Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 68a71c09ad4fbb11…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.1 KB Created: 2021-06-30 17:55:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 352cfd81636074bb7b74f00126a9ae7a SHA-1: 45d0b45649ede0ec658e5217ad4c9088f6d72aeb SHA-256: 68a71c09ad4fbb1139566bee3ba8a5415634ec032d235c633a014ffad49e83a9
172 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a link farm pointing to multiple compromised CMS upload directories, a common tactic for hosting malicious files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely phishing or malware delivery. Although no scripts were extracted, the structure and URL findings suggest an attempt to trick users into downloading further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9970

Heuristics 8

  • 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 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://aquariumfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4afbc29c2c69772f8db3687cc40d8d62/40418053372.pdf
    • http://tykhestudiodesigns.com/clients/7/73/7311521ca682816632878891c231d107/File/58595540992.pdf
    • http://adbuffalony.com/uploads/files/duzijeta.pdf
    • https://theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dihkrr4vh4a5fmjjmap87mmo3u/92624282156.pdf
    • http://onnetsolution.in/userfiles/file/kowonuza.pdf
    • http://discarga.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099cd4c78f9d---luxok.pdf
    • https://www.swx.global/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/80099437a0983610aeca13439b50b078/9479559550.pdf
    • https://www.emma-solutions.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a167aadc730---sudatepinine.pdf
    • https://www.partyshuttlebus.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098a7b45a85a---dixoriwalivamodowigu.pdf
    • https://ever-progress.com/upload/files/31109920579.pdf
    • https://maidintown.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e1ad69b5c2163d7a8a38c5916d6cf72/78998596645.pdf
    • https://www.hdontheroadnapoli.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa2392aee4a---ditifikuzofase.pdf
    • http://vincityhomes.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/29mbkadahf029p1efo90hcp9m4/benudimetukiwutotitofixo.pdf
    • https://www.truesdalepainting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087967e11362---rifewukedijumi.pdf
    • http://www.tsssport.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a586f504a4e---76053826010.pdf
    • http://www.tsssport.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a94639fbee---mokulonijobaleketero.pdf
    • http://anhuifan.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-26/20210526095635130997.pdf
    • https://stpetejazz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d4v48r1v1859vqnob6bur5qj9g/40305364804.pdf
    • https://www.corridar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/68lqqsr1bcjbk0kibsnffijkbs/98010346228.pdf
    • http://www.blackhillsdancecentre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160834ab12a8e6---2432513903.pdf
    • http://serendipityorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a53500484e6---968995538.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+unsend+message+on+instagram+without+them+knowing
    • 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_off0000f4b8.bin
0fce0d61bd26ff77489a026aa5a62fb9187c935b51b5cac00f2824a9c88cf4c7
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4B8 17256 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000121d8.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x121D8 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000139ef.bin
16af22b2a7c9d33094f1d7a8deb759bd5add97eec8495744c58ec9f13bfb3670
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x139EF 10920 bytes