Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 75e41951b8709fb7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

70.2 KB Created: 2021-09-25 13:47:59 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 8a5b92ccb3454953dd345691ed5ee66c SHA-1: 185eb43b602acb135847ae16b565e4ba2202110c SHA-256: 75e41951b8709fb7d4092d3de4c77bb92c40db71cf8791a1d962198d7e9828eb
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to potentially malicious PDF files hosted on compromised WordPress sites and other disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a phishing or trojan payload. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports this, suggesting an attempt to obscure the true destination or leverage SEO poisoning.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

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.
  • 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://christianboudreau.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614202fc27c47---muzoduvexizugukiremul.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://palakkadtourism.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wutirawuloguvevaxoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gleb777.com/fck_upload/file/67403515504.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://technok.cz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/74ba92b7bb66cc428c39dd33ff8969e9/39602445608.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rdsdealers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/77692595972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.audifonosdoshoydos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161477996d51f0---vatatobegur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://manage4.realtourvision.com/rtv/ckfinder/userfiles/images/files/notariwepiget.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/turusudup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuecpa.com/file_media/file_image/file/60089695141.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://michaelwilliamslaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/vovawijugamob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tatvan.in/userfiles/file/14945119323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heatingboiler.ca/fck_upload/file/51121684222.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abapaposentados.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161485e5833e08---rogisutor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://helices-evra.com/userfiles/file/fokasijarisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16147f5e17bb9f---xebow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bizdrive.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/161340a3665b83---96361698494.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://empresa-venta.hr/files/17591808639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://delannahotel.com/user_img/file/fivosurigijuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lingvastar.z-i-g-z-a-g.com/userfiles/files/jeganuporelegolipefoleb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://coffee33.ru/archive/file/wawulakekuxem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alcoquimicos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/69784748942.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://the100voicesofgospel.ch/fichiers/newsletter/file/galudazofokogosotitir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anup.bo/images/files/88989794649.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.modianodesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613e58f02d56d---vekoberutileb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=sync+my+computer+to+my+phonePDF 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b104.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB104 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000c916.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC916 16728 bytes
SHA-256: c50394d1877028f84afee9592786fb15752948e7edef01df49e3f1d8bc2b6614
font_02_sfnt_off0000f3c1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF3C1 10460 bytes
SHA-256: 4ef50dd6e96d93c6902ffddf7ef5af196a8488ec6b18556533c5ce3529ca26f5