Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 95974daf2c64eff0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

72.7 KB Created: 2021-06-27 06:13:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 296bdc8ff250aeb73ae18da185a23f96 SHA-1: 49b88b822c7659857f46249ea93ab9275db155a4 SHA-256: 95974daf2c64eff0e9a85974f8490ea96a14826470e93a0e24a162bae09eb140
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF that contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a link farm for phishing or malware distribution. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are consistent with techniques used to redirect users to malicious content, potentially leveraging embedded JavaScript for obfuscation or execution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9954

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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • 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://f27szerviz.hu/upload/files/52146867182.pdf
    • http://kiuanai.com/userfiles/file/72222823667.pdf
    • http://www.klpreschool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d1cee9c3e9---30442373286.pdf
    • http://moreit.ch/productinfo/file/tasakibuvolefunobew.pdf
    • https://edoxmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/328eigjjin84lnr65alf5ktb7n/pubelevatuxopug.pdf
    • https://drahmetbostanci.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f7d53409f7---jopatadanag.pdf
    • http://mirandatutoringcentre.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070feb7b5387---29723655385.pdf
    • http://www.primalegal.eu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lvkl77j7tu85eqvpl9sq6ct912/tegizuni.pdf
    • https://strechybenesov.cz/content/juxezagufune.pdf
    • https://foxtailmag.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/055273c8ffc6a11aaa769c3505381c49/37282984497.pdf
    • https://fietenhaardenenkachels.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2ba4e36cfa---88790588057.pdf
    • http://eiak.org/upload/editor/files/83876137413.pdf
    • https://hotelritariccione.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b15ed125bb3---29074380156.pdf
    • https://forumhotel.by/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f0cdnivc7seor23krcqassh4c4/21730387890.pdf
    • https://aradovan.com/userfiles/file/40005417777.pdf
    • https://www.techsrollout.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a984fc8b88d---35199676860.pdf
    • https://www.couleurs-et-jardin.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c6dc0665440---25371461016.pdf
    • http://aksaaydinlatma.com/img/editor/image/file/gekoxuze.pdf
    • https://campermagazine.tv/public/file/wunepiboxurobam.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ob0jipsf7kq99dar9d1oc9hb13/79929128906.pdf
    • http://remobudostol.pl/pliki/tezijotaladatari.pdf
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160774c90785dd---96124500180.pdf
    • http://01host.ru/userfiles/files/lelamegezumimutonolu.pdf
    • http://digitalpolicycouncil.com/imagenes/file/1874611812.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=i+could+have+danced+all+night+my+fair+lady
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000b865.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB865 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000d077.bin
456b456d259ea9fe0ba72d6f5574e4087d575d7b500c628fb814cd9dcc906fc6
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD077 16404 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0000fa9a.bin
ecf00c8bb4a1d600a43c049ec45d527e0b8df8a1950a449ebe3adcc61a61873e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA9A 10988 bytes