Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9c46e8047a933bbb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

95.7 KB Created: 2021-08-08 06:34:28 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: f17f166e502647adc9a771e481177844 SHA-1: 3214c40032029255d1deddb0032810f851f42de0 SHA-256: 9c46e8047a933bbbf1cd5f133ff4510accf75fc5034340e8afa7d72301f47c3f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, with high-severity heuristics indicating it contains links to algorithmically-generated URLs and points to compromised CMS upload storage. These links likely serve as lures to phishing or malware distribution sites. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself is being leveraged to host these malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9889

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://rubenoferro.com/userfiles/file/nipixawaku.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073ead02fb8f---petekipuwowatugaxibuzuda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bestrecycledautoparts.net/images_i/file/sofofef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fuiqtau77tn7airivilcl9vj05/64251211777.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwmountvernon.com/uploads/files/simitilakewefebonuwid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://heykidsletscook.info/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e2ff0be2825c4099b476cd8c3218e92c/30410919370.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baptistfriends.org/media/ragezilevaxoruvela.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lignumweb.com/site/webroot/uploads/files/85975979437.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bensonlandscape.com/editorData/file/36719049458.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gulfcoolcontracting.com/uploads/userfiles/file/file/19366491164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://consulcongress.it/uploads/assets/file/xunufipaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://christembassydocklands.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4d7938f4ed9fa27be3df4b6ad5e8727b/46599253180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ozdoby-betonowe21.pl/Upload/file/kakuruzixipo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bestmiamiturf.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c7a5212c241e9bd60cd87bc3d4106c0/44482520440.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://limpjet.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8657bec626bf0e2c6d322204d8819468/jogagufatelozufe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/wazabegos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smithmurdock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d08d56a6da4---12829575502.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vina2002.com/uploads/files/dazofenurifalugerepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karenlovelee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cd4c23ae9a---53680009438.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sns.hu/_user/file/lobebimixajuzagura.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://color-gateway.com/userfiles/file/21054077049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baharemadinah.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a16c6dd7031---72343358244.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://agilitynd.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/928f90b707ed10f6cdc87d909194727d/woduxonupigi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cphs1970.net/clients/877309/File/30402724961.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://optykglowacki.pl/obrazki/files/timugavikipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myparrotfood.com/user_files/files/kekulerakubimixeli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alnadaoil.com/userfiles/file/39385656506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=traductor+ingles+a+espa%C3%B1ol+con+una+fotoPDF 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_off00010ad6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10AD6 19564 bytes
SHA-256: 9a8ee477a8dbd6f750f1dd41fb5d78b4830eaff7c14a39c0006384190a9257b2
font_01_sfnt_off00013d41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13D41 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00015558.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15558 11064 bytes
SHA-256: bb58804b21d5e768c3d0c1bf37d0400b1bf7abb4b26daaffa67aeb17e2752dea