Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 758d16f0172dcb9a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.3 KB Created: 2021-09-05 08:35:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: ffc82292513386dab5f5dd6efeb74858 SHA-1: be56e41f7a3cc21d9b086f1f3c187b30a2361ff8 SHA-256: 758d16f0172dcb9affd7e9c4e849fa56ffcec01aac731b5bbbe9d1b993402b9a
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded URLs are likely used to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=westminster+parliamentary+system+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://wfuchiomega.com/clients/4/46/46a815049f9cfb11ab63b386d19cdfb8/File/borejidugapujusugulepidaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://motolargo.pl/userfiles/file/judujinunotunalubifimid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nextgt.eu/uploads/file/texuwebagapifukaxipawo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shinyjewellers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/15d6jq4e8b65iubdpvp9haoser/94615914825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://oneself.pro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161340d788694d---vekunizovupenavuzesoxotu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kup-vino.cz/web/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zikuwikorogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.etoiles-recrutement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160921e2a3bc41---62443308553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dgjinhak.kr/DATA/upload/files/202108220701089710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://muratay.nl/userfiles/file/lojopuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ainut.fi/userfiles/file/pabutifelogudegufopu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiosantese.eu/userfiles/files/60494874719.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shopveriamici.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/q6pa29cr43fh0b4r4lhk6kdp5i/kojawamewiga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lumisolar.pe/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16108e8eae8c34---674257582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mamproducciones.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0491a74198---lekeremumivajewapivivuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--vb0b83rba554gca.kr/page_data/file/20210726064949.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xinyuemu.net/assets/202109/files/20210902125223949451.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://europeancustomtailor.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/88095f25475c497f82eaad5d842f8cf3/bubutazakerojokomasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakeshoresmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/60cmncbl925r159l2lsn7i0cc4/77825945429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://developmentassociationofnagaland.org/nbloom/fckuploads/file/61655590758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://europartner2.pl/uploads/73455717897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yuktiedu.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7769f9efa2d002ff7769ffc123e5509/22717978764.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80akij1ajew.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8aa4e5d10c---45660024230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pharmnet.cz/ckfiles/files/files/sovanipupewapirewi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fitviewer.de/files/file/46772747763.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bjallstar.com/upload/file/zeruvadagubifebokuso.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_off0000e442.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE442 16552 bytes
SHA-256: 00c5401d495a2b3296f918b6f5bf009b234bde9e2dd7591f869da0022a083ab0
font_01_sfnt_off00010eb7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EB7 10648 bytes
SHA-256: bdc28ad97ae2fbce8a7211f6fa25f1455a045d09eddb414ee07d9d3905472072
font_02_sfnt_off0001270f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1270F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1