Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 7fedd63c40a55d28…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.9 KB Created: 2021-08-30 07:00:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 5a2367a6557ebdaeb68e04ebd552a732 SHA-1: 0cdd5d5a1b38ace02785771d950cf81f67d005d4 SHA-256: 7fedd63c40a55d28fc8cf7c76a1f487bee50d1af18c17feb72e5ce2b51ab3251
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains a large number of embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress installations. This suggests the document is designed to redirect users to malicious sites, likely for phishing or to download further malware. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9992

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://www.sharpeningfactory.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ccd68286f3---nidukopivudujatap.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.arphplumbing.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ak9qladc2u3lgi51ugvuc3b845/33754477776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shijijiaming.cn/filespath/files/20210830115333.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harrisonfamilyreunion.org/clients/868801/File/88608573347.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9254153e07---55025143423.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://divodizain.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/71916031507.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abaj.cz/UserFiles/File/morepasotimazol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rjiminfra.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c83e73ef730dfe102ff7a7ad5311673/66372632080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fine-cottage.ru/userfiles/file/55663754002.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mackbeks.com/files/file/witadoduwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wwpokebar.com/uploads/files/70423058526.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611696a69b65d---94844421747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wardwrightself.com/clients/863644/File/15214746230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traditionsradio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa6d37b064506409e1dd740ab671c10e/25569086236.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dispomydeal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/61405e3b73851a544a4e1840db6b6863/niwepokulomosorudewija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.chartsunlimited.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c0207448c20---razope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://marinapogon.pl/upload/file/25487750671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://namhunglogistic.vn/site/files/95291315276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sblending.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e5ccade4e65---54134514881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alacarte-grafik.de/userfiles/file/91082878845.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesoriagarpe.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073f002891b3---fukekevititipazolavu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beachesbrewing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a8e454b5f8ec360ec2ba8351d046f076/koxotodujimuzadasupadasis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=what+should+you+break+your+fast+withPDF 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_off0000be95.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBE95 16220 bytes
SHA-256: fbb6e8a96bb3d6edd2d3bd0476ab2dddb9fc30e2d4c1740e0af131f9168f4277
font_01_sfnt_off0000e79b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE79B 10872 bytes
SHA-256: 3c60b7344559e62d530d679747f8af994f0d55487ce64f75691a621da8f856a9
font_02_sfnt_off000100fc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x100FC 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1