Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8a9e973da741678e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.6 KB Created: 2021-09-15 20:08:30 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 177507f88c3ca5ec7484e64a03d8a2d2 SHA-1: 651efa94dfb0c3ef80e77974f528bd1c598dde37 SHA-256: 8a9e973da741678ea39538e9c48c4449f82cdeba8ffac3761d4ce1a814714482
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS uploads or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to trick users into downloading further malicious content. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9952

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://swagath.co/new/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18948336244.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://net-mex.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/delozitif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rlangkhan.com/upload/userfiles/files/77080854785.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stthomasorthodoxchurchsouthpampady.com/userfiles/file/mutafodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://uslugi-ogrodnicze.pl/pliki/File/jupakozevegivitiwam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://idrogastermoclima.it/Utentifile/FCKPage/file/67706976230.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sinoorchids.com/image/file/83882657743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iwistw.com/upload/files/ranixexenipap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://motivationandmomentum.net/ci/userfiles/files/55254214661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tahitotfaluovodak.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bisumuxilarivoxolet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nichecnk.leaddeehub.com/userfiles/files/41233249689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yogathoitrang.com/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/56890032962.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://principesgs.com/userfiles/file/pigutozojipakalagag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diversifiedhumansolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/148c7bb67d2fe4fcd88a1b33f770f776/66266463131.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://borderpak.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/53fbded92d5ac4481e205c927f6f571a/tesokojosoxosugemitaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sonarkella.com/userfiles/file/magajezofidajukobawovoxot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://760_709737661.mildmedia-dev.eu/uploads/userfiles/files/43253200204.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wijnhuis-vaessen.nl/site/data/ws/files/xuxiruretaluruvifiko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ntouioc.ntou.edu.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/85596593675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scvumaichiramen.com/uploads/files/58942854758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sooclose.eu/upload/File/zanawifabimifewixo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tybistanbul.org/resimler/files/dokoxadeze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rosedreamholidayhomes.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/53894408132.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://michaels-limo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613139105db42---vakodudazexabepum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m03pcuhfr1cf5e8vjfee807372/23830093860.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=swift+code+%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87PDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000cdf2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCDF2 10048 bytes
SHA-256: f6e09e34d823941598fb576a04310fe48e4de8a1b872998d70568f99a8e44850
font_01_sfnt_off0000e479.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE479 22660 bytes
SHA-256: d24574808a2577da69e55a76606a3bab6804dba6336bf80b0b0185eb8c0bad3b
font_02_sfnt_off00011f17.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11F17 4152 bytes
SHA-256: ab8373eb60f1afa873bf172abb6646c032039e79bafa1e588917a6694e0e106f
font_03_sfnt_off00012e5f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E5F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1