Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 86e146a6bbe9a238…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.5 KB Created: 2021-07-20 21:04:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: d6cc9935b515205e71d24eefc8b44087 SHA-1: f99f2d6214bb83389bf62e40b1ecf171a1fcf58d SHA-256: 86e146a6bbe9a23892dd76ca0e1285059f7d867953c0f79ffc6f236343a7d386
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple heuristics indicating malicious intent, including links to algorithmically-generated URLs and compromised CMS upload storage. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest maliciousness. The embedded links likely serve to redirect the user to phishing or malware-hosting sites, a common tactic for initial compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9935

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 http://niestachow.pl/data/aktualnosci_imgs/file/59334524961.pdf
    • https://piataafacerilor.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/53542890947.pdf
    • http://cherryontop.pl/upload/fotki/file/dimebotovudezusafomulita.pdf
    • http://orkoien.com/userfiles/files/29357758659.pdf
    • http://simonide.org/userfiles/file/90691463864.pdf
    • http://www.expo-hotel.com/english/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16077e31914cf8---30011591320.pdf
    • http://valeneighbors.com/userimages/44157947026.pdf
    • http://mosvag.ru/img/lib/file/6953573465.pdf
    • https://supermagnum-bg.com/userfiles/file/kowizerakura.pdf
    • https://ngusacdon.com/upload/files/wiludonisawujad.pdf
    • http://www.danvillern.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dqv0cq2ec5hntcigjh31o7avg6/vawotamemufoburevitatawi.pdf
    • https://alihuata.com/userfiles/file/zemikosuk.pdf
    • http://sinhorelli.com/userfiles/file/55431334973.pdf
    • https://wentworthre.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/125fc7555a7540a9f6ee1a675cc585df/gosiragesuzokafi.pdf
    • https://www.enviedecrire.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608333af8b8a2---favanapilopuwobize.pdf
    • https://kimtuong.vn/isc/public/files/fckupload/file/zanenonibomarizaxata.pdf
    • https://elpmarketing.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6a854c5f3f3d6ab4d8896474109d6e01/lojoruxu.pdf
    • https://mikepromedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5564v6g5jgtstqvhlr0hck3hr4/52728409731.pdf
    • https://www.myjamaicais.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c838c40a9a13fc15ea9895885945de0/65461220062.pdf
    • http://www.icodar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bb62d2b540---31498335034.pdf
    • https://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b07f81700e0---nosorek.pdf
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/jameduxamepibivaxixixed.pdf
    • http://bwc.lt/i/4803448487.pdf
    • https://ceadersvalet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e95c0abba26---70161045547.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=showing+empathy+meaning
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00010128.bin
b3e47e260b42a0f9086a0822b070cd35b0997f9edc29ddb634588f58c9a9090d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10128 16816 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00012c69.bin
797d378d4d1c5db1bcd77c06ccef67d451cedafb7b9d0f9a99ef25d007f212e6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C69 10660 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000144ca.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x144CA 16792 bytes