Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 94a0ba80919aa275…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.1 KB Created: 2021-07-27 23:43:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 69ee9cac7a31537d56c52f57975f14ea SHA-1: 8df143e4b6832f7fc752e3e6167cb32b7287f800 SHA-256: 94a0ba80919aa275ab4acf3bd21c8af14dae3f2289c470e02d04b887fc51bd66
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are indicative of a malicious document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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 http://www.minaakshimajumdar.com/fckimages/file/kazonun.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://forthepeoplegov.com/userfiles/file/13663061321.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dichvugiayphep.net/hinhanh_fckeditor/file/judelowax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alkalacarservice.com/public_html/userfiles/file/47659962235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.proctoloji.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608480eef3122---24995786448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proff-doors.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/97d3aaa93f828daf599a2363ed959d18/zidolunavuxexefifi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bettenbaehren.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dca8ed15130---37180300489.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.insight-assessment.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/33921479081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zionapostolicministries.org/uploads/file/74464894509.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.straightmyteeth.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c6a87d79fe69c3e7325066f2dbf0d859/20336921271.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bischofs-scheune.de/userfiles/file/rujelopubilokureribubut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thekolkatapackersmovers.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/39360531882.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://timnhanhonline.com/upload/files/48358556695.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.taxikladis.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16071d93b8091e---kofasigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.skupp.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f5f532a365---xavewolomepuxidaret.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fratellilongoni.com/userfiles/files/tisobamegiriniwujikamal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weddingceremoniesbybev.com/clients/72651/File/fabonem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://europeanprofservices.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ff25606ad0---kanaripemesosomusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ziepniekkalns.lv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160718edb207e0---34773582130.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rc-modeller.se/images/file///supalaluvokirixax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088f0b2bb864---42336444891.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://curryleafharleysvillepa.com/hang/userfiles/files/xufexitet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tuabogadoangel.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9314e2dce138b532b7b1e5be554def5b/97029934226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=100+examples+of+irregular+verbsPDF 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_off0000e5fd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE5FD 16624 bytes
SHA-256: dfc2dc922435ff5616c3bbd03f29890a243b62f4070f5830a1f7182705aee79d
font_01_sfnt_off0001110f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1110F 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012926.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12926 10984 bytes
SHA-256: af4adb10621e257655ed2a74dedae4346994ebad0f770acad3725197782452fa