Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 971b4380975e8dc4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.9 KB Created: 2021-09-03 22:12:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 84f98cdd57ead3c2d757ca458e9ccb18 SHA-1: 436347fa01ed756cc1ae564143065fe635dcd725 SHA-256: 971b4380975e8dc4a41917aac44ab1f244be16bb6fa2a5a85c3f446f3aeeea0d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics and a machine learning classifier as malicious, with ClamAV identifying it as a phishing trojan. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious content. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristics indicate a phishing or malware distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9917

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://angkoronetour.com/userfiles/file/xifilazabot.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://westcoastmovers.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/urop2n2ugcd7vcsv36cstqk3q8/dexomifululomevus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rittenhousesmiles.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/94ef2e674bc70e60686b9657ecc60346/47897587433.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onlinetradeshow.ir/uploads/files/15540581677.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.se/upload/15211812872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://soflocops.com/clients/67403/File/gegafusigumejuwavof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quickfix-poland.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d80096ce227---95374578887.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fundacionamigosdelmarcaribe.ong/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zesojalaralipipefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wecans.net/_UploadFile/Images/file/38315921296.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tvtamminhphat.com/uploads/userfiles/file/defofozag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bangprice.com/bangprice.com/beta/cms_image/file/58637702135.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.scsi.coop/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/db9319d9a69e265060501332d4ae0648/97941671207.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cuadernos.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080221f2464e---10918298194.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nationaalgolfcongres.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092960cd40b1---nisir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aguiapromocional.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d200ed5e654---bimuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eis-pieschel.de/UserFiles/File/gopeluleronav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://goldfieldssanddrags.com.au/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sipefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ev-owners.jp/userfiles//files/60410044482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bulk-supplies.com/userfiles/file/waximoneragubovozivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yorktownhs1987.com/clients/57482/File/52897190625.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/7461269044.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.aceitunasdelguadalhorce.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jinatotinuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.onegelha.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c70b1a7a4a254817fcd8860260e900a0/44447037725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.fliesen-brill.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606e0f9a5e228---mefesaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dmddsgn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dfeda781a6d64aa2889df4175b203936/vedivagobisajudoxinesive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mindatpeace.us/uploads/files/48984383382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=nanda+approved+nursing+diagnosis+pdfPDF 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_off0000dfaf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDFAF 10672 bytes
SHA-256: 0fe52123a806825a80fa6041e331ee3db7503deadd85bab248428bb6ca167b2a
font_01_sfnt_off0000f805.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF805 16004 bytes
SHA-256: a418e4d51d88b0c90ff2a04722d0e02451a150fe1d1613aa970f48e092567811
font_02_sfnt_off0001217e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1217E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1