Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7449bf1bb9b00cd0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.5 KB Created: 2021-09-09 07:55:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 69daebcb81e5c59ad90b667e11d45742 SHA-1: 89c8c0205c151388d3c4245ab9e1413b7b7f22ca SHA-256: 7449bf1bb9b00cd085772ed9aacc3ab1b3d3c59d0b8c624fe385ada09ed55838
176 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites, acting as a link farm to distribute other malicious PDFs. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest it's designed to lead users to further malicious content, likely phishing or malware.

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 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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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://loan-financial.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f431cfd68ce8498a5fa48c84673c682a/54686784974.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://bisleriwheel.genefied.co/ckfinder/userfiles/files/2884472175.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuanayapim.com/rsm/files/30972301431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baust.edu.bd/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/22495677280.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://controlcert.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f29db4f332---jurot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmkstroi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a2202a53195750e0b775ae6b627077c3/rukifovijijolaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137be1fd06a2---84015375372.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://defi128.phpascal.com/userfiles/files/zatuwijelumil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poorclarescork.ie/images/50050105273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pluviaterra.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/63e3d657cc9c3b1dc733d3476c634acf/kiwufulowikonini.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://simpangkanan.com/contents/files/zunelubig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sanvexe.vn/webroot/img/files/83440575561.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://handinhand-daycare.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jexunumisu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://serramentisiciliano.it/userfiles/files/masowedigufigiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://taperagi.com/contents/files/vagekikalatujesazeleza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://optimustelecoms.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62572793443.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mariancozma.com/_user/file/nimosikuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triyoga-tv.ru/userfiles/file/9904345661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cfbadalona.net/ckdata/files/90066327726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sotel-perm.ru/site/file/98940377362.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishio.com/contents/files/895682822.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trvstore.com/userfiles/file/lowigefevajodebajen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soudurelauziere.com/upload/editor/file/53902676112.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://atx-stroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/572deec7d68a12c8a2ccacc7828e7b50/vemone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=spaceflight+simulator+1.4+apkPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ccef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCEF 23952 bytes
SHA-256: 8e868819b65720f2b4468fd0dc55ec7a0734af636cb8139a95c1f3e1361959a1
font_01_sfnt_off00010a2c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A2C 11288 bytes
SHA-256: 9a66c34dda642eee0a517bc9235f5779469e92bf42e944cd76090208b388398d
font_02_sfnt_off000124c2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x124C2 16588 bytes
SHA-256: 3d4c699805e5349798128a0ae231f4c73126ca1ecbd9a721d037261216a908ad
font_03_sfnt_off00013bfa.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13BFA 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1