Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a0e3b6574fb2f2e4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

91.7 KB Created: 2021-09-20 14:52:44 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 6865333d04849b91b146493f8d311c7b SHA-1: 8311b669d22a902a9a2ba08fa3d3b964e7cc8f7d SHA-256: a0e3b6574fb2f2e47763095a011d90264df63ad5c15884ca81d08b19f86c4cb6
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, several of which are identified as hosting further malicious PDFs. The presence of a visual download button suggests a lure to trick users into downloading a payload. ClamAV detection and ML classification strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9930

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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://shirbandifelt.com/userfiles/file/tenote.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://lodoshosting.com/calisma2/files/uploads/gifijupanutubimererukawug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://effekt-film.de/files/file/21845774514.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/jedorekapilenul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sellos-mecanicos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2dc44ce5098efb344495804326f3eecf/70556250836.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://huseyindurmuslar.com/images_upload/files/bovigitopenafalatajuvoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://matchonusa.com/uploads/files/ganudota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.wroclawmodelshow.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/89970709029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://best-turbos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ed5d42f681698ce91b2e8cffdd5fe3bb/surexurezadakekalogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bushregenerators.info/userfiles/files/dekomupel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metapolar.hu/tmp/zamunoto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terhautz.com/upload_files/files/fazulexes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.gml.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16145099e2b1c2---mebewuzotatepawoputogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mimpishiodua.com/contents/files/mugulixesarozugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rowadalbyt.com/userfiles/files/zadodulob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cissud.it/uploads/ck_editor/files/bujarotunibovajofomop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://medicapoland.pl/uploaded/file/kigufowotiloze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.casestilistas.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/defimunik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://klwas.org/userfiles/images/file/89706014800.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://molecult.metallo-tests.ch/sites/web/upload/files/57680445813.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dongamold.com/fckeditor/upload_files/file/kozomubujapopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://szyldkj.com/luodan/images/userfiles/file/55792260934.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://orthopediedelft.eu/files/dumiworajupuretex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meta-min.com/files/4405794158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=aparted+dauis+apk+downloadPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dc52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC52 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f463.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF463 16532 bytes
SHA-256: ea40fca906bcbd2b339314af3b98d42cca5f29042357392c51c859db08d1eedf
font_02_sfnt_off00010b96.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10B96 23836 bytes
SHA-256: 6ddc2ab1c0dcffcc67331f24c12c7a102fd5a5ef2422cd23bcfdb7ceb115acce
font_03_sfnt_off00014839.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14839 10644 bytes
SHA-256: 74c599e213df00c9af6e460d93b60ab088b98b821bd7f173621a2ca0b91c13f3