Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7946493ac99e6195…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.3 KB Created: 2021-06-27 19:34:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 4d6035847a94237353032a44dab6862e SHA-1: 1ac0d7b9880fa183124e917108b4d0594de7e1a8 SHA-256: 7946493ac99e6195bcbc126c791f9aa4f5b5fb9c821a9959fa3cc6ceea1c76ce
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file exhibits characteristics of a phishing or malware distribution lure, evidenced by numerous heuristic firings indicating it functions as a link farm pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs are designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

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://inwebjor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=class+7+maths+profit+and+loss+worksheets
    • https://zohopinler.com/calisma2/files/uploads/2630836288.pdf
    • http://www.eflox.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a475227aaeb---30384329759.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/85727009310.pdf
    • https://winston-woodward.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/466aac519602cf3a30ff6635e8d766ef/82497040501.pdf
    • http://fobosgrunt.ru/files/ckfinder/files/15210918339.pdf
    • https://ipcare.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fdlhu6tig176m2bg49plbmls5a/molafuxegopamutora.pdf
    • https://fjordancv.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/afd34c48f2eaba9d5b0d316b7a8feaf6/sizamosine.pdf
    • https://www.cukoyem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fgo2hgtj8ave2g93ssfkd2dru5/fenebawuzugowiza.pdf
    • https://www.heracles-hotel.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jotav13eatra4616qcaejf9jpl/femajejedulubovig.pdf
    • http://www.ncstarim.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qck4ebstdqc4906d16bl0k0rs3/nanulutidanejorofimerup.pdf
    • http://www.fullertherapy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f50a09cfcc---6033153362.pdf
    • http://www.hypnotiseur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077323ce39f3---39990959751.pdf
    • https://encoregallery.us/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3f077ba2ede9cc70d8be80c734d3427a/kowesexebegirolutasel.pdf
    • https://movesforfree.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/39al30mks9e94c3n79uthuoqn0/80011570882.pdf
    • http://steakclubhn.com/campannas/file/55115137780.pdf
    • http://www.hkwebdesign.com.hk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a13f0943ca6---12887497183.pdf
    • https://www.dynasil.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d15f8ebac4e21fcc34a6982390290321/61322240698.pdf
    • https://ipcare.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u5ali5cpjha174j3p3k8b0tj74/52424974172.pdf
    • http://rogo-rotterdam.nl/files/30577762798.pdf
    • https://duext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/176832b55765ac8abbc5969ed6152034/77353742669.pdf
    • http://scuderieverdina.it/scuderia/userfiles/file/36164940769.pdf
    • http://gvs-russia.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60889979733.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_off0000df22.bin
790456d35959b80b3850f65865bba6eb7f0619003b99d4d3eba605e07353c57e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDF22 11024 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f8aa.bin
43238938936545edf5551802e5b4be103e97f88b510c2e664f8c2ac22b5ff3c5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF8AA 17332 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012620.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12620 16792 bytes