Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 697b22756c08c798…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.1 KB Created: 2021-07-04 21:03:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 820211393ec2e41cb97185d2b446a133 SHA-1: 936b321ba223ffbbff709b895b77ca8a5f4b150c SHA-256: 697b22756c08c798a16d4a01ba97f9d16a4f716213cc32a53c4d41c660f78739
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics as malicious, including a ML classifier and ClamAV. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which appear to be hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains. These links are likely intended to redirect users to phishing pages or download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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.erenang.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a9170b41ca---22292561924.pdf
    • http://sanitaerprofi.ch/fckeditor/editor/images/file/musaw.pdf
    • https://asiatravel.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8df13a3de974bffadabcdbfadab9850b/63777746688.pdf
    • https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e66d02b06e0ef9c1c572cb5646ad9a36/15949008549.pdf
    • https://digitaldaya.com/imagenes/file/43036569638.pdf
    • https://shotclock.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/59f24530e33200071e3753c6ddfea221/zezakojanewogavuzu.pdf
    • http://rowanfamilyreunion.com/clients/28915/File/milonagovivexites.pdf
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608577122a037---52778118147.pdf
    • http://debden.org/userfiles/file/31725253396.pdf
    • https://www.cedicar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078eab0ecedc---72587611174.pdf
    • http://jeugdopdewetenschapsagenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adc0888d8b3---68977228561.pdf
    • https://event-connections.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160819b8913f50---47937594314.pdf
    • http://afgventuregroup.com/cfiles/file/9506073930.pdf
    • https://www.hdontheroadnapoli.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf4c33871d---ninerumovipijiwelumalof.pdf
    • http://allaboutdowney.com/userimages/42660631010.pdf
    • https://www.higher-energy-trampolineclub.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160988260a689a---boxulariporudolokilej.pdf
    • http://foodsaver.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/gojadipemiforupusawiga.pdf
    • https://centrorevisionimonregalese.it/file/7222556374.pdf
    • http://okuninka-biale.pl/userfiles/file/juzamopefi.pdf
    • http://studiolegalezullo.eu/userfiles/files/9441730712.pdf
    • https://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160782c26429cc---teritujedonef.pdf
    • http://cgt-fo-csc.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090ce0254af4---83604039641.pdf
    • http://tasarimak.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13114001256.pdf
    • http://tvkinter.com/file_media/file_image/file/1791754237.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=famous+person+with+als
    • 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_off0000f0fc.bin
ce17f651b5b0fa91ba2cfce5b4a8033fbafb151e4263683822a439bcbd36278e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF0FC 10680 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010958.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10958 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001216a.bin
f47ccae786b15170c73d42743bac35936b820ffe13d833fdb0f1ab5c7fe9a535
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1216A 16372 bytes