Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 906cffea4729e645…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.9 KB Created: 2021-08-17 00:03:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: d2744a54135d2523bc32fd9f850e322c SHA-1: 915f741fa4b3fb59d22aa5168f36279413bfae9a SHA-256: 906cffea4729e64566840b4e4a74f86bf349cc55a24870e9f62a8e33e6905251
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF document that contains numerous links to external PDF files hosted on compromised websites and disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the links suggest an attempt to redirect users to malicious content, potentially exploiting vulnerabilities or tricking them into downloading further malware.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9983

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.
  • 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://aguiapromocional.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074fb900b1e9---44911853895.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://cleannshieldflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c7ecb9e1b47695a87e74110482316c7/58009916580.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://brillimet.com/uploads/files/202108142135594119.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cbcom.eu/ressource/site-image/files/polijawinowetejaxi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mfdesign.hu/files/file/86331918306.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argentum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2t7o53i0u37sl316km1hdt6na8/10577576825.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kinoimaging.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ef518175db---zesasepusenixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hosungtour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210606_0DF9FDC2B2E087DB.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bagliodeimille.it/userfiles/files/gazolupuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://watdoenwevandaag.nl/upload/gogekipaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/46636068019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.baptistenhardenberg.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16102b389a9eb0---48075083904.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://contabil-fiscal.ro/mm/file/tupojutug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://canvasations.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9881mhkneromfdtumofjjhoa04/44575100177.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schodylux.pl/userfiles/file/kidamakevuxepureduvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://energo-winstal.pl/userfiles/file/61044440932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://telekommarketing.com/firme_data/files/11241040483.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tlpnw.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/65fa3daa831a5df1a082e76d3b2b4e2c/loxuruvelasojalol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baugeraeteverleih.de/benutzerdateien/vuzapu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://humanistbeauty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6gnh79m8akr6bi9ctb3o6h6lt7/sojasujitode.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sitebyside.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1830720cc6b741ceee299d07c3dbfcd7/potogazejeniw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lasfyy.com/uploadfile/file/20210529211835080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mattweidnerlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c92fb9694a6---rezimirasakod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://muslimofwestbengal.com/mwb/editor_upload/files/sedewomuwix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=comment+installer+une+app+android+sur+iphonePDF 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_off0000dce6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCE6 18224 bytes
SHA-256: e9e58732cef15ff1754c74f0568783d8ada9303f451525bdc9ef88f748315b47
font_01_sfnt_off00010a4d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10A4D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012264.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12264 10788 bytes
SHA-256: 1b7a5777d0af4cc3fa16b2887d68d1401b63944fb18d41689b621b0c34b35d48