Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5b109733b7df311a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

69.4 KB Created: 2021-09-06 09:11:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 41523029daf5d615c9c19d7873eb6b15 SHA-1: 8f5ea37e7444a75b3312a8ccdea4dbf02b09dd54 SHA-256: 5b109733b7df311ad7b65dbf24a51fc129c81524653c1e7e0ebc6bebe8f594f4
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as a malicious PDF by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier. It contains numerous links to external PDF files hosted on various domains, many of which appear to be compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting. The 'SE_INVOICE_LURE' heuristic suggests the document's content is designed to trick the user into clicking these links, likely to download a second-stage payload. The presence of external URIs and link farms indicates an attempt to distribute malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://kientrucnhacuagio.com/upload/files/sedujexu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://vandolderskb.com/images/usr/3566054351.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lacecinella.com/writable/public/userfiles/file/wivitewalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hardlineconstruct.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/xoxasarixavovoponerafodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grandp.ru/userfiles/file/28221203977.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.linkkorea.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a26d3a988fe---xekivegakidegel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constructionone.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160870e8b0bfd9---64820032737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zbigniewrodak.pl/galeria/file/levixitabuvopeli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://audiohrestomatiya.ru/content/file/xirofaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thcsducthang.pgdbactuliem.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/volaruvob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ulv-fogger.ru/d/files/bamojesokutunevazazuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://libyamonitor.com/sites/all/libraries/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38563679553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jadever.vn/Images_upload/files/zetamolusup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://growourworld.com/clients/83159/File/44223481576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://czytamzezrozumieniem.pl/userfiles/file/somagosurizokunaluxajosuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drthchowdary.net/userfiles/file/92026109975.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://costabravas.com/uploads/localidades/files/sezefurefewepizikoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duda-tech.pl/dudatech/upload/file/67376497518.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.zopfitravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a8c1ccd3ab---64882786089.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hdcorp.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/itrphicnc1984273201h9adgb3/sijinupituvigatisewepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/bezazimeliroliwupuroregu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zulassungsservice4you.de/bilder/file/xiguba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://szaniterplaza.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/toxoluzusafaximuwoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tranindo.com/Uploads/userfiles/files/88760013654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://efsanepin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/47098631625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=watchman+nee+pdf+sit+walk+standPDF 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_off0000b1fb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB1FB 10836 bytes
SHA-256: b14b3d6333b9b7e910b5b31df365cc3981c9b5ea02ba5223d2d4ccdf24b08067
font_01_sfnt_off0000cadc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCADC 14828 bytes
SHA-256: a1cf254742af8869864ee9f0d1eda28088bbd307545f5a7d3f1e75f834809749
font_02_sfnt_off0000efe0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEFE0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1