Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9bef3b70e3ca74af…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.6 KB Created: 2021-07-13 15:33:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 890c5ef6127b6d061fb59ec98c8a1a42 SHA-1: e6558b5a134f32879a912a189210b29fd3da283c SHA-256: 9bef3b70e3ca74af74f494a50c061f2b7365593f5b97ed3320578cf0f55e9d65
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a large number of links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a downloader or phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://crewmak.ru/uplcv?utm_term=biodata+for+marriage+in+word+format+download
    • https://edoxmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mqivhels583a102cjln6es2src/miwabadef.pdf
    • https://viratrip.com/basefile/travelasreviracom/files/tivalifenunip.pdf
    • https://evocative.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7efe3e9e56---dozalatuvumagunopuleseti.pdf
    • http://pmdrecycling.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092a87fdf1f4---konezajane.pdf
    • http://iaestedresden.de/userfiles/file/sesuvupevu.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jr9a7vtkc1kv9gda1nr6gbp4a2/ropegiwasolopiwopeji.pdf
    • http://www.celso.org/download/dobaxonuwev.pdf
    • http://www.colegiometa.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bf11807248b---92814497941.pdf
    • https://malabarmail.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sawije.pdf
    • http://vtracauto.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609824a06b343---7858161888.pdf
    • https://www.budgetskemaet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080470bdc5b6---kogamakonelesijuwifupof.pdf
    • http://fitnessklub-impuls.pl/uploads/assets/file/safijezatofe.pdf
    • http://aiswaryamatrimonials.com/fck_uploads/file/pukile.pdf
    • https://go2germany.ru/files/file/nelevutiwewojef.pdf
    • http://bukharaatlanta.com/sites/default/files/file/tolemumimedupir.pdf
    • https://www.schroedersales.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa27c8a266947b723366fa954106e5c4/zebobusetufofa.pdf
    • https://virtrade.gr/userfiles_lybo/file/91017229461.pdf
    • http://prattsofdouds.com/clients/d/d8/d85aab9f4bcbae69c8358f7a9990a0b1/File/34101737043.pdf
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o3u1v2m49t3olmglirhj0n0077/34648234686.pdf
    • http://www.ebsjosepirosamaria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f32046ca2c---sigunotejuzolosapew.pdf
    • http://occahomesearch.com/userfiles/files/pisipu.pdf
    • https://unosms.us/userfiles/file/bixupekibawunozaxurifijif.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_off00011242.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11242 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00012a54.bin
d43c7648e0e2e4580fa90155f76fb764a7fab316106ab0495cddd348da6cc0f0
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12A54 17680 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000158c1.bin
7c8cd221f445b26226e24df72b6eb806d2caabc52bde766239b918dc788f90a2
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x158C1 10668 bytes