Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5d599971fd1eeeeb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.0 KB Created: 2021-09-05 18:34:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 3f851968a4105431e79d32300351976e SHA-1: cf0e1458ff40b958bc718add4ac100eaa1936e70 SHA-256: 5d599971fd1eeeebaaf3af2678ae6c7c86564ae6877dab48aa15ae58d75df222
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and multiple links pointing to external PDF files. Several of these links are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, indicating a likely attempt to distribute further malicious content or conduct phishing. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://veglifekc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files//gobilavido.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://flyingkirin.com/uploadfiles/file/12074745702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autohondl.cz/userfiles/file/85983580522.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.garriagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609630a7aad57---kosonemogetabetopolunari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amartzon.store/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05bea3be4f96a5e30e6dfb4efce98fe4/kurixawire.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariasangiacomo.it/userfiles/files/40795162572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariopisillibertozzi.eu/userfiles/files/tiwuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vimar.ua/userfiles/files/patanidoziwep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://microfocus-realize2020mea.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5cbb5f5fda2bb61a93d3a7306c49dcb7/57038280542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saraelv.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b4fcaedc0aa---2564460305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thelawchamber.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a6b13bda58a---50232427477.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.ch/upload/67733119413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acptechnologies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a4d24d17976---waliwapuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autoschiller.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606eaa3beccd5---xewuwibiwonuwala.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metisentry.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26632246136.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smarttactic.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609980fd66214---11747047078.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.oneirishrover.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/814c309e382751b1608c513a279dffa4/33177451229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliotoconsulting.com/clients/862286/File/vukutuvone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://staropolski.net/Upload/file/4946209667.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aaar.cat/assets/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wegokowagituzevikejatafuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kledingindex.nl/images/uploads/62583289154.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://west-holding.com/userfiles/file/87302092883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=factor+polynomial+using+rational+root+theorem+worksheetPDF 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_off0000cfb0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCFB0 18588 bytes
SHA-256: d0cc2e85b9076efc5172bf6219db4e0719d4fa65314de9840a19f5cfdd299bea
font_01_sfnt_off0000fff1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFFF1 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011808.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11808 11188 bytes
SHA-256: 0e30e62264246a24e622a1eb638b7a04d80157549591b72525d7eb60f5cbade8