Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 629d905c9dcb6b83…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.5 KB Created: 2021-07-06 06:00:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: bb4e087908b92ce100e6384d3b309b89 SHA-1: 152c27394af595f470987b43fd005d89553cda91 SHA-256: 629d905c9dcb6b832b803dfa01dc293e32caecb0dc23a2451955af737a9bb8aa
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or distributing further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a malicious PDF dropper.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=limited+scleroderma+hands
    • https://morethancleaningservices.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/79352c18ef353447560403fbe4f400cc/mowasizawefi.pdf
    • http://canyonoaksmtg.com/~duckdi5/canyonoaksmtg.com/content/file/89908392642.pdf
    • http://www.sarajevo-inn-grunewald.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160741e4b37be7---poxoxovisituxebeluni.pdf
    • https://daaeportrett.no/upload/file/90524444669.pdf
    • http://msci.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d4c1d83cec---xabovudi.pdf
    • http://antik-cafe-bergen.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087d93789d31---48031137623.pdf
    • https://dungcuruamui.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/259d33r9llb213969r4p3t90vc/39328786433.pdf
    • http://momsystem.ru/public/file/viloxaxejonizepunir.pdf
    • http://graphicon.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097b3855c251---37170190220.pdf
    • https://floorco.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d6b27eb4e3c2c9667762f824698d12da/24125987254.pdf
    • https://cristiandellavedova.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pfv2mv0ut5iabkdpagtdg4fqf7/1288912630.pdf
    • http://limoride.net/gallery/file/zuvuwatawusafi.pdf
    • https://metroguards.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160853101e7233---41441814813.pdf
    • https://miamivanservice.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afba58b2b1f---59538824783.pdf
    • https://indacphuc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jdsm1jn20sda8as5js9k1ic1gj/riverujisubud.pdf
    • http://bestforfishing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b39e74a699452fea2887b780d8396cca/kajuletewuzefonevoxenevi.pdf
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioscapindandrea.it/userfiles/files/3485191609.pdf
    • http://cedresarquitectura.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba007639d69---37630914116.pdf
    • https://clearpatth.com/userfiles/file/57568102088.pdf
    • https://nacionalequipamentos.com/ckeditor/uploads/files/punufotuwujalosel.pdf
    • https://www.mybizwebsites.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a21809b9337---wutegifuxu.pdf
    • https://sidexsideaudio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6d15e426c8---10934019196.pdf
    • http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160caccf6a11cc---9206228235.pdf
    • https://nobleanimalsanctuary.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/zakaporiwojagupazake.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dfff.bin
8a7d94a6b0071c50551620234040fb8a5eb39e7c04ddf5f50cc4e6b542cae3f9
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDFFF 16900 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010b83.bin
ed10281c5c79b2e5b71e6efa0b0e2c71c4059965502243206a45acaf43c742bb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B83 10592 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001237b.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1237B 16792 bytes