Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a26fcb453bbeb7df…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.8 KB Created: 2021-09-02 19:49:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 35cb04be3617ba45c0ee6e7c51769653 SHA-1: 692929c19bbbc718924a9b904c0b56cd96dde8ac SHA-256: a26fcb453bbeb7df9838ad173e878aaa1693f5214591d01ee4162a9bba7f7d8b
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded URLs, many of which point to compromised CMS upload storage or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the heuristic firings and URL analysis point to a malicious document.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9905

Heuristics 6

  • 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 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://pixomot.ru/uplcv?utm_term=summary+of+robinson+crusoe+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://boston.pl/fck_pliki/file/rupimumove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ks4073.com/file_media/file_image/file/gugozuzovawid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://decoveinvestment.com/userfiles/file/risewox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mmd.ntou.edu.tw/ckfinder/userfiles/files/55844164080.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://semagro-msw.ru/pics/images/file/mefupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iideree.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f72eeb645f---wubolomeruvulobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tai.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dddf7574077---keleveredupekolusujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gamma-electronics-eg.com/userfiles/files/mamelezumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxgear.cz/webpagebuilder/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62175727719.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahzycw.com/upload_fck/file/2021-8-3/20210803134255462530.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://izharfoster.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a461058bae---11242228950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://riasztoszolnok.hu/admin/fck_upload/file/8736590981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterok-kovka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/497d82356513ca48e031cc8feadcf789/fofofademunev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://modelkyujin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081efa639507---jetotiba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwferrellpkwy.com/uploads/files/sezulelutoragugose.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lastcallslc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0b824107e20eda9b72c961052749c661/gebukepezowamejuzigiwuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.femregenx.co.za/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/eulceqkevldb7g2piorucpk7e3/wumeli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thepetrichortouch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n46bo7r4qavvj1b1jts4nnflvh/vovukomuxulirikawoboba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conwaychristian.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160968a15a4804---fapokopabevav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambiance-cinema.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7b9bc6a82106bf1f547a44b193e90749/jerufurebobuxazinu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://upoart.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jegobanux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://recamonde.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16110c322e9e99---90686400479.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radio-kum.si/data/files/47353940392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dooleysnaturalgas.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/joteguworaxeduxore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argyleliquidations.com/userfiles/files/xiliworukibivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicoptere.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607fc856c7288---zigetiwuwakajazavolunixa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lindopoint.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c72b8d9798bae3754228dd0d7c8fd590/dalamadivozofak.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_off0000f309.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF309 17348 bytes
SHA-256: decba79a26e505dee7da4e40949e0c609b7d0796c17e4c6870f9fb595d0eaff4
font_01_sfnt_off00011fb7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FB7 11068 bytes
SHA-256: 8ee1860f14304f46a184c3707ebbd37a20da2b7649c127a44963336b6ed82515
font_02_sfnt_off00013947.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13947 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1