Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 83a0d8b648cccb54…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.8 KB Created: 2021-06-26 02:24:02 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 34ee1718fa9a270df50ae648db1a659c SHA-1: 877d13666e2fde879500ba76b40d744dd9a42e99 SHA-256: 83a0d8b648cccb54b66b1dec8d206d85995a3ef5eae81a4a64196d68e7f92d26
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains multiple links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of numerous external links suggests an attempt to redirect the user to a malicious site, aligning with spearphishing tactics.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=entrecote+well+done PDF link annotation
    • http://hy-concrete.ru/d/files/19644215592.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuicrew.com/upload_fck/file/2021-5-1/20210501230359785864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tktravel.shop/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210618_3BB5331044588FB8.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mg001.cn/upload_fck/file/2021-5-7/20210507120821357229.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zabradli-znerezu.cz/userfiles/file/58353310717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://westcoastmovers.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i2k3otb194ojegpf1k83psbt04/xejesuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ddd-iasi.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb60df3ef48---logakaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gradur.ba/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7e85b00e00---gipenid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agrotehholding.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a039803eb0210dffdc841dd28ec735ef/18668550841.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proxus.nl/file/58853792188.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttlengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609068f30f5a2---pumuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pebyte.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r62de87anr6topsbsmdqkh8556/toliju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://payassistinc.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083f26db3653---tulavimumupasolasedibepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a847fa67abc---23275991445.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stellabakingcompany.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf86f9ead80---29949377497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aawyx.com/sites/default/imageuser/file/fuzesuvetiwatarafewuviv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.advancedevents.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076bded6ca85---fixavizanojesakipale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iaestedresden.de/userfiles/file/wavuxibuxoxemojokunovavon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://asiatravel.kg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/491ab2324145c5d3d9f31663ad694237/pugopuzazubagiwiremox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.stamfordtaxis.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ck56rnhqca1oea1q3s4uuvmdom/jafopukukuvaraxogajuta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dhsclassof70.com/clients/d/d1/d13f49183e6b2ef720c1f353b43de0f2/File/74509570627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gradeagroup.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f65s2rckhs18jbh85lagballnt/monekudu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://telekommarketing.com/firme_data/files/11241040483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.aceitedeoliva.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cee5969bc9c4070d8a455182045b5300/4847699578.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000f431.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF431 18656 bytes
SHA-256: bbe89de097c8d5352da308ca1d265fd34a344378d99917bac1428374ffefd7dc
font_01_sfnt_off000123a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x123A3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013bba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13BBA 10012 bytes
SHA-256: 0d5633bd8a0bc43c75ff334fe1e249f3db41cde0ac7915b12444719228f9c474