Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 69dbd88deb09d9c6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.3 KB Created: 2021-09-07 10:35:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 9407612a25fec169ee7be15fc37376d1 SHA-1: af528cfac572adfa5cd5c06fb8f50723eb7df339 SHA-256: 69dbd88deb09d9c615c814ba1feef0f1d64cd98a7330f4087c3ab75720a29b94
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, which in turn host other PDF files. This behavior is indicative of a link farm designed to distribute malicious content, likely for phishing or malware delivery. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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://mission4recruitment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a292af3ec5b---11893418136.pdf
    • http://indiebookoftheday.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac9e6c89996---xipekaruke.pdf
    • https://pisangmanis.com/contents//files/zedadixavopupivezimibeka.pdf
    • https://massagetheory.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1153cbff7f9600d4a1c08206e7385667/varebogeju.pdf
    • http://www.ncstarim.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mhomv8bm3ubfsja5ng758np610/rijedo.pdf
    • http://sherwoodchambergolf.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jufefakikazexiketusugod.pdf
    • http://eortak.com/img/fck_temp/file/nilemikodepafelo.pdf
    • https://www.techsrollout.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16102b7ce28f7f---93633243707.pdf
    • https://readxyz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d6bb293cbceee3e2fb8a44d1f91dd72/vegumakib.pdf
    • https://makemycake.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/56m9k07utvc0paskhe9g1m7nk1/dodurivogawivowux.pdf
    • http://xn--dlek-5qa.com/admin/UserFiles/file/lefifaxavarijura.pdf
    • https://gradeagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vdsc1lmvoqo9ofke46irliah2a/77722552675.pdf
    • https://genesisbehaviorcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/70856137f551b250f6c87fa601826a89/kaxizudanozesukatasowode.pdf
    • https://cafesca.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sisegelejiwulonefegeso.pdf
    • http://davidhammerstein.org/userfiles/file/66104023860.pdf
    • http://lucidarepavimentimarmogenovaealessandria.it/userfiles/files/nixesiraxodelex.pdf
    • https://nuregio.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16126b4175bcaa---56613065560.pdf
    • http://cn-polylysine.com/d/files/nebewedagoxugaxobe.pdf
    • https://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a965f71f2dc---nagolugizavofozirawanajoz.pdf
    • https://ayurvedaemart.com/uploads/file/87245891247.pdf
    • http://piscesappliances.com/userfiles/file/gapupalova.pdf
    • http://www.gonouvellezelande.com/files/51155393461.pdf
    • http://sanmarinreunion.com/clients/c/c0/c0747301521b2fcd71a0106c9132c7e7/File/kedomizomewufoderowes.pdf
    • http://sowa-architekci.pl/userfiles/files/vuvewagut.pdf
    • https://catherinehourihan.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e01f1998451e1159b9c81961e4bcf7bf/23217548785.pdf
    • http://kidsjeodo.com/images/files/50913382093.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=best+books+for+improving+english+pdf
    • 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_off0000e633.bin
f53604ed170e3d4f76a7260ccbae368698ee048549984dea38cf5f4131e46130
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE633 18272 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011563.bin
e7e055f516e9f895ebfbbebee4a7b97281a31d73a7646b35bdaa85e0085fb1d2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11563 11136 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012ed2.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12ED2 16792 bytes