Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 600d51b10add286c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.9 KB Created: 2021-07-02 02:51:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: a9fe4f997c3870756421421ac9438116 SHA-1: 5b1ffa467b52fdd2314817eba07f5a3ca39eeff0 SHA-256: 600d51b10add286c1d45cb2ec15bedfe2b237a3137a6534aab63f739d9fb6c30
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF containing a large number of embedded URLs, many of which point to disposable hosting or compromised CMS upload directories. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware delivery. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

Heuristics 6

  • 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.
  • 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://naitikfashions.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tejimedajum.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://acetuitioncentre.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bf953370a6---45180752641.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wscnaturalhealings.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de3ec8d086be6226a84d3207b696dd0f/20329098631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.asahinafunnels.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/id4pjhc5s4e9590pjtqpj1hddq/tulopusovejepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cashmeredreams.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1f822f31dca15508c21f6ef474d5ea15/fusevede.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuechentreff-schmid.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9pdo4m91hasoahlhq1a32c4hvp/73501424747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brandonsmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ddrae9pd1dh962v02touqq0qk4/55934698107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609785e849892---buvigofezazusujivodux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bantinnhadat.com/users/files/896069966.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608515fe13862---vekuxasezebulovinewelata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariaalbese.eu/userfiles/files/45420649753.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zjhywt.com/images/upload/File/livagasewogitilixegida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ebanksunited.com/clients/7/7d/7da19d52c1086e69e61582739ce98a0f/File/bukeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saludocupacionalpso.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8086376454---6298308782.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aihr-iadh.org/uploads/FCK_files/file/lexuji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://arci-mp.fr/admin/File/16261060565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.veronicaneal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/1606cbb17dcaff---jipox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grupogmec.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac4fa3aba44---jovisoxofadotevomuvusof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dentaltaxpros.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4296aec417ca250dce15abaccf526d77/tofelujeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abapaposentados.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d4ab41850e---95285285243.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.emmabowman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e5ba7bb8272108446fe69b52d7511d90/70336980165.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nceptionsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/690a4f4d82aad7494bd0fbf035bf4ed6/dawuravakifigipixugegar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=play+hard+quotes+sportsPDF 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_off0000fd52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD52 16876 bytes
SHA-256: df6d03b54c81c5b836ffb2d120619a7603c303a1cf151ce96c6c8761396155cf
font_01_sfnt_off000128c2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x128C2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000140d9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x140D9 10656 bytes
SHA-256: 976aa509bb825796ad78fb2272a7d6705da0b0ddf120dedd50fb3a8b6c4e90a7