Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 53ffee81f10a1bd2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.7 KB Created: 2021-09-07 12:25:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: cfd68abe515ff3efd9771be43de64de9 SHA-1: 4325ca89b6533c5f52204a02314b1ab9d21e8c42 SHA-256: 53ffee81f10a1bd2323d9cf6f96a240701db0a59a953039edee6d0e7bec6b6a6
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable hosting, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the embedded links are the primary attack vector, aiming to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

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://disonde.com/filespath/files/20210807050336.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://uat.ideadunes.com/projects/ideadunes-portfolio-site/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079031a628f5---87345292768.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bettenbaehren.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f32f57c4fa---11919274818.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nestroots.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j1fpfv5udspbmnccvfpv7q8476/kubekajuzal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rockyshairsalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s58juqqsiq54oohvqlqcs961ls/17091272626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkwebdesign.com.hk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d0c2ea35bb---38315531887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spencershaulageltd.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e9404b210b8f83fc7120cf1bad04227e/31239001705.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dogalakustik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/dulezugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitteaccesorios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/633b9mukdhs02d2vd1o34jlpp8/82182470964.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://producedepot.us/userfiles/files/73807760960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pinyardim.com/calisma2/files/uploads/18070927029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tgtech-auto.com/userfiles/file/potaxudufilasutok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rubin2000-distribuitorshop.ro/userfiles/file/60585372265.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cuatudongsaigon.net/uploads/files/38516402831.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stamfordtaxis.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/848gup15p746k08phbvqtn3vrh/duxibuxoborizobamir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuechentreff-schmid.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0hudk99heoj4is2e918u4oomda/12386094632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kbstephens.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6dc5d05fb024cabcf25ea0abb51d3c49/87125165015.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://slowjamsundays.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c307d77e791---64189602356.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.ru/upload/37378252557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viviapalermo.com/userfiles/files/befurunavasajuga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://taispacedesign.com/upload/files/zetumibivilefeji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amitadevnani.com/userfiles/file/11976658665.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonweringbelgie.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kagepijebitop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/jagujuvomiwovunoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=icdl+online+collaboration+notes+pdfPDF 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_off000102a7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102A7 10704 bytes
SHA-256: 81a751e8243367db78f77a8ef126fdaa12f80f86cd58d6a2ba74bfcc4ae66649
font_01_sfnt_off00011b18.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B18 17428 bytes
SHA-256: 5e67511a294939929c08ead2238856afab21a871184bfacc38339360d9320a4b
font_02_sfnt_off000148be.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x148BE 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1