Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6c4558cbc74d0a9e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.0 KB Created: 2021-07-20 13:38:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 64aaba0db74d0022e55b8c7ae1003776 SHA-1: a28dd60fe8298447923635aa02f725053af8c659 SHA-256: 6c4558cbc74d0a9e672a6d449fdf30fc3f8e22490bea455c3a79a9d5c275a05c
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or phish users. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristics indicate a likely attempt to redirect the user to a malicious site, potentially for further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9968

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://auf.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fjt2itao724a94molkbof4v6q5/25609650220.pdf
    • http://posekatzahradu.cz/files/file/larabamuf.pdf
    • https://questyme.ca/userfiles/file/didogulifopikev.pdf
    • https://harpethvalleyhealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9a1ea91d77bf89fbad818ca617e92be1/finikotobujot.pdf
    • https://www.projectorrentals.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a605c35f03b---zaxefuropoji.pdf
    • http://doo-san.com/userfiles/file/20210613093236.pdf
    • https://macleanpinesdrivingschool.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c3e19ae34ccfc2694905a892eb43edf/42355340101.pdf
    • http://pc75.net/upfiles/file/1624421890.pdf
    • https://www.dekleinewerf.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b86dd1a1b1d---saxitogakipotamilabewatow.pdf
    • http://www.caribbeandentist.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b6ab46025ef---15906640006.pdf
    • http://exhibitionchannel.com/upload/jumoxijut.pdf
    • https://capecoralliving.com/media/file/60234893671.pdf
    • https://prosperitas.be/data/assets/file/memul.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cp6dbvjb3ssgnpd1s794m86c00/jikex.pdf
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ba071b41b69---40579343011.pdf
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7ud0eer04896jcidjvs4bu2424/2079061318.pdf
    • https://miamiuniquelimo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076c28e43686---66705810965.pdf
    • http://www.thaiboat.net/image/upload/File/88185711306.pdf
    • http://automotiveenergy.cz/userfiles/file/mebevedutan.pdf
    • http://schnauzermountainminiatures.com/clients/17729/File/bubozojefisinet.pdf
    • http://villaturri.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f38cc31107b---35508731765.pdf
    • http://ski-experience-japan.com/images/blog//file/geloxedeji.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=gone+in+60+seconds+gomovies
    • 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_off0000d9f4.bin
35deb8089dd446029da4e3076769b60cb34a746b2d7a1937a29cd6a98f157fc4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD9F4 17248 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010642.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10642 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011e59.bin
5d7bd28431f3b24f230639b1591a930992f0061ffd7ab8985b23db0442c793b2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E59 10700 bytes