Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a2328d899ef1fe21…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.6 KB Created: 2021-09-03 23:37:52 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 83953f901eaa77c152e677242528f266 SHA-1: fd5f4ac8c4c97772a7b3e7fafcf8849dcec5f407 SHA-256: a2328d899ef1fe21208929290f660e16b43a24061d99db0e8c41d86c80467aed
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the embedded links and the PDF structure are consistent with attempts to redirect users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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 https://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=livros+publicidade+e+propaganda+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.corazondelsol.es/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bugaruxobizoxezubepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hartwellcook.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1365acaedfdcb84591e43e5b60ea44b/39318580780.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.recko.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/67085684708.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.shopveriamici.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8gl2jq4tj80g3f8tagrq2pp03t/sejufupowez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wietsevoermans.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/resemamidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vashadvokat82.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6454a46d509194f400c432ce3bb0c554/75770121799.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fd-health.com/upload/ckeditor/files/zebomikapekisiwan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://texinpack.com/uploadfile/file///2021081805572862.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mastrodibaglio.it/userfiles/files/kadoparukadewegu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gcsystem.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac0ec9bbf67---xobekar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://visualpaint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081a5df69207---gonujogike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://poaglasses.com/uploads//files/202108110350597273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chieusangducphat.com/uploads/userfiles/file/xebagufigagosojinaruwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://donauwell.at/userfiles/file/44261216583.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.simcoerecovery.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/92mm26q76j8hjfsp9mvdsgt4cf/xidukepek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ka-base.no/images_content/file/rakigurewodolibunuxuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://totaldeliverancecathedralchurch.com/clients/2/22/22dae496a1749ae881e6bee195142b05/File/tojogirafijuzerivivuwit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://frederickfollows.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160796ec02a7f4---165125638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://corpeverest.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kiposibukojadisimeze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oteaexpert.fr/cite_imgs/file/96678433276.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://brothersaluminium.com.np/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160826910507c4---wutipejefozibike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.siscbolivia.com/admin/uploaded/fck/file/63522254931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://veritiesinstitute.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1003f4e6dbb9132c9729b00800d433a2/kasawigogibobalexukuv.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://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_off0000f5f2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF5F2 10960 bytes
SHA-256: ea0876f45f992e6e18554d82eb3d5fc42ca0c3b0dbfa72595af4f4c3d9eb15e9
font_01_sfnt_off00010f07.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F07 19872 bytes
SHA-256: ef61f2f907a85a0b900809e91447ed5a5d66125b9362e850c0008a1abe78f81c
font_02_sfnt_off0001406a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1406A 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1