Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 63b1ef95bf770edf…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.0 KB Created: 2021-09-11 11:16:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 749d3f03867615a23be4ed4c9951e3e2 SHA-1: 91a4a418c17f79b0630205c4f18a1bb6fa9af303 SHA-256: 63b1ef95bf770edf1639aa4254e47973601f7b37214889f2d0478d87efb29b55
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised websites or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of a common phishing lure, likely leading to further malicious content.

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://macroedunet.com/userfiles/file/64200531614.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://daehnfeldt.com/userfiles/file/nufubukuzufalipupuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfainstal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ebf562584c---79235966207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://roadtoring.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b770ea62f4a4a8668f62334c22ceb03c/pimoxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chunmianxian.com/upfolder/e/files/20210908121014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hz-kontejnery.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vifiwetulidobefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://flomogroup.com/upload/files/22918124020.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://forumhotel.by/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ut7o70fe8ccokgkgvc70fm3ri0/84343045329.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://konberdbio.com/upload/files/gekaralerebipobazosuned.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pasationtravellers.com/root/FCKeditor/file/34921355412.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mn-lawfirm.com/box/userfiles/file/kegizapujewapelawa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emannsltd.com/userfiles/jimugamo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opsir.eu/files/file/wiponopurogizejixaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/xiledeketoxonudezuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goozzl.com/userfiles/files/23261457971.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://105chers.netsociality.com/upload/files/21296801159.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cafemsoffice.com/userfiles/files/12306054909.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thekitchendesignstudio.org/uploads/files/zakepox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hgbehringer.de/img/files/files/21962115730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://av72-reklama.ru/userfiles/file/163099869392539a5492fe6ef1e737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariobubiniregini.eu/userfiles/files/78716331332.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alugutader.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pofederuxaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://es-manzokudou.com/yamituki-n/uploads/files/vidadomuxelumijob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://holzweiss.at/goketositunazubifugixaref.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=android+emulator+for+windows+8+free+downloadPDF 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_off0000e58f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE58F 10892 bytes
SHA-256: ef78741b4bc8411af19ca5fbe3b4a03065dfb033982d07a0d1b711cc2d95b354
font_01_sfnt_off0000fed5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFED5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000116e7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x116E7 16552 bytes
SHA-256: 35024ddab453b3054b2375631b8299764f479e57389876629e55727021ac5165