Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5981f3c1626a2053…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.0 KB Created: 2021-07-23 00:57:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: d96f947cbf325f91b5ad27234a99f7d1 SHA-1: 3b371d0a60084b61b5fe0311653b07e630d08ec1 SHA-256: 5981f3c1626a2053241999815cd3101de3c483b4d8ab50cb80aa88692c32720f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a high number of links pointing to various domains, many of which appear to be disposable or compromised CMS upload directories. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. The embedded URLs suggest an attempt to redirect the user to a second-stage payload, possibly another PDF or executable.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/xubiboduzajifu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://alignerco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e2510c9c4babdfacef6f5cc8867ec425/kepuxitir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acetechnology.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1h0739n8bro126scvcpmef8m5/turuxasunu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cargo3030.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf88fac74e4---magakoxosi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://primebrokeragetx.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nuvafefizubepagiwiwan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdadanang.vn/app/webroot/assets/files/36479362236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bukharaatlanta.com/sites/default/files/file/kutozavodenawuwojozafiled.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://southernlightingsource.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/721bfa1a9eb28ba85304e03bccc48de7/nixiwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.champcaregivers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae020dbe81d---lokoxepavexarelinid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vishalahospitality.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88306683221.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chhsmahs.com/clients/8/83/83f479e57a8bbaec88b4a04d821ef24e/File/vijivogosulefaxila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://balance-global.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dfu9han249sevqcaal6q39v6hh/fejedezigem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sevenchurchestour.net/seven/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b63ccf9e2a8---17704042214.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gospel-pour-100-voix.com/fichiers/newsletter/file/68244112472.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ned.ru/uploads/files/felenu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuechentreff-schmid.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/01n2e8vogvs63lhv3d6nplb120/lubujawazulelonijuxikikuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://katyababash.com/images/uploads/file/tipaparodomagemamesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rolmech-strzelno.pl/Upload/file/32070226043.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pferde-fuer-unsere-kinder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608371ad056fc---47488183886.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://getracemirates.com/userfiles/files/zugugofunetomadexixora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.saraviation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd7cd159536---81424397375.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/44577998239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://syntellect.ru/Repository/file/gisevonubakirexikus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=yyz+to+hawaii+flight+timePDF 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_off0000e581.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE581 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd93.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD93 16992 bytes
SHA-256: e953071856dfb4493b204a861d63cf06e78edbf996d23e90cbfe49c22e5fd195
font_02_sfnt_off00012a41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A41 10532 bytes
SHA-256: 878da8b1dcd5488a3632aac64bbbee3d4b19bde6291c9c250cf96158349d5662