Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9772d06f203d7e5e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.7 KB Created: 2021-09-07 22:35:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: b3adffb6b115df4ad775dbc3222f1c61 SHA-1: 1751a31b17c014cae9705d6994c98136db12c3b1 SHA-256: 9772d06f203d7e5ea86b2a189a2da2ecc4d0f320c25c5f923d0ea76c44df68b3
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics as containing links to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure itself is used to host and present these malicious links, likely as part of a spearphishing campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

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.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lcan0h96gsdsag1gn57nfj6en1/84115873337.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://thuexe7cho.vn/upload/files/gavumijevonamabewuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://avantkart.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/11dg1j28qnuf53lcefofg3ig3s/73184420174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bfbec803715---jidopufinivuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://parvazyab.net/basefile/api203/files/wezibisitixob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecovn.vn/uploads/news_file/60441764346.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://churchliferesources.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160754a38699bc---63857187269.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://duonglaohanoi.com/userfiles/file/lezimixen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drainscovers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2a348de92ade8426e59246eab686185c/1368598986.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://craftsmancuttingdies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fc39b469a7eb3eadbb915fd6139416be/78446440363.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://enville.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fffdc0b6b6---31646771596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alugutader.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16955040175.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yogathoitrang.com/quangbasanpham/app/webroot/upload/image/files/naxitagofarikawonanegawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buddhavehicle.com/userfiles/file/rofewuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ateliergermain.net/sites/default/files/file/susovarijibed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polymer-optix.de/userfiles/file/58092557192.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homini.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc7f97e109---fokevuxudipimun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d81fd702dde---65927232953.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://training-solutions.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bad6be8bf6a---jupazabijivuluzutarape.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://equinox-e.com/upload/files/kaginagagefifawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gavinlawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/55877043802.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.geosuiteonline.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a94dfb46e7e---16322489932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inspirationallabels.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ac3904a530---27714484144.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=plants+and+animals+organ+system+and+their+functions+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_off0000d2e0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD2E0 17224 bytes
SHA-256: 8bdd3f30d96095fd4fb025520b35eb2b84180ea2c71b73771b7f72506ae0b55d
font_01_sfnt_off0000fe99.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFE99 11280 bytes
SHA-256: fb5e5c317260c895f043b7a59492d8699532833a0d2aedd97546b9ca194269d8
font_02_sfnt_off000118b6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x118B6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1