Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7abfc0a868a98676…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.0 KB Created: 2021-09-12 20:49:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: af4350801df5269e219ca2981ed5bfdc SHA-1: 0992f2de4daf0917f1e289febee4ee164707746d SHA-256: 7abfc0a868a9867644534031cf9dbcc99b3adb80e7973f29b32bb63ed0ed6b22
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the links point towards a spearphishing attachment attack pattern, likely designed to lead the user to download further malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=intellectual+property+rights+lecture+notes+pdf
    • http://kasand.com/userfiles/xafesoniganozisi.pdf
    • http://computergramm.com/userfiles/file/mabiduzaku.pdf
    • http://www.rlktechniek.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613cd9eb8fcd0---gofuzegofev.pdf
    • https://stthomasorthodoxchurchsouthpampady.com/userfiles/file/buxidob.pdf
    • http://stark-tools.ru/images/uploaded/tabitaxotapugezugotox.pdf
    • http://www.sm.ac.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14524885213.pdf
    • http://eperon-kochersberg.com/img_db/jovokenon.pdf
    • https://lajovisena.com/gallery/file/mawoluzapo.pdf
    • http://shrlie.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-5/20210905114437885275.pdf
    • https://www.hadlowsecurityshutters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05a8f6cfd52608a8a1976913776d6906/zariluxona.pdf
    • http://skonasystems.com/userfiles/file/59087664676.pdf
    • https://autotronics.vn/userfiles/file/79709714805.pdf
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c6879b5c23---85467857304.pdf
    • https://drmiamiconnect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a9859d6367f2306a4b870b443b7cd221/sevotobezej.pdf
    • http://rracc.com/file_media/file_image/file/22506398590.pdf
    • https://kga-am-adlergestell-ev.de/kga/ckfinder/userfiles/files/4774955837.pdf
    • http://kurskodkb.ru/page_edit/_samples/userfiles/files/jolunarupawiva.pdf
    • https://anninhsieuthi.online/upload/files/siganavijabipebonekak.pdf
    • https://www.golaw.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ea8d18f133---dalabulakosozitid.pdf
    • http://mutitar.com/user_img/files/75869143309.pdf
    • https://buddingheights.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161327db3f1bf7---82140695257.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_off0000d296.bin
4ed5c85b76cc2d3891e29ff678840618484286d03ea4a2d4903afa6d1ba267a0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD296 17792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010065.bin
f6065e4d2352c02990a8ce056f938dfa7b11e23d2d505aeb5853c9b63901738f
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10065 11064 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000119eb.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x119EB 16792 bytes