4c62f3498bc392c1baf2f3125a26a990 SHA-1: 782af69e7962047b8fbacedaaea1de5cff9bf507 SHA-256: 523e80d0367f1ac0c6fcdffc4602bb048b110947fc3aa85bc7ef25507a79916c
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress installations, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of a malicious document, likely serving as a lure to download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9992

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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=choir+group+meaning
    • https://www.ergunaygoren.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082e7a9caf20---sepajeberi.pdf
    • http://banhangcongnghe.com/upload/FCK/file/gefixenepidel.pdf
    • http://www.thebetterinsurance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8eab82e2a8---54893007579.pdf
    • http://yaqeen-eg.com/userfiles/file/wopikuj.pdf
    • https://www.sehersirin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ce776d441a---2543341478.pdf
    • https://cashmeredreams.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2d3608286f567205ed3589e97769f3fc/39176609278.pdf
    • https://socialacademy.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/258c02f267d4cf826473c282f366a7fe/15511609021.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ar8v0hulail11o3lt4qimtmnl6/82912510198.pdf
    • http://xn--80aaeiengkwpz6p.xn--p1ai/pub/file/zagizanupedegimekoge.pdf
    • http://dmn.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d18642b2b9---76586833073.pdf
    • http://bagandpack.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/035dd7070e64e373843bc13ec19d1be9/88906919900.pdf
    • https://cls-toronto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7aacbec977a36fb511b4718408616246/59822792673.pdf
    • https://amblamy.ee/upload/file/37499832136.pdf
    • http://mognational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c79ed30325---gupupoko.pdf
    • https://amesmedicalservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b16216bb447---91300024915.pdf
    • http://hifitness.hu/userfiles/file/moravotowiw.pdf
    • https://georgiamusicpartners.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0117e33ecf6d9b9867cd417f12a38139/7072561967.pdf
    • https://prikolnaya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/729e9c8fa7ecab5f1aca67e44a1e4850/fakafuduzotasagoz.pdf
    • https://protechlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a8ff4806a719f68f6c025d7243f0b545/tagagijizuxapapawenebiko.pdf
    • https://hanyauntuktesting.com/contents//files/66224285464.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_off0000b458.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB458 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000cc6f.bin
90575c066f5c4676aa93dcae0bcb71ea8bc10300a4a70400aaf6229ff8b88415
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCC6F 10520 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000e428.bin
d7e825b9de2e8e6097e7ec512422f19e2abc1882a07970df87ce4e6bebe01b8e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE428 15380 bytes