Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 667dd901249f53d7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.7 KB Created: 2021-08-25 10:42:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: f5bb01ed8fe527dc401144c00062ae32 SHA-1: 9fb9ee55d1ebe84dd60a9acc3488badda66a9ae8 SHA-256: 667dd901249f53d7604ae0e55583717e44471c82e676009d2fe8fd8a0b06fd7c
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

This PDF sample was identified as malicious by a ClamAV signature and an ML classifier. It functions as a link farm, containing numerous embedded URLs that point to compromised WordPress sites and other disposable hosting. These links likely lead to further malicious content or phishing attempts.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

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://www.generalutilities.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e1879602ce4---44558436118.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://lynnesnaturaltreats.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9ff3d1f830ec07b84e32c6f207496544/92479590545.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brighterhealthcare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e7vrlo6749tgtar4i4cd0q9opc/gimupegolobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ituor.ir/basefile/chartermeinfo/files/duxoverixasifol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://glass-haus.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d3fd7203f2d48ab7973d4d9e5ea5748f/92155972950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humantouchtranslations.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/160acd8b6b3952---81973088061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avvocatogiuliani.it/userfiles/files/61905511234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/28018443547.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://idcla.net/upload/files/95673397275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teenvolunteerhouston.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b8ce5681508e28936330237eb5f9eb53/mewaxiwadigaler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traditionsradio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1v3g0st7aejfrqp4k6agv5fa52/jawiroz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vidaleve.ind.br/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xuzekopaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://espacioschillout.es/images/admin/file/72997653221.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--sanitrprofi-p8a.ch/fckeditor/editor/images/file/vuvaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hnatiukreunion.com/clients/b/b5/b5561851e3069b632e798ef7a1275556/File/46817551055.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariobubiniregini.eu/userfiles/files/sovenexudekenegajibojires.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-pisanie-prac.pl/famprojekt_z_serwera/images/file/85904315728.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kickcommerce.com/userfiles/file/22269368625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinaaquachem.com/uploads/files/36676700143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fieldofgreen.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/868c0f9bdc44b9ba56a768d5416e33fb/loruweviwibovogutuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thefutureofgolf.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b0b24baeb20---kosubozewuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=adding+3+fractionsPDF 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_off0000dd51.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD51 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f568.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF568 10624 bytes
SHA-256: 71b0e6ad4d951a3ce761e3de088aeb36735ceff59f49a03be27916fe47858f3a
font_02_sfnt_off00010dab.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10DAB 17480 bytes
SHA-256: cd829f6a25f1d50dda730e4073fca14142145cb8753db4901a40758c43d55cb4