Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 9f3bfe0a8ba6a71d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.0 KB Created: 2021-09-05 06:07:17 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 0842d601967d1dd5f2becb3b55e5a3cc SHA-1: 86100812f516a065b1b43412019b890db61f9891 SHA-256: 9f3bfe0a8ba6a71d18a2b628c0fbdf266f8b961faa152d9aebf473d2ef8f4882
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting. These links are likely used to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, consistent with a phishing or malware distribution campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=le+livre+scolaire+6e+fran%C3%A7ais+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://siriusdynamics.com/assets/uploads/files/wataxegipufab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ekes70i1j0ntog6ut8p27q2bl2/kenus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.llgnjinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4727ac4a8061695abce016e8358915f3/26311202732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b764e584f18---44712261930.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://outsourcedbackoffice.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/908150fda9b3b7554f7a5c48da05c1d8/25814813606.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avtoarka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6764b19c0ba3174f88de018755f247c8/32793690115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elonsummerstorage.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080d753321f3---nezulelenopuvosu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mrpokedb.com/uploads/files/naxawufosox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.moyekolodin.com/files/detiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://action-roofing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c67e370d950d943027eab312b3e7c388/wenisibiri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.guaitoli.eng.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8d4b76727a---fewugidaranaliwidinogabok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drmiamiconnect.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/029bc0e20c351c42d328b99ee1849d7b/39632664155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.proctoloji.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160748a4ae6946---19261273921.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fatheragneliti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608092444853c---korosuvarubub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vljainandco.com/userfiles/files/nubirizokipitefofixoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://konferencii.ru/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/belovavoputuxoto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://artsketch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8c84e0f4a2b8670caee75dd4f0530d0f/fegisajosoluwotatij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thomas-zigon.de/images/file/88859212406.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.galiantsolutions.com/emailimages/file/70874642352.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://behtarinekhodetbash.com/files/files/90499802985.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vladjurnalist.ru/archive/file/90550894196.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riccaassociati.eu/userfiles/files/nerasopufa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://texasstatealphaxialumnae.com/clients/f/fe/fe72632f573fdc77cca6b85875c63e8a/File/32949924585.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://caribemed.com/userfiles/file/40106030264.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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://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_off0000cf31.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCF31 19500 bytes
SHA-256: e3eb68a734873413f7396ab5c5cb242129fd1ac85843d357201c2176d5842b94
font_01_sfnt_off00010072.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10072 10904 bytes
SHA-256: c64446f3be933df2bfcdda989522bb4bc71040d86f838eca720d10e1cd8a9c90
font_02_sfnt_off0001197d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1197D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1