Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5723087dbaadcc65…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.3 KB Created: 2021-09-04 03:57:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 438f1b70b46633a7ba0f86a593ba6e0a SHA-1: d080157fb231f81682d68f5301e97573f282fdf1 SHA-256: 5723087dbaadcc65f77d0382ef61c3809dfc06797ec9c0b05750db58e82e95ce
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of a spearphishing attachment designed to lead users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://futuresbuilder.net/dayafter/uploadimages/newsimages/file/mesozugalirures.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://mlight.cz/archiv/file/karujanuxuzovikikibafix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://signaturetowerpune.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qunopoaqd3n37gq3ldiu70b5p1/jidajaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607214f76d164---jubipewaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://app8itebarandgrill.com/admin/images/file/sefekudevojobilaga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cananalimdar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qse2qg548j0go5choa898jijrs/tuvafogorifibufos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mda0rmrbu1di86v8qrrcjeacq0/gexawewinawemunogafujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://donghozibistore.com/luutru/files/36083135605.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brandonsmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m8pl176g7ohbadsd0rqn04iu15/bolijaxisixakezitoxomir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maybomchuachay24h.com/Images_upload/files/furokuwonugavugum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a16153ef3c3---38232185189.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahl2005.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17955635636.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.frankcapassoandsons.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfbc733b331---jusuxusapezofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suprizpin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/rekelamibavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://berkeleyhigh64.com/clients/9/99/99a482d4bd0dc5522cc24ea7f8204a07/File/76511811688.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autoskola-scp.com/files/dezetira.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://finestblogger.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/selb9av48tclfnpbk40ogd1kto/32647888304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onegelha.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e86e44f5a225ba6bd06bcd9a34828f2/kerebudunidixirir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.a2zmedical.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087552db9b61---resoziwudor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://basalyemek.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36749816578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pluviaterra.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/847bd70c19044106333440b80a5d8ffb/rapagobatexovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vasutaszeneiskola.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/detonerunojibadejepimamaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emailing-online.fr/uploads/userfiles/file/lebagazutusemalajafijirom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feriaesotericadeatocha.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b04bf3ac79---tomapoxumujijujixukixub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://irrisyst.eu/files/file/wavufaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=horned+toad+prince+worksheetsPDF 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_off0000e148.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE148 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f95a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF95A 17760 bytes
SHA-256: 723dcfa2ac975f206506ec0e50ec2ef55b7c3e345f2f474a546741a9e02c5754
font_02_sfnt_off000126bf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x126BF 10732 bytes
SHA-256: 61ea52ad2ab67182919a2771efe5c86b708878e588a06a28def670e128020789