Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7114e6bc0449c7ff…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.6 KB Created: 2021-07-26 02:32:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 370b60fd4e35f612d77cfc5a890def2f SHA-1: f9a5487a446728f663228d4f60b0b61003501431 SHA-256: 7114e6bc0449c7ff5d8da91c08fe63495992fbabd8c6ff6324383ee1634a242f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS upload directories, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of numerous suspicious URLs points to a likely attempt to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9957

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://www.bridalchapel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aac1ec933e9---vudinafimipeb.pdf
    • http://in-dapt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8ecbd34c7b---98247873692.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160737653e8888---nubuduwu.pdf
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b6c4966364fbb2246d81ab07d44915f8/jukewaxujowiwem.pdf
    • http://casaatlantida.com/userfiles/file///12927080101.pdf
    • http://rungruangsteel.com/public/upload/userfiles/files/86682512892.pdf
    • http://yunnanyingxiang.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jokanedomejugopopemevubi.pdf
    • https://www.baptistenhardenberg.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079e6efd741b---zosititubevesu.pdf
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c26f2d675a6---35658166528.pdf
    • http://k1a.ru/images/files/file/29927103331.pdf
    • https://www.nosolodespedidas.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a06d9a5ea8---65143650821.pdf
    • http://nanumed.ro/uploads/files/17681011273.pdf
    • http://ipjanah.ir/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a62bm1l1r5h7m6forossgcauge/18021077059.pdf
    • https://oiweld.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2931f8fea0990f9709376af323e3bb8a/vubonudaru.pdf
    • http://xboxheerlen.nl/userfiles/file/18160158208.pdf
    • https://claphamjunction.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4c72dbe34beaec19bba3e67906aac580/91082767078.pdf
    • http://ledesmasportsmedicinesavannahcentury.com/clients/4/44/449a5b3489ef279447e90cf6cdd72f1c/File/josivepovabadasa.pdf
    • http://anhuicrew.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-1/20210501101814672153.pdf
    • http://glina-master.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fikam.pdf
    • https://www.ccps.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9894bcecbbb439622a0dddaf921c3310/zugevijeregabuwofado.pdf
    • http://thongthien.vn/upload/files/fuxuwapebalogezilate.pdf
    • http://fonnepal.org/userfiles/file/43737615891.pdf
    • http://dxczx.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210617_192808.pdf
    • http://absolutelyneon.com/userfiles/file/90202716301.pdf
    • https://www.kadinlarsitesi.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608278e3d41c8---pakalu.pdf
    • https://leesman.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b56ce46857828bdca09fa1787aad7bb/4823474707.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=free+24+hour+weekly+planner+template
    • 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_off0000ec02.bin
4389f843de046b8854306154dcc2b6549d3ed39e7f8a25fe081efa2b60cabe6e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC02 17912 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011ad4.bin
a3f2a6fb1e6001ab929d48fb5d3e82357d4ad26b3786ab2badffb60bcf12680e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11AD4 10824 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000133c6.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x133C6 16792 bytes