Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 54248fdcb809af87…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.3 KB Created: 2021-07-31 15:49:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: bbee3574fb2bb92d2e52dfccd35e645c SHA-1: 61e301305982639f1d5a0e03ec68f091943e7220 SHA-256: 54248fdcb809af8773bdfd9af863bc8d9f4cbfb845281b596dae6610e919ace1
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF containing a link farm that points to compromised WordPress upload storage, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. Although no scripts were extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs are indicative of a phishing lure, likely delivered via spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

Heuristics 6

  • 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 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://remproekt-m.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/konaborujepiwavi.pdf
    • http://iamsoldierfit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607088aee7637---jipokowawufi.pdf
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3elhnuijiikn0e2847j7lq004s/tenol.pdf
    • https://luminex.pl/upload/file/10708026501.pdf
    • https://rh-h1tapi-turbo.com/contents//files/34386924717.pdf
    • https://www.formwork.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c8mfv38h4rkgd6aahder3jrjk1/21119737963.pdf
    • https://www.napariverinn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/723975b343d0f82386df02ba803a650b/patokiluzexuvosame.pdf
    • https://noukos.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba01ef38acc---80734796750.pdf
    • http://lamachine.nl/userfiles/file/lirosorefura.pdf
    • http://cedresarquitectura.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e5c0fdf10bf---duwugudogojonobixutulok.pdf
    • https://kottayammedicalcollege.org/CMS/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tosubekagako.pdf
    • http://computer-rudolstadt.de/upload/file/45268393833.pdf
    • http://www.driftime.ee/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088bd50506c7---jaxefugadulezolopubo.pdf
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fe2d425e9a1---72800093793.pdf
    • https://mimpiindah2.com/contents//files/89578033184.pdf
    • http://skncn.com/u/files/kuzekaxujajubaxijaxixumo.pdf
    • https://moma-restaurant.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607edf464676c---fupemulijed.pdf
    • http://bizbecho.com/pa/trainstation/uploads/image/file/suvobewelememugakomali.pdf
    • http://www.ambredore.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609da5f97bfef---88368040387.pdf
    • http://bosch-service-center.ru/uploads/files/87541058608.pdf
    • https://dejavuruse.com/userfiles/file/rukinituvebusatero.pdf
    • http://timeyear-v.com/userfiles/file/bevazigigav.pdf
    • https://global-brand.net/userfiles/files/timelasamagiwax.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=romeo+and+juliet+test+with+answer+key+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_off0000f8e2.bin
713e10b204cb4b3ec6757209d8f6d4f1d91799688218b7f4ae3a8edf653ac186
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF8E2 11332 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001135c.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1135C 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012b6e.bin
70da06152cccc5fe01500ddf765e0aa58f78de705114f53dddf77b794089ec8f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B6E 17080 bytes