Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 59e9dd385cc577b6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.0 KB Created: 2021-06-30 22:52:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: f355f877c5b4ef2277e992c316b14007 SHA-1: 4af3c854aa2b518a7a2d5da0d70960c1fdb7df7f SHA-256: 59e9dd385cc577b6088efe975de39afc2e4704f61572aeac1136048dd214dbed
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are indicative of a downloader or redirector.

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 http://runningrhinelanderrabbitry.com/clients/875187/File/pemap.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmthj91ef6n098i95rl3sr6754/46831878046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfainstal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080e838d9d6e---wemitivodovobafupoxiduxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iamgoingto1996.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b939590b2f---56891236822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cambodiaangkorhomestay.com/userfiles/file/zedapokapaxal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brokenspoke.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1c40b90e3c98ef71d69f6e8f20e8d933/rozakapagar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085ebf98e078---33345545620.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adatechotomasyon.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cb8503d5f2---19691356924.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akgikorea.com/file_upload/fck_upfile/file/28847005450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spazmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160908607f2b11---17255739414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.eoluk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4kr24f0bivp9lunlqhjn098uau/sorekajoradu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://petra-dario.info/upload/datoteke/9354315254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uspeh-kursk.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86666189563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.northernillumination.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/42e5b245ef4620bc6e9b74b10f280e1f/tutuxitijuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd25a1802ad---sadobukarenukedejezuvevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://compufoxmail.com/userfiles/file/69759399431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wurstfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74342bfbbb7a2b73ac9cfc0dd822d5ed/71008910270.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://petroblend.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608099297df9f---ganoten.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stillwaiting.org/userfiles/file/gulisefozipema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alternativefitness.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078aa57540b3---rapabiwetuvufujuboludu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=hot+girls+with+no+bra+onPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ccbb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCBB 15792 bytes
SHA-256: 450f01312b6863565544203acc0b5476167f206a224d0f9ec0734522e669ee2f
font_01_sfnt_off0000f524.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF524 10472 bytes
SHA-256: 9afc283d9111d80fc64b814911cded5bd3e5481ab3ea073498db8b20e37fdc33
font_02_sfnt_off00010cd1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10CD1 2212 bytes
SHA-256: 5c8fae925a4aeaea6d4a118e64f5e7ca21f6f90c4d359fbc5fc60551a7a17479
font_03_sfnt_off000116b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116B3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1