Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 52ff9e3534350636…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.6 KB Created: 2021-09-02 21:32:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 4917379291522103f265c9ef96d5e813 SHA-1: 8d0c7026cd3ea40bc43b9d5a44100e7e9214c8ee SHA-256: 52ff9e3534350636a0852b4273b539c1887d6f219ea1bc5c3d89a4f27fd26aa4
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs are indicative of a malicious document, likely serving as a lure to download a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 https://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=incremental+dynamic+analysis+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://abaj.cz/UserFiles/File/bixazugodivamipajomudig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://harpethvalleypto.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/113892028c08cf396afc3c9d38acbf9b/52883714597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webbsoil.com/home/webb/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nizoxufiperabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motionslam.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4351e665b93dc9b756d6fb4c6de6dd42/27948405401.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meble-tk.pl/userfiles/file/sozenegegow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newdimension.su/userfiles/file/26292954757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yenhuy.vn/upload/files/69873380298.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vildmarksjagt.dk/userfiles/file/77366276143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.eflox.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b0b6297b61---waxaletu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sonarmusic.hu/up_image/file/xaretupogesipobuponinuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8gfp5gbfbdvao1rg0atgf78kp7/jumogaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aldea.work/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0127ada83862bcefa4734c5bf29ad315/xipodinanadumenizuwezoxiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oe.com.tw/ezadmin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/28723785767.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mobilenmr.com/files/files/79769119742.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuadernos.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075bf76d6533---tagose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razdolle.by/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qjat9kfpab07a2teh0prgm3s53/rizezunasedip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jimenez-casquet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b966fb71823---82005683928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://profipreklady.cz/www/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5195333868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indyztyle.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/876885720.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vetamblj.si/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jagevuxuvudemus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chatyzvule.cz/uploads/jixabunixovuvema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gentlemensquartersbarbershop.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b160f6078c8c94c7fb3c30da9444c6a9/narugad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.certificagreen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16109fa4f2c062---samiroxififujotemu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pizzeriadevita.it/userfiles/files/dexozozonuwod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.blackandwhite-salon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5a497a9e9aa823bde36361549a640394/lemubefurinofafixemenovaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000f63c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF63C 10724 bytes
SHA-256: a3ca455cfac96b1e5b68c013fb7498d32907e381c7d5a6c68e79d05c49de76f6
font_01_sfnt_off00010ed4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10ED4 18868 bytes
SHA-256: 265cffe59abf3827b26612c53087c7fdb7af439f7ac397fb30ced245c6e71d75
font_02_sfnt_off00014041.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14041 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1