Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 8fded0001555b92d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.2 KB Created: 2021-09-03 08:23:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 5d6e4e1829d8baf79e71f811ae00da9e SHA-1: 57e7929d428616599ab7e18a9974ac94546b2a14 SHA-256: 8fded0001555b92de3262e57b517cf09c4e7a889f0f6c95e0fc554f5fc1dd030
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to potentially compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the URLs and the PDF structure suggest it's designed to trick users into downloading a malicious payload, likely disguised as a document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=haryana+gk+latest+2019+pdf+download PDF link annotation
    • http://vegasoft.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160919fefe5d0c---64845227879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://capmar.eu/userfiles/file/roxupadamasorazazoda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://secretlove.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/64892744742.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nobleanimalsanctuary.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/52627363834.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pinotcar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/941cbe9239cc83df3af8582ff25f86df/859147420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jikaramen.com/uploads/files/vetirovaximan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alamansyria.com/userfiles/file/wugerejitoriravajanidokep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://az4group.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608374d81331f---verovuriwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goodwynva.com/clients/d/de/de91e19d235d8a3764238851c6b73f99/File/33690039892.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160845e472a648---8712599740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://talleresjpg.es/img/file/30024987491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/rutalewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/30cea5db61fe83cb29848f34ea16361a/55200130950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://for-rent-antwerp.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e7e1f72ae5---kipefinezukulanumuxuvena.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.expertnutritionadvisor.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607aa4e886b53---duvalubomuxatowen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foodchemsino.com/d/files/sikebalinuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kiavysocina.cz/UserFiles/File/kuwakegir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nsdadventist.org/FCKData/file/pafokiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anpo.vn/upload/files/xabokijikijewugunaweno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apoiotelecom.com/imagens/img_fckeditor/file/torumibuwavedaxojiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webgirls-studio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070cdebc3c5b---41479612939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saamfactory.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81eae5cb5ebb4e5bb9babc64e8da9997/90877671202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nenmongdangquang.com/upload/files/21552049694.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_off0000c355.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC355 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000db67.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB67 18912 bytes
SHA-256: 33dc878c54412c20885681878cd307b1dee56e80d9f1ca38b8d759f9ffe339c1
font_02_sfnt_off00010cd2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10CD2 11328 bytes
SHA-256: 47a01b4d0a3fedd792337e48d76abcc9e184c781bfed862be78d65392d926dc5