Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 751afa3048d5c52f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.1 KB Created: 2021-07-01 10:19:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: f85baa05cfe8fb63bed422f70e89a51b SHA-1: 1448cfb6ccf7f104a368143b4f28719a5f3ed0a9 SHA-256: 751afa3048d5c52fd5f4b16413c8804b4ef44a6e5f7b234c452e0a6c33757c7c
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous links to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host and distribute a secondary payload. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the lure-based attack pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9846

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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 https://crysiq.ru/uplcv?utm_term=group+d+all+shift+paper+pdf
    • http://deurwater.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d65f5d37a1a---jewupesi.pdf
    • https://www.kiakaha.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sr04u5053o44ketd4g37a60ng6/76321447049.pdf
    • http://dabien.co.kr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d6af8dceae---34462252833.pdf
    • http://poltinka.ru/userfiles/file/nagedewupigurapilaz.pdf
    • http://willtorock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608bb26723730---21277278020.pdf
    • https://tkpmission.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ffcee2eb45---vabolapulosukerajegiko.pdf
    • http://przedszkolenisko.pl/userfiles/file/bebaja.pdf
    • https://www.heracles-hotel.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61p6rpt4m9lb9so78bv1is7771/9177056013.pdf
    • http://change4best.ru/upload/file/mevutivuzuzeno.pdf
    • https://proff-doors.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5638dd3c13910905ccba36846ab25008/zavusitilazat.pdf
    • http://kindervakantieweekdeurne.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd527535b2b---gesab.pdf
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2f0e51e733---42484858636.pdf
    • http://melly-incendie.fr/img_db/jiwetilulibegoribikezafut.pdf
    • https://creativesilhouettes.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b97a552eb5e---77699961261.pdf
    • http://ttccid.com/userfiles/file/58865766439.pdf
    • https://www.qlsny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/edaab1ac9020d5c5b180178e6bbb0910/66754645833.pdf
    • http://recamonde.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093f951e5834---24310648795.pdf
    • http://asupuro.com/user_data/image//file/mubepirapuwuve.pdf
    • https://tirthmobile.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7ofsoqf0b965lhcd3q43dqhamu/teziwudorijuv.pdf
    • http://alexhofford.com/temp/files/file/69085798823.pdf
    • http://nek.ua/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce8f3066b29---31082933996.pdf
    • https://malimbe.africa/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/438ef16e7d2f6e5486318c59da76a149/99488487737.pdf
    • https://actor-conseil.com/files/file/pulanuxibutenav.pdf
    • http://sl-light.ru/design/img/upload/file/14329859171.pdf
    • https://pjkconstruction.ca/images/file/rovofagosuxozoxosut.pdf
    • http://maciejabramowicz.pl/upload/files/file/50362330371.pdf
    • 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_off0000dd4e.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD4E 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f560.bin
e0668fedee1f7faa10e1a52a98217d3659933c57efd9e46df91abdfc84e849a9
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF560 17284 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012296.bin
e31ca4c3032889c5611f30672084f5fc5d50892d32ba5eac47dde6241348e77c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12296 10632 bytes