Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6a2122dd23709b75…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.1 KB Created: 2021-09-02 13:13:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 0512b21056a1fd8b2e6f7e4dc712cfd7 SHA-1: 642002509d2afb9b5023d65934c18876eb8bd57a SHA-256: 6a2122dd23709b75c8f3194d80c80e32314aea12a9ddca18919365c28f4ca26b
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a 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 URLs are indicative of a malicious document designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/knc16t9192jjkqt5o2qlaqebuu/48451796032.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://lctrading-gmbh.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dejuzamawonasoguxunos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://metricgroup.it/uploads/file/46796316468.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.schroedersales.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a911f9f28e7808f91d39006fd7893cb4/lefajakejagat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bascobrunswick.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607750ff02f1a---fudupexujifarusaduxenup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.awakohchang.com/image/upload/File/egamilavobibofezonenabow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amartzon.store/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/97695191f2b6a954a82d64a058f309d2/zufuwubidevowavelawen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sowa-architekci.pl/userfiles/files/nogolasekutumanotokama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/36103579857.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.arborvitae.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sidibotudep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fruitssupplier.com/app/webroot/img/files/videfaguzoxetufizoxob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snookerfootball.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bdf0ad889fe---vewipomikomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comfortinnbarrie.com/phpsites/vertical_living/uploads/file/39209278998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://medicentrumnz.eu/medicentrum/files/file/33016643754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bef65296c58---wigisixogot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eske.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160701906789c8---75916985131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098337ab037c---genajajeratosudepimi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asthasupermarket.com/userfiles/file/jelavaperiwog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ottotech.center/userfiles/file/5178586299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cadelupo.it/userfiles/files/pitov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grani-tonkogo-mira.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aee3dc0132bf804c8e3357558d4fd814/92121999978.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fattyweng.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d547ca53e1a---22385102261.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://licorne-hotel-restaurant.com/userfiles/file/sagipufukewop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=counter+ambush+tactics+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_off0000d1d5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD1D5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e9ec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9EC 11108 bytes
SHA-256: 17b51d1246614e976b2136dd2ff8d831233511db8f3a45c6b996d64e9c3af33f
font_02_sfnt_off0001037a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1037A 18252 bytes
SHA-256: 1c406d0c421d6effb88a5c37ee712bc55b90a044e472457c07bbcd90ee3c43a4