Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53d44aa7aa4adab2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

96.1 KB Created: 2021-08-09 15:35:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 5df2f6ee9a9a69eb1fca9f26edff00f5 SHA-1: 6a8584e141f5c2e2442ae36028c4864ca2f18f9f SHA-256: 53d44aa7aa4adab2b6a2c03d26e5281909e3fae7b4d45c8b88edc84db1664d47
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous external links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are indicative of a malicious document, potentially leveraging embedded JavaScript for redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://benardoutlite.com/admin/fckeditor/fckdata/file/2151259508.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://noble-worldwide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7bc6eefa7bd98095b48bbc216855a06d/30236383518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/45sshonrtmgrlq65k4hbcvq1b2/wimex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ladakhtripmaker.com/userfiles/files/nelibefur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hopkins1983.com/clients/861771/File/60176699086.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phuwangnam.com/user_file/file/82097118957.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eyupsifalibitkiler.com/resimler/files/24705835980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.magicapro.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f7b697cfe4---84638654033.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bokseinstituttet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c9161a0f95---xovuvododobenerijolop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lukasikgroup.pl/Image/files/54237034794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.allterra.group/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aa7c889b0dca20f38f17bd67f2f5dccf/zukofozozivamit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3884fa02d6c3a07dc9f971a9c381440b/13902566827.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.anieliasfx.com/uploads/textareas/file/turutilirizu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qzgj.cn/upload/file/joxidiperumeruje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jamoncup.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16104d3d629a8a---80245381480.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chornakorn-packing.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kawexufenepepobobab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bodegoncriollo.com/userfiles/file/29059190449.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khautrangkhangviet.com/upload/img/files/40770675657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.brennholz-heinlein.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160706dac8d67c---gonomoweredelefujiri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agendaalzheimer.org/files/galeria/files/49457203319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ljhalls.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fbbf3192997b8c919eb7d8b604aa5a4f/97572650392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refour.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a85b14e7445ebe29bafc6c82eccb72fc/foguworikuja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=cu%C3%A1les+son+los+s%C3%ADntomas+de+la+tiroidesPDF link annotation
    • 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_off00011490.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11490 17140 bytes
SHA-256: db16932ea5d75c3f508c432a32303857947010cf7de28533a88f720125e2d2ae
font_01_sfnt_off00014024.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14024 10780 bytes
SHA-256: 0f689421b47fdbd360767e65ff3ac38593306b6ba19ce1aacd7adbef05358f8d
font_02_sfnt_off0001587e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1587E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1