Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a416ee6257c2545…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.5 KB Created: 2021-08-07 08:13:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: ee5cc21d7bd72d16c6238c24227cd2ec SHA-1: 8889da95fec7d3d0f2fa04554004d5bea896af1f SHA-256: 8a416ee6257c254596fd83e4bcd79366bda661b5206a3b672c85a626a9651b60
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, and the embedded links are designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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.caesarstravel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079f8bf4e3bd---11641057797.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://tj-1970-50yr.com/clients/e/e8/e8fccb6fb94f20b6ca4375945b3939e1/File/pofifenafisipupotedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://furkansigorta.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608988ffc953e---58116875275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cambodiaangkorhomestay.com/userfiles/file/26241891326.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://albino-pitti.com/pub_img/file/sowotam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saludocupacionalpso.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095bc287672d---4455015120.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chefinhogourmet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3617092be08089ee2dd510c425f03bef/90142350612.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amirafouad.com/uploaded_files/file/89031976683.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hyeminshop.com/DATA/files/lafodefuwekiguv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160eda7ff636ac---semus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lagostena.it/userfiles/files/jopenejidix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ppmcare.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o9mbidq37j2dnd1fb7hqiujfj4/15898975501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tomas-music.com/contents//files/zasufeb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ocvirapuato.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d93d729f8a5ac0bc9e40bdf25fa6237/7141865359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://veterinarioassociatopacinidallatorre.eu/userfiles/files/bigelikiludowixake.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shtaket46.ru/page_edit/_samples/userfiles/files/simafamanajudodavoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodesafio.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fd69276748c---wusazonakapubetitudilor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://younewstoday.com/task/userimages/file/wupiwuxiwanudakumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anupbolivia.com/images/files/44854913413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mariellatriolo.it/public/file/97997310384.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.virtualaid.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160761c02d548a---mobubekiwekixutonum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.azembay.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nji8bilau555l7j9qut5unl091/dovejivisoguzixajex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lyzph.com/userfiles/file/Fl202108010602321502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erfolgsapp.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ec4dbc55514---wezonuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=alternate+and+corresponding+angles+worksheet+tesPDF 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_off0000da0f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA0F 10952 bytes
SHA-256: 5c0d7087448f3a63e3b0f561a7e7c697a915add4638104a96800de35459cd49a
font_01_sfnt_off0000f341.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF341 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010b53.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B53 17112 bytes
SHA-256: bb400ab0df0412ccaeb414d009157604726fcd5560f328d42f139606961f6ecf