Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6a1a729f51611d67…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.4 KB Created: 2021-09-02 14:21:03 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 3e4e6e663e78aba09d4d077bcfa2ddf6 SHA-1: c3962142c51c6249489a80c065ddd140a8633297 SHA-256: 6a1a729f51611d67ce0eb1dbb47ef22f79012c1870e22563c7569f8e7375251c
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external URLs, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of a malicious document designed to redirect users to harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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 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.
  • 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
  • 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 http://autosklo.sk/pictures/file/sewotodanesa.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://varadimasszazs.hu/uploads/files/17478672009.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://indoshaolinkungfusociety.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nixefowevenaboxemakapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://art-gallery.mn/uploads/files/75245112508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ronaldtan.nl/images/photo/xalonoparidej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://impressivetravelvietnam.com/upload/files/jojekogun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sarlampa.ru/upload_picture/61864394445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://newtrichur.com/userfiles/file/93484269730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lezeckastenakosice.sk/upload/files/38930162443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://almondzwealth.com/administrator/imagetemp/file/31613404611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://johndanton.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/95395673844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce95a40f163---govefebusifatek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://open-call.fr/uploaded/files/15550617781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://investainternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160833fd6277ac---kowotowam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mangmalungtea.com/userfiles/file/gefevofigexa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://es-umzuege-transporte.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a090e6f1dc3679172b23cfb501efaa05/giremorug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://edu-family72.ru/content/images/uploads/file/35218863903.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c389ef1274f---29523767822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xlsferrosilicon.com/d/files/degotarebedevemojori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tivnhfjicp0je7b17bmnvl6ie3/10296919519.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c873f859236---gabalupewop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://functionalmovement.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/64a9a92510ab1516f14646f435db4f7d/kijotilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kangs78.com/clients/66216/File/kumixedevowerita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hicoweld.com/shop/fck_file/file/9601305921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=circle+geometry+questions+and+answers+pdfPDF 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_off0000ebee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBEE 19560 bytes
SHA-256: 48315f98a442c70072a6d4ca747e1b4f0c918feabf0db463563a4c1718ea4ac4
font_01_sfnt_off00011d94.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11D94 11440 bytes
SHA-256: 492ee4733928a70ab43eeaf0770f13a58b186f7cdde5b4983159de1eed3f1bb6
font_02_sfnt_off00013830.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13830 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1