Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 96386975a56d9fba…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.7 KB Created: 2021-07-02 11:11:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 11fdd261772de670e3b9a357e3e277eb SHA-1: 66cd2cbbcaa1eefdcdaa8b2abfc9a0d9e7cad9bc SHA-256: 96386975a56d9fba68bb609592bdbb4cfc8fcca582621b52a2fd7fcf62fe0442
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious sites. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest this PDF is malicious, likely serving as a lure for phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the extensive use of external links is the primary attack vector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9935

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 https://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=bcps+study+guide+pdf
    • https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cf840504c9aa9167e58931aef622e2eb/33556197066.pdf
    • https://coonvalleycc.com/userfiles/file/guguminanow.pdf
    • http://evabody.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fcbdd7b44b---20627471657.pdf
    • https://jennysbooks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d77f8f12d292d696eae62989223e0cf7/21614484563.pdf
    • http://wahibluedevils76.com/clients/5/55/55d7338a7abcce318bc847d7f34994f5/File/23872444172.pdf
    • http://verduciautodemolizioni.it/userfiles/file/nodetokenexezumawewazi.pdf
    • http://buergerforum-tirol.at/file/72676415387.pdf
    • https://yziact.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ijp886kj911bv2mhun31mhitre/kowakukikavoxup.pdf
    • https://legacydockandmarine.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c162e5f04567b28a9ff18bdf3de959f1/xevogowoteruvoxemubulu.pdf
    • http://bluecars.pl/userfiles/file/xagosipifudokax.pdf
    • https://veglifekc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files//rofusatomopevujit.pdf
    • https://bawaniint.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kofibanob.pdf
    • https://hotelindigha.com/FCKeditor/file/wipewigikugozimoxufenoxuv.pdf
    • http://www.fotografoeventimilano.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160866b26e71d6---75229913824.pdf
    • https://amatnieks.lv/pictures/image/xijax.pdf
    • https://www.kngroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d69093cd46---limipi.pdf
    • http://akssert.com/userfiles/files/pujowubasekaraxunenuxefe.pdf
    • http://bacviettech.vn/userfiles/file/30227398863.pdf
    • http://novaserv.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b3bffa44dd---xumomakusenuz.pdf
    • https://creationstationdance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b1b277522a---mozekexowadevoz.pdf
    • http://fishtech.org/uploads/userfiles/file/file/kalenalasu.pdf
    • https://realimpacto.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ecfb315bc0---xoxinurezifivofare.pdf
    • https://feniks9.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/8968204329.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3m85cn68anklstgirgtqdv8ht2/47691626127.pdf
    • 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_off00010f32.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F32 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00012749.bin
5a77a88b2a07b417505f724bba8a87b7b0eced2996355fc77e9828c2a5f32bcb
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12749 10532 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013f44.bin
700376a064d9fc25ec5c98a119fd2644c50267fc5c81f2d23ff128adbfd11490
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13F44 17800 bytes