Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a1cd338f0edb58a1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.0 KB Created: 2021-07-03 07:17:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: 5ded6ca1d27bc4bf252485e952f5b273 SHA-1: 87c0d07b753f1da4c92088c015eca09a527726d8 SHA-256: a1cd338f0edb58a1c35622d133a015f3c2511005823619525c6e0b15c4649b7b
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a link farm pointing to multiple compromised WordPress sites, likely intended to trick users into downloading malicious files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with phishing and malware distribution campaigns.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

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 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/82cae8313837e25ca9691664de4c8a1c/wapetewazezazuja.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://gauravkankariya.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/llcja01rnrubemvlm1iavs98u1/polefuvixowejabosek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16087e50d1821b---33793509902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asianmosaicnyc.com/userfiles/file/mevujekekagabikupobije.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fairmonteast1969.com/clients/876766/File/91305966164.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.asejnrtigers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fd98c93051---2802545671.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.commandinglife.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d4e5b8925d---78494808100.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pansophers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a035ac71a19---guzamunibuvas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rheinmotel.com/userfiles/file/muxivorazepiwekemediri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thewentworthco.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3hi7sf8sjnt86mjb6pucu7u1li/bewinogojulezezef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://batikatravels.com/userfiles/file/virakawivopuwudowawet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ta-taiwan.com/app/webroot/userfiles/files/31114491572.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vetranhtuongmamnon.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5rev5omt652mhrtir3janho1fq/buzub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bff0d3869b0---nisajaweluxepakekal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiopiergentili.it/userfiles/files/wigarifugebit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://windmill-bv.com/userfiles/files/lemetimetuxibob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.couleurs-et-jardin.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ce398bc9338---bebiwusurota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ganan10.co.il/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160df9024430ed---tozusozosum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gdwtechnology.com/fckeditor/file/68371252369.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hkqi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160924fee04e28---vixajive.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aeskulap24h.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ad81ac38d6---wemiwusugulapokuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://markzone.az/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lm7s1i786qq30m3i6c77og658g/69579164239.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=streptococcal+throat+infectionPDF 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_off0000e715.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE715 16884 bytes
SHA-256: b719c970576c5f765cc6e8f3af9dd6a529ca54420a5b00af30754616257380d5
font_01_sfnt_off00011306.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11306 10484 bytes
SHA-256: aa1cb9270712c102576aee25f616c66feab527ede21bb009192ad308e10a95ea
font_02_sfnt_off00012ac0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12AC0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1