Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6bc456df9148e5e6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.5 KB Created: 2021-09-08 20:57:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 23c53fda72b93d01a14d5a2181a8cfdc SHA-1: 2bcaa57c50fcdea618624ba3d537bd2860b1817a SHA-256: 6bc456df9148e5e68467fb8066c943254e25fced009d0f75be1006ae056351da
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a second-stage payload via the embedded URLs.

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 http://sharon-barron.com/userfiles/files/kozabiwonabigudefes.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://mrs-edu.com/sribati/editor/uploadfiles/591278821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sampoernastrategic.com/uploads/image/files/damonebemawisinefono.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ptogel2.com/contents/files/35556107264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taperagi.com/contents/files/jamakodeguvatodobaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dpsnowodworze.pl/userfiles/file/pebebusobugunerapoxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161317e0c0212b---devisekikakijemaxajutog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myepres.com/HotelEstimator/userfiles/file/kazatifi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.thediethub.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ea8aa30d60---12668448282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harlit.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210906_192145.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://morenoroofing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161339a6934faf---gexudujurizi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pediatricpotentialsnj.com/PP/PPpng/files/rusixejuvupodarolozup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://costruzionibulagna.it/userfiles/files/fikuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mwcapital.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vedafexeposovenus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://floresdeserrezuela.com/aym_image/files/56141555458.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://c2mag.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16138bf16e8e35---35647329316.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fslawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/xabebetowojul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qualitycountscleaning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/13367b18b2a8c3de6b8cc33823e176b0/58526974623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://panama4d.com/contents/files/jevixizepavefolixekaxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stthomasorthodoxchurchsouthpampady.com/userfiles/file/xavutusudovisej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kuresi-kaitori.com/upload/content_pic/files/27110302626.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quatanggiabao.com/images/uploads/files/wizajojedagup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suspensionestg.mx/userfiles/file/werusizefutuxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prime-standard.com/piceditor/file/tadavulatajolosanexar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=complex+fractions+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_off0000eb58.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB58 18600 bytes
SHA-256: 89d679655c9558b7b735dde72b02e943e1452dc9d80dd99a9ac5bae28f2f0e24
font_01_sfnt_off00011b3b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11B3B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013352.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13352 10916 bytes
SHA-256: 10de87e2acb8385c0c3470832c66479eeef7cb884b0853b5843be152eec45d67