Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8684628ef777ccec…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.5 KB Created: 2021-07-29 20:20:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 6ce054cdc7ad45a53eab7c082d770ddf SHA-1: ac59464488e665331ed78a2ccd79c6ea8eb10b59 SHA-256: 8684628ef777ccec6a561839589b60701cb92c2e666092c715917735d4b47e74
176 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The heuristics reveal it functions as a link farm, directing users to multiple external websites, some hosted on compromised CMS uploads. The embedded URLs suggest a phishing or malware distribution scheme, likely leveraging the document as an initial lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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 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.
  • QR-code redirect lure medium SE_QR_LURE
    Document instructs the user to scan a QR code with a phone — consistent with QR phishing, but also common in legitimate documents
  • 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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=grade+3+math+worksheets+money+canadian+word+problems PDF link annotation
    • https://beytarimcilik.com/admin/editor_resim/file/79382375581.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kondicionery-krasnogorsk.ru/upload_picture/file/11692462987.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pirkitpadangas.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rurebebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metaglas.kr/userData/board/file/83041963126.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--or3bi2da319p.com/upload/fckeditor/file/93510544142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmodeli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f517561555---razumetemiribaluzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lawcab.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083824573eec---losowosukawovewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://foxtailmag.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/83e2e0ee3cf3f7d459edae7593ade40b/makobekodukoxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alphaveneers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/567802ca2c50fe1e461bec28c287c787/sifiwadaxurinelizoriwisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://premiersuli.hu/files/files/75971959815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://triptoboloyfoundation.org/editorsfiles/files/vadakerikopigok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://files.ibiza-ferien.de/file/peviforazuxosinodogixedas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dossalas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/492488056945daeb4161c7b17c49af44/pavifunaminodugaditosomot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pametnidom.hr/pametne_kuce/userfiles/file/rofebuselerikopudemo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.phoenixdentalacademy.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/957a8ef1f0fbfbb73c9a2f6d022af2fa/45619547007.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autavrabek.cz/obrazky/file/vasiwoxovunitumifosuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.risingstars.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160730cdbe428b---dolizeruja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fajanav.com/aym_image/files/75034902611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.clubmanizales.com.co/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f7eff86c6a---ridewalijup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uniquehotelsolutions.com/files/others/kagoxukixumo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rebates.forex/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v8uqjti7vqerku1uo09i8jdep7/52617295548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://istrouma1971.com/clients/9/9b/9b88b062b8d6af44b28e209fcb06d7d5/File/42804037055.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andyselfstorage.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2some81ar9mr0noidsb0am5tjl/24219780131.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_off0000ffdd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFFDD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000117f4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x117F4 11424 bytes
SHA-256: eb76553ebce24c3f99d353cab84327e531c7f335a3d4238039e30665166c98a8
font_02_sfnt_off000132a1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x132A1 17648 bytes
SHA-256: 6d73f6612b9a4268f0a6a3dd9cf1e6779e95f6cfa914ab0a7c348f1dca48f532