Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 6fa0fc567d18fadc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.2 KB Created: 2021-08-10 23:23:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: ee8c63cdf587191fe87c29c0346984e0 SHA-1: d2ac676840c640cc4b30a8d3109ea112b6668371 SHA-256: 6fa0fc567d18fadcb4123a708f1de54d4dbfdbd1fb09779fc7849e6de79dd003
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and link farm heuristics point towards an attack pattern designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://www.hj-bouwt.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5ecf64ef80---45693268936.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://allcreaturesinc.com/files/files/kimalupoxajijagetefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amezdigital.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e923f684c363c2323ad64387a70c574b/wodaxubanajobewuzexuril.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaplanpm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160904d9ac9729---ravoselirepodibufidoketip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://blackivy.pl/userfiles/file/lopupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://licorne-hotel-restaurant.com/userfiles/file/1058234797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.julitolaschools.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607640e4be044---63483211948.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://efuegypt.org/userfiles/file/nevegamisirukubexor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ar8v0hulail11o3lt4qimtmnl6/82912510198.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kino-profi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d591427d3d9acb7a7b4a97d479d126b7/vosakewemaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akkoryazilim.com/userfiles/file/butotifeloxilevevu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xo-sound.ru/userfiles/file/tepofuvunupunoduwuwek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.etoiles-recrutement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160708a6a9b5ac---dekisifigi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weilaimachinery.com/userfiles/files/42449325735.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onegelha.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/33c47d055904ab263c06bc8da00e1253/99988434273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.expoagrogto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/57cte8m1aqgfmuciouo2tf6620/66058077683.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kuppersbusch-center.ru/uploads/files/wokemorezupawani.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theopenhouseclub.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a8a2187202089527d652d0ab1b46f05f/wexiziranukotu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marcobernini.it/userfiles/files/tulelenol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.multigacos.com/admin/uploaded/fck/file/bilunebajetufugizevoxatax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amblesidewindermere.ca/fckuploads/images/file/wonugex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://koreaseowon.com/ckupload/files/61796013462.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csc-0898.com/userfiles/file/20210623232032_mzx5lk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://musikkursus.dk/userfiles/file/vumuworor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atx-stroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4d9ee28166e512bc1ece46aa52693f13/59686220917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=what+is+the+rarest+fortnite+skin+2020PDF 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_off0000ee5a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE5A 16744 bytes
SHA-256: 099e0962d6b6f8f767293611313e3c4d768d687dc79971eebd28fe6d5f07e0cf
font_01_sfnt_off00011a1a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A1A 10592 bytes
SHA-256: 96f59fc04098ff81555d977bd337ec6792f7650aa7a47c0fcabdbfc3195d5a9f
font_02_sfnt_off0001325a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1325A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1