Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 59afe62bfff2bba6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.1 KB Created: 2021-09-17 02:34:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 70dd5bed433f9413eb8ba84c2b43e43a SHA-1: 32bfa1e3166c7d5a590cfe74a60b62c0571ce841 SHA-256: 59afe62bfff2bba6677d5cdfbd5b7aa1e502f16cdf3372b9153e3504592dbae9
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

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 resources, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to download further malicious content. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports the attack pattern of using link farms for malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9835

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://coretry.ru/uplcv?utm_term=delivery+route+planner+android PDF link annotation
    • https://onecre.com/images/content/files/94176541694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constructionone.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613264d0b8020---buviwetazafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smwiarus.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/45444853289.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/94606962378.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cribpointonline.org/cribpointonline/userimages/file/vabesanatok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dkmmotor.com/files/userfiles/file/5682794756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://millecolori.it/images/file/xunajuvepixilobuwidup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thecandystoresudbury.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dtq4gr6trkv1fgmo39r9qkcs46/ligenagebupikipidowomusun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reliancecareuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/87c1a6653fc3156c0601656469722f1e/zimob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tabbanbros.com/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/upload/file/56360584668.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ljjxmining.com/uploadfile/file///2021090315330921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://youngshiny.com/userfiles/file/1631102826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://korea-labels.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14477130467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suvenirzp.com/uploads/files/98976871582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chothuexehochiminh.com/userfiles/file/lomemaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://motionslam.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0193888caa4c573ac79074334dc70e47/revasebiwujida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myshiou.com/uploads/files/202109041627468613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oawebserver.com/piceditor/file/razufaperomi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pereplanirovkaoblast.ru/pict/file/ruvarumel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toshiteriyakiburien.com/uploads/files/51078434056.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paolacaone.eu/userfiles/files/90155446557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cenlafilm.com/siteuploads/editorimg/file/20545034779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sacc-la-chaux-de-fonds.ch/fichiers/file/sofejiniliwotiwobakeri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://levin-dent.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/781bfad2d3404162189e0c9e51cff719/fapivelo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tuoitre.bacgiang.gov.vn/lib/ckfinder/files/zedap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://contemporaryteas.in/admin/uploads/file/3093167449.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161303af722438---varewiredanobowaxugoza.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_off0000eeb7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEEB7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000106ce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x106CE 10500 bytes
SHA-256: 62e1b10dadd41e9d7c8f3507642bfbd1cd1a629caf6f5410735fd86cba527c30
font_02_sfnt_off00011ec5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EC5 18460 bytes
SHA-256: 927fa861fbbfa4e04f410ac155d6fa16d24113fdaa2ac350aa6216672de6e585