Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 542e73fd8f7b346a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.6 KB Created: 2021-09-08 16:57:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 6916064d1e15e0a71e5b1a50544faf87 SHA-1: 81d0ff50124580a263779dd54259b543a7cfa478 SHA-256: 542e73fd8f7b346a83ed2010d65e858587a3d7764f93b3d7604b84bb4d806f8d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, 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. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of external links and the overall heuristic profile points to a common PDF-based lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://massagetheory.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b6152d1be1fd92f898d530d227bae5d7/beviveza.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://azco.friend-match.com/upload/files/43278639907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibexquimica.com.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31827185995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://silverspringabw.com/uploads/files/rupetadutosipiroxiwopa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.catalogodecineargentino.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137f7b6093f1---96997796383.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldendoodlesofthesierranevadas.com/userfiles/file/givewasabewik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://penzion-pod-rozhlednou.cz/img/file/66050268454.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mrybalko.ru/files/nidirugutadirum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zsdbiopharm.com/upload/files/jodet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ncteonline.com/userfiles/file/gilepaxudagebutosopijoba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.urban-quartz.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0160e98345f6779d86c2432e1c4ea312/fevoloza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-ivanteevka.ru/upload_picture/file/73468629261.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://konditsionery-zheleznodorozhnyi.ru/upload_picture/file/68944595930.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gatewayhotelbangkok.com/upfile_hotel/files/82000269594.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://badrivishal.com/media/bitarojifeponemujevomok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.motionmantra.com/userfiles/files/11001173532.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dobermanncz.eu/files/lipowifuwidinupufezip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kientrucphatloc.com/upload/files/waponatopuleru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://4seasonstours.in/userfiles/file/71625015146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sportsclinicwest.ie/media/contents/file/bemogezalezoxasufisapivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fiscconsulting.com/userfiles/file/22127498918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aukshanya.promosing.com/alpha/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xotigagugebivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://larustt.com/upload/ckfinder/files/bepedigikerunepot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=army+digital+aircrew+training+manualPDF 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_off0000d19f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD19F 10704 bytes
SHA-256: b34de63f0ae0c07d9431b429b221ce36d32f7361ce362fd9046b5cf2d181d88b
font_01_sfnt_off0000ea0c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA0C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001021e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1021E 16476 bytes
SHA-256: a2e045f79ef54219275e9372d8d784e9e869c7450bd5bf1d7037d413f8d77cc5