Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5d66a3836f1d8436…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.2 KB Created: 2021-08-11 09:19:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: d980448a20d6479a8d4dc9472e2ad5cf SHA-1: 95d5b8b76cd05913b78534664708a8660a01aeab SHA-256: 5d66a3836f1d84361bf53d4a162796f87674ead0823b799cc36d0a6f1cb43021
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content and distribute further payloads. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of external links on compromised infrastructure is a common tactic for delivering second-stage malware.

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 https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c0d6d7e956---zetetinuzugunutodelafu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://agilitynd.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e2751faa8620f25701ce0013da79a3f0/80357565576.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://assurancemauricie.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160716fba59119---51296821446.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parfumerieindex.nl/images/uploads/61885559153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://austarpharma.com/upload/files/13764601423.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://casier-a-bouteilles.fr/file/motes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e27ae358f4b---78306563469.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jtour.vn/userfiles/file/xomaxafuzesasasunovome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alrabbanoilandgas.com/file/files/51933190971.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://0a3exp.com/upfiles/editor/files/9543597946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adatechotomasyon.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8dd3c872e7---6412515199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ontime-taxi.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e0735ba44343e53df5208697e1286cff/53096979006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://royalgoodviewresort.com/Uploads/file/putojuvatakubanaboloj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://angkortaxiservice.com/userfiles/file/boxenura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://furkansigorta.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be59638df02---lofonedikofisulejuzezon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdc47678924---98548584194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/10414734493.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apricomm.com/userData/board/file/xavinipumunex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://119pump.net/d/files/dematitetinojelikov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hintonassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b570f55b0e05e092401f59574f058edf/xukufesam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcc.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dfm55vt3uctok5625uhfb7hc3h/74286288995.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://calldidocta.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6db26d7af670546f62465b8da359f9d4/fevoziwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://caacoding.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082a23037b23---kolulunelawesegomole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naphotelbangkok.com/userfiles/files/81738211337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://advantagelic.com/singhania/downloads/file/49797553220.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=tubi+tv+activate+refresh+codePDF 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_off0000ee65.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE65 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001067c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1067C 10692 bytes
SHA-256: ef3acc7fb48f6243987e1e6b1d7bb8e5409bd7d1d1d5d62ec1399ea0ca78ef25
font_02_sfnt_off00011f39.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11F39 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 052e1474da00312e647837d2cf695e0919c5afb7e5a25c0350c4d4044dabb806

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