Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9d9998b1ec87c03f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.4 KB Created: 2021-09-05 13:48:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: d7032c0a6dcfca794e942f05520fc7ac SHA-1: 9d15d59f9a93282de699559829eb3744e81ea984 SHA-256: 9d9998b1ec87c03f16d90c8008c07811866cc15bd06d7d35063ab54183ebfc60
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the links suggest an attempt to direct users to malicious content or exploit kits.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://evergladesharvesting.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40263158048.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://bostaninsaat.com/image/files/tenowovabox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.musicmaestrodiscos.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb91c24248b---92921517591.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://haohanlegend.com/Uploadfiles/files/19585666885.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://igs.compcierge-asia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mipimugojureminitit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterpieces-mallorca.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d2db5fa9e9ab25bd563d2078c93f7890/vonijobazuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahs1968.com/clients/d/dc/dcea35c349c70fb55dca458fc6558ff6/File/kirusonakipiremegipezizi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sg-callenberg.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c4c2a88aa40---gawapebozezitesigewez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lhs1965.com/clients/880801/File/bilalejunofalunemav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kitapkapla.com/upload/ckfinder/files/14802835112.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070360de00cc---garonalurisetajegef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lyna-garage.com/htdocs/cljr/data/files/dopadulukosawesosoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://davaocarrental.com/images/file/rijotabiwikemebeperije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rath-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cacad05ca9b---jilivobekikufimukutope.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://40parables.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/57ff151089f95fdcc644e8bc6fad330d/76061752053.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.majorisinvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160955e3bf0fbe---doturenejaretor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jeugdopdewetenschapsagenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609866935a2be---xobijugej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://spartaksedlec.cz/spartaksedlec/userfiles/file/kerurome.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anaminfo.com/attachfile/file/30016715645.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.waterlooarmsnewforest.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e9de52141c747d6b4a2c83bf69334077/6508052460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/49791554898.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sattamatkapatti.com/userfiles/file/6224368824.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hongshengfish.com/uploadfiles/20210625/210625194825509295r0s5nnesk59n.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samarpanbharat.org/trila/userfiles/file/78976224128.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=stress+questionnaire+for+students+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_off0000da09.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA09 10768 bytes
SHA-256: f067ee9dfa848bdad36847ee6cb90e3a9487969c0ef2bad9acf202f338f5b6e2
font_01_sfnt_off0000f2b3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF2B3 17560 bytes
SHA-256: 20ceb6364f3752cdb88de10fe616997193052fd953a32f1c3b6310ba6b7eb4f4
font_02_sfnt_off00012020.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12020 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1