Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6e84d8580964a7ca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.3 KB Created: 2021-09-03 13:09:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 9059a73c3ccde6a9e6efc49b97739fc9 SHA-1: 0afd198590205204febd60e8700c302bda3e92f7 SHA-256: 6e84d8580964a7caca0b98bf213bcfa2cc7e610a192416a86b763f1c036a0641
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of techniques used to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 8

  • PRC/3D content in PDF medium CVE related PDF_PRC_3D
    PDF contains PRC 3D content. PRC/U3D parsers have been a recurring Adobe Reader attack surface; treat as a related parser-exploit indicator rather than a specific CVE match.
  • 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://coachtourbusrental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acd560e67f1---87986935204.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.egavilanes.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zetusodifozopoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baobihungphu.com/media/ftp/file/padepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9992390ef0---lunusotegov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wellfoto.cz/pictures/files/8644310561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creativeindustries.ru/uploads/userfiles/file/puzotasasarujefuluxejukot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://akdenizokullari.k12.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2rrvp3bc1bad4dsbapgg9icokb/78588716835.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://insights3.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e7d88cd7b304a8930abb36d22df6862/pigutekupib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dui-antidote.com/images/userfiles/file/75123450048.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phuvuongcorp.com/luutru/files/kuzufalaferamurudebeputif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sakirnoopo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ad7e8b3fe7b78cc16ae27b26c995a6db/waxukoxasejokidor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sosnovgeo.ru/userfiles/file/nejalinifoborix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://paradigma.bg/uf/file/1088310165.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poexali.org/static/image/_u/system/files/nipudenegalikuvum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nobleorthodontic.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/20f12586529c4333249cba9c9bf8e6e7/35757083113.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://microfocus-realize2020mea.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ffe08e6f4a165bf1e189ea669e6aa51b/69889384830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hb1004.com/userData/board/file/92172164114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sisparts.pl/zdjecia/fck/file/vovukefegufukitegav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://burchiellati.com/file_fck/file/xavosir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160714dfeb1ad7---35687069077.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nestroots.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o0cals34mlcv04vs41pnf5mil5/21594248301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://abzesolar.com/uploads/files/46724864600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mn-lawfirm.com/box/userfiles/file/77765631376.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuizhkj.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-15/20210515012959106497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aartipalette.com/userfiles/file/27589136333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=alter+ego+%2B+1+cahier+d%27activit%C3%A9s+%2B+cd+audio+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_off0000c75d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC75D 18692 bytes
SHA-256: 177c9cf52e3cc7be20a439ca707b14546029aec14b6da6fbd5268ca2839df7ce
font_01_sfnt_off0000f67c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF67C 11184 bytes
SHA-256: 6fbe32dd5d8224aea6280ffd44b744d43bea74bea4c546bf79ebf3f4494a706e
font_02_sfnt_off00011069.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11069 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1