Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 575d4eedde90fe7e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

76.6 KB Created: 2021-09-03 15:48:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 827afef8b28896856fb00cb713b78ea0 SHA-1: e7cf64d9efcfadd4142879fa32bf26833bb89d90 SHA-256: 575d4eedde90fe7e6c0f2158e8aee1c90125e3737d0351a60ea7b9c05a33d529
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm used for phishing or malware distribution. The file's structure and embedded links align with common tactics for distributing malicious content via PDF attachments.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=preterite+vs+imperfect+quiz+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://tcufroghouses.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160da8cc87f90f---teruxasanoluripovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.revistadefiesta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa9d9f12bc1---fokolukevenudebibotasafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/paxejutoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://innospectrum.eu/hirlevel/file/pejaziloziwonozig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saatyapi.com/upload/ckfinder/files/migeritijexini.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b1286eb6dc---falizefusulawareroruso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chikatere.com/Upload/files/goripopirijanovadekedepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adanakursmerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f8834a43c1d---94769851059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katour.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wokezadusobewuwuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rockyshairsalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g1hquat0ra52qtjptmbrvdffum/gebavudewanedubojisap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ippon.lv/uploads/File/16153628673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://color-gateway.com/userfiles/file/19610868956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://firmen-bekleidung.at/userfiles/file/79948116928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baocaosudanang24h.com/uploads/image/files/64518391624.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asirius.su/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bfad721aeb552b6d1efc8034b0b8f7b7/tolibuvurirujasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elmiraclassiccountry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/umvaq75dkp8u6cr35f5b684vm1/zokifojoninexitinali.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalazeri.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7pjqcqi2v7v5q4vroi9he5vv6/xinupalotegivomadabuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jtravel.clickis.kr/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210828_3F83BAD0B57AE2BD.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1mam9fcfhmae1caclqg4g3p625/47757737549.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thucphamtruongxanh.com/Upload/files/xadosexodimosesevoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://audreyheselmans.com/_files/file/70362273657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oticonshop.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wixafak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ssaisarang.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/27582460243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vietthanhstone.com/images/news/file/funogiwumedoginovipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000c3ed.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC3ED 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000dc04.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC04 10720 bytes
SHA-256: 961b889dc555874b0251ad81c02b92c8ece28ebd7a17d1b1ed3865484b92ab77
font_02_sfnt_off0000f487.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF487 18332 bytes
SHA-256: c61738f620ec79e0d52338fb44d234a41a944c9b2ec8f59aebf0d2d173839b20