Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 69511f0969ad9cd6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

133.6 KB Created: 2021-09-06 21:21:46 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 15fd939c448a4898ee0c074d0bd36a43 SHA-1: 905ee679d5eda4a8a1eed6bf6dc8040bab8352ae SHA-256: 69511f0969ad9cd64f0923c57de64c98bf23a087804f0cab71eb720f3288e83f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or spam campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads. No scripts were extracted, but the high number of suspicious URLs points to a link farm or redirection scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9750

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://tanhoaphat.vn/userfiles/file/40508466952.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.goldenlantern.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160749f16e01ba---36181060489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexlunacoach.com/img/editor/file/99617524737.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ipic.vn/userfiles/file/rimexinasisaxafukiranog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://refour.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8f07fc045443e587aed8bdfb0fb74466/14122498921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608247f5dad60---ferupi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagumul.com/file_upload/spaw_upload/file/20210608024510.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawyermo.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/bagutasimozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://envida-nieuws.nl/bsb_website/upload_fck/file/mijawisis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kolbandibileklik.com/resimler/files/70450491873.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realestateconnect.us/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tv7k0d83alanmio0ls5ica0j46/54479990892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.advids.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc6f6f19570---68047226245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feriaalainversa.com/uploaded/files/tonadimefiwididuwefugo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bio-obst-und-gemuese.de/userfiles/file/lutusudideju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://boucherienabli.com/uploads/FCK_files/file/rafejemubunidodazulatano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://debeight.net/UserFiles/File/fanolomijenibafexixit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://darangyi.com/userData/board/file/masomokumomamopipagaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.bouwenaaneensterkwerkgeversmerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160802d9f931df---12851384653.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iece.in/userfiles/file/24678663251.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ercrs.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cbar8rtvu315kaf1quss221r17/lopexubasixuselaluwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gazeta-msp.pl/user_files/File/wabexajorasapugoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9v2ntir17ssb4e6gmlqhofbof1/likezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luckyassessoria.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba45d87c211---tovopum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stcatherine.ac.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160744e2bb3b9c---zajajod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mediacomriccione.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ece0cce4e1---45498526592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boisehighclassof1965.com/clients/879780/File/nupakodemudi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sakuragiramenandsushi.com/uploads/files/pejupeti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=adaptec+71605+manualPDF 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_off00019e10.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x19E10 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001b627.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1B627 10804 bytes
SHA-256: 0110b79e83fe14807c6baf1473f4b6b4cf074b3ab4d2a5016d83f8f595059cef
font_02_sfnt_off0001cf27.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1CF27 21484 bytes
SHA-256: 53c7ce46037cdd860a1d4f8c49501fdd41b3a2ff92fc2cb6ee54ddf4ce38ff49

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