Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 5e99e593b35efcf1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.4 KB Created: 2021-09-07 15:47:54 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: f2a39c6afeb8e6b4eb0e957d88a88124 SHA-1: c3e6f93e33b641fc418831d0361d1bd04fced4a4 SHA-256: 5e99e593b35efcf152b5e71ae5af13d0ecd9a8a75a0dcca4b6ee30199c8a1196
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, disguised as a free textbook download. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest it's designed to lure users into downloading further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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.eoluk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eejdfijp3tc8gosgvsbdjqe0p1/8624795792.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://x-software.cz/data/file/kasuwimamokavemaviwipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://khaskhaan.mn/uploads/userfiles/files/25962108330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.psstrecno.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609906cbb5ee6---lemibusagoso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e4c37b77581---53593609716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alkalacarservice.com/public_html/userfiles/file/48574500680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arrayamed.com/userfiles/file/89019011854.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aportecnica.com/imagenes/editor/file/95547281610.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tarzminder.com/resimler/files/68883172877.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaies.net/upfiles/2109060653099636486kmfa7.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cedule-plachty.cz/files/file/51573230232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neboskreb-irk.ru/uploads/userfiles/files/buzisakoxajodirodole.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.d-table.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/55369ea0726d0354d9f9f27950162874/raxolodama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://groupunsur1.com/contents//files/57450064837.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jshtextile.com/UserFiles/file///73657534500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greshamgilessalon.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7116a34f1a6e219d9d3502c88c88b6f6/42225662675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://safe-international.com/userfiles/file/judajo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pescepiana.eu/userfiles/files/nurupup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://findmealocalpainter.com/insurazon/admin/userfiles/file/97716894282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newcastlehigh1967-50threunion.com/clients/43248/File/mimelarufedipiwojaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://loaamtran.vn/files/usersfiles/files/64117592202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b99ec78ad5a---jopamisesirerowukajoruk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://videoacceso.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160edfec0db05d---86994007918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ithalattagarantibelgesi.com/resimlerfiles/29346544416.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sport-jicin.cz/dokumenty/zugal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=nelson+textbook+of+pediatrics+20th+edition+free+download+pdfPDF 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_off0000fd85.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD85 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00011597.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11597 18160 bytes
SHA-256: afb3acc36bb2e3d8f3558c67c7b10792e7f789a5cea8010b2effea93b03109e9
font_02_sfnt_off00014495.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14495 11356 bytes
SHA-256: 0fa8f73e1ad97c598aedd8595f49d0d6a60fe4e1b89070d0ed6d88d0f0f81dd9