Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a2fd1f19729dc234…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.0 KB Created: 2021-09-12 14:52:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 00ba7fbd2235b429df668cde1c1fd303 SHA-1: d8084a70a8eb8b8fa1ad81ef935cf38b3290faad SHA-256: a2fd1f19729dc2341716aa3b3d2306e6c77fb580e86a239225a0eb153cc1357f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The PDF structure itself is also flagged for containing random and link farm patterns, further supporting a malicious purpose.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://www.pirkitpadangas.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/94645287007.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://metroguards.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16134b98949361---vetosulumugavixaxifukut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://revistaspontan.ro/assets/ckfinder/core/connector/php/uploads/files/485591842.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://santa.sg/images/users/00000000/files/8210404603.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alhouti.com/userfiles/file/46150345803.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://residencecarlofelice.com/userfiles/files/xopelubozado.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tybistanbul.org/resimler/files/wetuxalabijoferow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unite-chem.cn/upload/files/xuvofapobidugebeful.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mvpartners.be/images/uploadedimages/file/9988363890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ekstelekom.com/userfiles/file/53917552212.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmgeducationtrust.org/home/vmgedu/public_html/public/userfiles/file/folis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dorrstrechy.cz/UserFiles/File/kopajutagejuwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://i-try.tw/upfile/files/2021/09/08/97252363249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oqi50mv3tv0n8ktqdoobf6dotp/76055105246.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jobcred.com/rk/jobcred/uploads/image/file/98337603848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://childrencareandliteracysociety.org/userfiles/files/winuwufadinabi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://usagimatur.com/files/others/22222214319.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://foulardfotografando.it/file/mexurekoxavasitidujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130133b71d21---32683042202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://angelofthewinds.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/26467397989.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baikalspring.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bebagulaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16136b5f59422b---gutowowatujujulogom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tp-pos.com/uploads/image/files/pelipenomufero.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=speed+boost+for+androidPDF 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_off0000ea7c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA7C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001028e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1028E 18664 bytes
SHA-256: 147d8fea3d5c316f80cd20806d6b617c29629be126321a1eda73967f4aedd819
font_02_sfnt_off00013236.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13236 10660 bytes
SHA-256: a00652c13817b7217c3b03fb1771780cd838747d054d79b04b0f5946544fac59