Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7c012444a4ab4257…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.5 KB Created: 2021-09-22 22:09:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: fad32b4a20cac482c882c11a0cae6747 SHA-1: 5ae34381ee2fea82e861facd8b44c8ee8eb396e3 SHA-256: 7c012444a4ab4257a8803026c66f4f492a838e12a43ff46b01184116cc47c732
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many of which point to compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating an attempt to distribute further malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and numerous URLs suggest it acts as a downloader or redirector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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.
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://balance-global.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fgvisls0gospgdkoedk0o18b9l/lowopumesixeborelimaki.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://ydtmuhendislik.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fometokivepebozoxut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hbphoto.ca/resimler/files/nokorikunerel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rfinshaat.az/userfiles/file/sezerenuraxijetogovidejos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614b504eaea5f---12028171622.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://b40555.handyfriendship.com/upload/files/derakexexofodoki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sabiamente.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141491072b68---37992842135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oriental-kitchens.com/userfiles/files/gonaxikutufirupevidaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmakler.org/userfiles/file/3135536319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-aalst.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16146dc0b718c2---gemerebadasuzopejogubepip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bilmatbasim.com/userfiles/file/kumizerusefanexiravo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://njshore.drinkpoint.com/uploads/files/kaluk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://3duct.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16140f42d774d9---29781588122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goez1.com/10005001208290177/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dofemijimagorofib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amako-ra.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9bf7201c5e67d737015cce956732b07a/wisuxirujufuforupafovaxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parvazyab.com/basefile/api203/files/56764030423.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://140.121.125.49/ckfinder/userfiles/files/20210918_181613.pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://www.adanakursmerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613a875485c88---dopimixekusalogogoke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://architettorobertafasola.eu/userfiles/files/29535614852.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stoewebdesign.no/userfiles/file/mekunidol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://donghozibistore.com/luutru/files/sesora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/54043493996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bukharageorgia.com/sites/default/files/file/64184384810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=it+2+full+movie+eng+subPDF 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_off000105f7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105F7 10672 bytes
SHA-256: 9adf8db15e248098e2fbbcc6551bee2970e4cb7dd5f1a2b8f2019501f506d5fd
font_01_sfnt_off00011e84.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E84 19188 bytes
SHA-256: 9d0b2485d7678b03db1a2169d3789da5b09ded4d4c3464d7b5af387cca7c103c
font_02_sfnt_off000150bd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x150BD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1