Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a31e5e62dd79669e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.1 KB Created: 2021-07-13 15:31:53 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-24
MD5: d5797907d1a33bf48504ea060880a724 SHA-1: 503927ed4627b6ffc3d20faf5d7e24c9108872db SHA-256: a31e5e62dd79669ebace1ba873874cd7650bf0620f720a22d06fb0a9e2e41041
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains a large number of embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs are indicative of an attempt to redirect users to malicious content, potentially leveraging JavaScript for exploitation.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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://reflexlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a6450116d3e7e3afa1dc8d5d27b96258/86047317800.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://tvkinter.com/file_media/file_image/file/nuvibokogoxojanomuwuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hasici-pristroje-eshop.cz/files/file/32919488775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tumwebthailand.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wizolezuwawugaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://equator-maritime.com/userfiles/file/89597235829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608276b83692a---83235716664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.yourhealthyourchoice.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b34eae162a9---levojodizomiranifiraguse.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schouteninterieurwerk.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609282ce46d6f---vezepokinege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.tsssport.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608032be28418---42311109115.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suemsas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dik2fa6qomlvbr5h555bl52dt6/81371628670.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://micast.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lgf2p112artmnv8tie46glnuhj/lizibozolod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asbu.net/uploads/FCK_files/file/wutibuvop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfainstal.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b544652207e---kopofubanafawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarozlem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ap159iidbrn3upnqkm992t10q3/mowijefudadotojafes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tractorpulling-emmeloord.nl/upload/file/70430891705.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinivetmadonnadirosa.eu/userfiles/files/fogeron.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mindentudor.hu/userfiles/file/waxerokuviju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gezond-trakteren.nl/kasteel-doornenburg-img/bestandenfile/gubizokuwibedaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rydalmereprestige.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/u10jgmolp8ffmn0boelsour79d/zuwujifadigeka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a264ab3dd5d---nobigipasop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5shtj9bio6pkve85degh8migc3/fotivuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://educationexplosion.com/clients/a/aa/aae59ec6301d25964842a0067e0ae100/File/61063460541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coachtourbusrental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d8257732647---gogogevoxulugen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pfgmm.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b460664c238---sewiwazojifizalasote.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=internet+and+its+applications+lecture+notesPDF 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_off00010879.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10879 17536 bytes
SHA-256: a285ef56b8ab26d958dfe96b525931d5a2fa5f1b2ceb952269f99751d5a31dc6
font_01_sfnt_off000136a3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x136A3 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00014eba.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14EBA 10560 bytes
SHA-256: f686d1783dde88da4b489e18a915eab4b96d521df8322282569f62fea17fec43

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