Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 72aa4ed05246cf18…

MALICIOUS

PDF

99.7 KB Created: 2021-09-03 20:59:41 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 24779130ed0de6e29bc912dcd643e850 SHA-1: 6c6e5e2ab75006faab0c5ce021a47fb0f12cd65e SHA-256: 72aa4ed05246cf18712a63216e3347a5be29ebf6c9c8e970e4213b32e642d4c5
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress instances or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to deliver second-stage payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9922

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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=microeconomia+y+macroeconomia+pdf+libro PDF link annotation
    • http://kryotherapie.net/neu/userfiles/file/14268288561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kenzoum.org/home/integrity/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vekagozidatolokejabaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bradhelferlaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/letanokofupuwipusilexem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607bae22962c0---31418241521.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lookupagency.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607897fa059d1---97494649583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://absolutelyneon.com/userfiles/file/munonusobakazowemubowel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alignerco.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6233826cf2d4fa102f796ea01f63fccc/17636465281.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eyestech.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/j56ohkmkhfnq39ojfrvvec5b9n/fupegetatozol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16116d52a35eb9---miwefanujapedef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alnoorcity.com/userfiles/file/92993592371.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kindliving.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/jewiwekisuzikoja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicoforace.eu/userfiles/files/sadesuwovigudavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://creaorganization.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/59051507504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coimbra.hu/uploads/ckfinder/userfiles/files/11245339655.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sartoriaventurini.com/userfiles/files/nugoladaxunazifuviwesiwux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ancoraeducacion.com/images/sonisisumewarozik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gf-location.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16094314068707---51660192711.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/xopiwimilenapesevan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lexconsulting.ro/webroot/files/media/tuvujovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.agrosystem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab91f02619c---50586208551.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceadersvalet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611654d05b6e9---fozolubiselukabeluterub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.canadiantreasurer.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e284ea557e---56405873913.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://esvigo.com/upload/files/46265203568.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--b1adbbbaeqjtsflbfms0e.xn--p1ai/pict/file/tixisesipadomirimijoregak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kaxtongroup.com/home5/maxconne/public_html/kaxtongroup/assets/images/newspostimages/files/wugelimalefagesun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off00011f07.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11F07 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00013719.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13719 19240 bytes
SHA-256: 3e2cd655174c04f20f1f44c828add95d5d63d2d7040e454e2158f114a1e43c75
font_02_sfnt_off000168e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x168E0 10760 bytes
SHA-256: 75ee68fa2476a993a615989079c473669d1b26dd1fd0e92437bded426a37d7ce