Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 74fda26a0dd94e88…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.2 KB Created: 2021-07-28 06:36:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 7b6a9ceb9d6110e011b5fb46d9ea3615 SHA-1: e3fe428290dc0417d5b945245247f2efd46a239a SHA-256: 74fda26a0dd94e8844341dd44d5c0d31c4d7802738212eb241f041202c4286a7
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous external links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to redirect users to malicious sites, potentially for further exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f31d2c8ac38---83531415387.pdf
    • https://robinio.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e3ulib42hd3uku5ep3dfttc3ij/tepumigel.pdf
    • http://xn--80ab1a9a.xn--p1ai/sadm_files/pepirugosigiwowuvusejikak.pdf
    • http://grani-tonkogo-mira.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/638d22bee494f704ad40c278b2a9282d/fevetavaguselasejirodite.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/kurafabemagenisaxeret.pdf
    • http://terapie-psi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c3f52cb75d3---27525529849.pdf
    • https://diversified-nj.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/121543bf5aea4f8b1c41e48cbe7e5bb2/12428686929.pdf
    • https://www.nordatec.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/po6h359vnn85427thgbef5ngbv/5477990178.pdf
    • https://gencshoworganizasyon.com/upload/ckfinder/files/75977065195.pdf
    • http://beastyenergy.com/userfiles/file/93256437834.pdf
    • http://msci.com.ng/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9783b68cc9---30246673157.pdf
    • http://unsersohn.ch/images/file/buwitoxukefeno.pdf
    • https://noks.cz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ffc05d13aed---kizipokivuwadigegudijite.pdf
    • https://www.chauffeur-prive-nice.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fb3a13001bb---gowinubasotelev.pdf
    • https://vickers-electronics.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9da367a65d9f787145ec4ccac01d26bd/42601059069.pdf
    • https://www.schroedersales.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1df0544284dd2e2569a0ab5eb5916c32/75213245496.pdf
    • https://movesforfree.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aso89fb4nsqjci9of51ct3i5j3/96081487108.pdf
    • http://files.ibiza-ferien.de/file/30846850825.pdf
    • https://www.grandeprairie.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087cab35c1e1---82667932212.pdf
    • http://al-bandak.com/userfiles/file/kilotifafawirobaginej.pdf
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f8b47ce58f---4645062533.pdf
    • http://www.kissdocs.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070311b03396---xinam.pdf
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608620bcbbe13---9937847660.pdf
    • https://webhostmurah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096f021bc846---50821409906.pdf
    • http://hzbmsj.net/images/upload/File/zapesowapawisubupa.pdf
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfa16d3f2bd---fomapuvakezojowa.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=receita+bacalhau+com+broa+e+couve+portuguesa
    • 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_off0000d171.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD171 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000e988.bin
9ed5259e47d57407a175ec7635468c6ba33015076ba551f34d322c5ed389b9ed
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE988 11068 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00010325.bin
df53ff99b46dfa20df3cc55b22aa77f39ea5e8996f22eda6417db285d231b979
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10325 17544 bytes