Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a4200ed9703c7401…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.3 KB Created: 2021-09-19 20:04:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 82f8c73fffa36496dfd34785bd458f4a SHA-1: aa07f44f9f32def3144103ced0aa0b882eefcfd1 SHA-256: a4200ed9703c740177f7dfc6e91308c34bb438f1ac6bb26099bc93e90373e4b0
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1539 Steal Application Data

The PDF file was flagged by ML classifiers and ClamAV as malicious, specifically as a phishing trojan. Heuristics indicate it functions as a link farm, directing users to potentially compromised WordPress upload storage. The presence of MFA and urgency lures strongly suggests a credential harvesting attempt, likely leading to the execution of a second-stage payload via the embedded URLs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9977

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • 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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=password+manager+pro+iphone+app PDF link annotation
    • http://averon.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613eee7e701f9---bitubaleripolun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://library.nesdb.go.th/ic/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zarurivuxomabix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mclarenpress.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f253bae079---keporixerivurinezojasojen.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://levant-tekstil.com/other_files/File/besej.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--9p4b29dncp2cc6y.net/upload/fckeditor/file/dukovasezikubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gezond-trakteren.nl/kasteel-doornenburg-img/bestandenfile/xuwir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deepex.hu/hirek/files/4483068552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hv2barrier.com/application/third_party/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tiroxow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ehblending.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/40ed3a66e782a23fdf5c88f4d09132bb/61620431151.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pharmabiosolutions.com/filespath/files/20210917205117.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://theofficeplus.com/userfiles/file/xujumimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://krasneclanky.cz/uploads/mazamixemawitutekulunax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://callmarkinvestments.com/callmark/files/85643148245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stefandes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16137c12435b8c---71861712743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://claphamjunction.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/63ce34207f0ae0a34b61f26542e33929/vunenitatazedalomedufar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://julieesteban.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613c7b998f5eb---72443731548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.actionconstructionjax.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/53b38ce4eff8766154e36509feca4df9/64539335407.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grawerlik.pl/userfiles/file/duzezatamar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://strahovka66.ru/userfiles/file/vixowuvavonokopegejepada.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://annamsaigonlaw.com/upload/files/mirugip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.binghan.my/userfiles/file/70776793368.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reklama71.ru/upload_picture/3955502689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://easy-sleep24.de/shop/images/editorfiles/file/vanupuruxararu.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_off0000de74.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE74 18692 bytes
SHA-256: 618a0a98aca43ecdf5f4e8a13d51edefb6144d14bc45eaa2eee0d10248a7956d
font_01_sfnt_off00010ef7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EF7 10784 bytes
SHA-256: 20ad4059636cae3580408786a5bb5801f97c5bc2129e5dc76723667893588ceb
font_02_sfnt_off00012768.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12768 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1