Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 719055c3b17f3ea5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.6 KB Created: 2021-07-08 03:21:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: 1e6100467f6a15c067ae54e7ac369bee SHA-1: 14c9c08385d64414c6fb6bacad1fcf236c2dd354 SHA-256: 719055c3b17f3ea5cff2fa0bd5c84e0023a2bef0060e32ab8eef54f726fce0a1
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF contains multiple links pointing to compromised websites, likely intended to trick users into downloading malicious files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM heuristics confirms the use of compromised infrastructure for hosting payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://sarahscupcakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099789cc485c---dasurajeposeparavodu.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://acornschoolcharleston.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c5d54dc2f8d201455380b169d8a9367e/19025641830.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://viaterrestre.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608883e537ff9---lumezegeba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sacda.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/23n995mo09nd9gdtv3ajvh1eq2/38919521084.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://altinay-law.com/images/file/84623133580.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://profbuhotchet.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b4ebaec1227882600845aa6e2e548a75/56060673505.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hlkoar70hl7guq51vh4s72bls3/komilawaxuwisiwinas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://velvetskin.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d2d6ff07ce74445beb2067b02617af06/1459860580.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soupworld.de/upload/file/33458948102.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sumangold.net.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ivt6jt33h1f08pu0jcmn221hna/38073828636.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://innovad-ltd.com/userfiles/file/82955178336.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vksraja.in/fckeditor/upload/file/depasokogezowedur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://watertorens.nl/userfiles/file/fivoxujujekanixolodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erbaytag.com/resimler/files/moxewisoraver.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aonetreks.com/uploads/file/72700729512.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.playerclub.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075ec0a23774---38080565526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nsck-cykelmotion.dk/ckfinder/userfiles/files/supepudugadisulotasogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kawanmto.info/contents//files/54192794823.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lab4050.com/upload/editor/file/rikedukagesipol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://growmytruck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2dd57cf01d9ee76e677b8ae2cb8b6bb9/2688990387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andyselfstorage.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pahogaghcir6mbauvcc55a2d79/88984945018.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://driscollandgibson.com/images/edit_images/file/7472006515.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baanpowertrain.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097405c5e0c8---83297542703.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=brewmaster+monk+leveling+guidePDF 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_off00010499.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10499 10988 bytes
SHA-256: 6e84d6c57820202ed2689f42b678c9af7bf6c1b6330c0e2ce92657a6f2948e56
font_01_sfnt_off00011dfa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11DFA 17308 bytes
SHA-256: bd25ecb41fb14d9cf31ed9eff82ed38402cbdb771430908f13ab1686f51eaeef
font_02_sfnt_off00014ba6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14BA6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1