Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 64ef59d489d79801…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.9 KB Created: 2021-06-26 06:45:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 3ec092a09b8e401ee071be82e041fe8f SHA-1: 8ffc122752aee6cd07abec5a4202af67a4b4f57f SHA-256: 64ef59d489d7980108187db814dc6bbda25ca5db3ddcd8d293bc4ac268c31801
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains a link farm pointing to numerous external PDF documents, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for SEO poisoning or distributing further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the structure suggests a phishing or spamming campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

Heuristics 6

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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 https://ppuhperspektywa.pl/files/edytor/file/guwenosaletojafogemizo.pdf
    • http://acecaalcoy.com/userfiles/file/temipazikokasesuvadameb.pdf
    • https://www.alapan.org/fckimages/file/mepafusoxap.pdf
    • http://www.gainerwindows.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26ppddmk9157j9fjfh0g12f1m3/bemazominaxezivamivo.pdf
    • http://bannermaul.com/userData/board/file/41172875828.pdf
    • http://fusheng-vietnam.vn/admin/webroot/upload/image/files/tilifoweremot.pdf
    • http://investin-khj.ir/ckfinder/userfiles/files/peririzagagexaxisakexose.pdf
    • http://momsystem.ru/public/file/tidajibujek.pdf
    • https://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c52568e31d0---vifugatugajoniwureb.pdf
    • https://ankaratemizlikcim.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/wukumunigoxijujoxibeguva.pdf
    • http://www.chicagoalphas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c46e10d7702---nagavanifesefujusuwog.pdf
    • http://stopasbestos.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5e2d91038f---29529727912.pdf
    • http://bagpack.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608de899ac967---49754154879.pdf
    • https://www.engltg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/57dd4c585e596d21ee84b805259ee02b/wikewaxiza.pdf
    • http://traditionsradio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lkg8n6ca74cfdm2fp9knlcmum5/78924181152.pdf
    • https://vickers-electronics.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7721758c3038c8a160cb99859b1e44c4/zavamokapomuk.pdf
    • https://thewentworthco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1cggpl6nlnafsbhmlonojejr0p/80985432346.pdf
    • https://technok.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/de86ea6588a8ee9f7e844090e2a47297/7468726930.pdf
    • http://sshs61.com/clients/6/60/60e739d5a8cf4a6710e4f064fd99417d/File/2162018696.pdf
    • https://monacollection.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7f280f1d3ac941eb0f9a73c23b7fbd10/fubapukasido.pdf
    • https://levin-dent.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/48e0a0b317f7b59a73d1e6d8b791e1e0/89831937396.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=restriction+enzyme+analysis+introduction+worksheet+answers
    • 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_off0000ca74.bin
115b53ce67845e4a4b98eee492b2bb3bf126676abe2752f37847fed25df0c838
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCA74 17440 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f838.bin
371d6cbeee2dc8bd5d0d12ae1d92de6d19049147c04f10fe1814f14d189c8642
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF838 11132 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011226.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11226 16792 bytes