Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 859a03cfd7579e67…

MALICIOUS

PDF

99.3 KB Created: 2021-08-12 21:36:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-23
MD5: 464693f6da549e56330b2e959174b0cf SHA-1: ac4ad1a3a90e91bc530b73f60baf73028631bc00 SHA-256: 859a03cfd7579e678bbc365a0dc142f2e9b873ccf065c6546c21c83f6c4489a3
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to obscure the final destination. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are indicative of a malicious document, potentially leveraging embedded JavaScript for redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9988

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://pindimana.in/uploads/file/vokagozenividoxem.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://3dreamstudios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/af3db069a94be0d8efce61606d534a77/72038958500.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akbmodel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e2fc87365e---79462648219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://institut-arabe.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/betapon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elsadaulte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/runawawatuwozawus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://al-bandak.com/userfiles/file/woxetowajisurabirujiti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helpforbusymums.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/26f584d72acb94411aec2262adca4500/69552114981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenplanetnepal.com/userfiles/file/voruferuparajivemofinaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kreasoft.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ada5f5bb42f---napikusekodubiveziguke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.adatechotomasyon.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089f60b2ef96---zosajosizisezofaxujurupas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ahi.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f3ac6e3f56c16908785146ab85dfc968/67069170109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://greenearthgardens.org/userfiles/29410845061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://formapolis.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/042dc6a9f3e6e14b4587d034134f56f3/vakufilironetivuwupivag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wamsconference.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b00da2f08c0a4a8b57fcb8bb08671839/6101122101.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e77d5ca3026---4196410061.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catherinehourihan.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d5473fea69d8c5d5d9e3249e9b59d27f/kalitefeluda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hohsingfiber.com/ufiles/files/maxobigamigixe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxiserviceh24.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c85bd38ef8b---minela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k-kompany.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1d7689bbdd9e7c38f4d0bb43df4d142d/vodanuja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sweetestspaparty.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abbd673613b---wivorarasitolawaxenivigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kliningstroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a92af846e0b---jebosevusuvibokef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.simcoerecovery.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3vn8u2oqf63e0cps3h680oui2p/tipozadoneditewazemunoded.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://majesticcaliberenglishlabradors.com/clients/a/a7/a77fae3751d16767b5fd1969bdae34dd/File/gafuvarizirodopalitune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=how+do+i+change+the+battery+in+my+armitron+pro+sport+watchPDF 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_off00011e24.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E24 17160 bytes
SHA-256: 9d93c14c966b37af4959667c756fe4540a083842372ccaa714224d2579d91999
font_01_sfnt_off00014ae2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14AE2 11248 bytes
SHA-256: 4e072318ca4d4cf5acbd06f060fe9c8a02db91c08d70b6cf4e7d9882edb343b0
font_02_sfnt_off000164b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x164B3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1