Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 61517db064b81b36…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.6 KB Created: 2021-07-03 04:19:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: c1d888d2e7de8fae887692c61aff6709 SHA-1: 628d6f45de1e7cdde4d3926a6866b181406927c9 SHA-256: 61517db064b81b36ad357598c5a2f427a66a26e207f1b433a1dbc3cc7a2bf668
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The document contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting it functions as a link farm for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of external URIs and the overall structure point towards an attempt to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=hydrocortisone+on+testicles PDF link annotation
    • http://jointrilogy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d271cd7fde---41090513204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shinyjewellers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l9nrj29uvkb0gdgvq9i2u1vg4v/fomukowewebulopogobes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shopveriamici.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4d171k9qo3c6n18vq6c8hnpttn/30164316754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://formapolis.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e49b1d9451968b7116b51a2ebefd1560/64470196678.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pansophers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f4db67d9a2---97529114570.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbbcb3a568d---fofuzojewawekegulu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matsusushionline.com/uploads/files/12625380324.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fence-alarm.com/userfiles/files/37483604257.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://graffitipaintstudio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6db883c95c4f68a175ca663ee2b7e1d9/48474794659.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://adiwirawanbali.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7d53d0bccc0325f5cc134716f32a0223/fisaretepoxexebuxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.avenueroadadvertising.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cefe569d60---latukizozawotipepaxubog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://93564497.com/userfiles/66052651014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c84d4fc466e---79786761646.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ffdcb19e54---11866230290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fab737862c---90892567539.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pima-alarms.rs/slicice/file/70325615388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mckeoughfamilyreunion2021.com/clients/b/ba/baf9e6b347377fae0abe5a87436fc4cf/File/75343221913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rec39.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc6ca5bad19ff97d016c70c01a72d7bc/dinagokazafum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bonafideonline.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9cb20aadcd6b50c0869d5e6de4386bb2/90273114130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.advokat.com/app/webroot/img/fck/file/dulopabazoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ajwatravel.com/wheelmarine/userfiles/file/dojogisexexabibunefegema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085ac1939224---kimuzufizova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uclerbaklava.com/resources/file/zujiboxananekefulim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000e852.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE852 16996 bytes
SHA-256: bc6938ca2ccfcce886fc0d4ffcf9be6af15c7288b3e3785ddf2bc9bb79061d37
font_01_sfnt_off00011479.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11479 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012c90.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C90 10308 bytes
SHA-256: aa968392596787ae070b271d285735ed14c7d428e46caacb08ba06f46fa1a1b7