Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a53dea4eaac80b18…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.0 KB Created: 2021-07-30 19:35:50 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 2c0a429d659e8bc8fb6c59dcfe2bd375 SHA-1: 51624e338c40800e4d0d73583b5614e03f9663ad SHA-256: a53dea4eaac80b18b2cfc59750436bec146f9cda33223b76b1ca741b344e5271
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous external links, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of multiple PDF_URI and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9981

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://landlorddebtadvisory.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o9jgmt2617i6sb9k3jl51g88p0/pevug.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://sayurhijau.com/contents//files/24498111344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ankaser.com/userfiles/file/vimoriso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hj-bouwt.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e92c31862a8---41912757275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ekolojikweb.net/upld/userfiles/file/gijobivularaxulapejokex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://newat.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8252607fc4ca8f9c155956827b786c75/vilijelalodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.johnknox.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a653cc8b5f1---mizitepaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gfow.om/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6sq70u5ikms5g3mt31r70u6ee7/60593099725.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phillipsbricksalumni.com/clients/56168/File/kipofofetos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chicagoportablexray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d68eec02d14---vibolipuralinusenakeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.awakohchang.com/image/upload/File/oxumaxijegapejevo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://limpiasol.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b294b93ee4a---bitebuxuvilidamu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stavclearing.ru/upload/files/94494978990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliancegroup.su/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fccab9ef819---rabipojezixakan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greyquotient.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/665b5066f1147f8fc65e32d471c28ef0/dasibewojurosisedi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ventana-sur.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cdaa0b65ef2.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac9edca5f87---bujakuximazovega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambulatorioveterinariosismondi.eu/file/7762738109.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saludocupacionalpso.com/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ce5c2e2fa7---17030492013.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gunyagder.org.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o73l0sjjrcil82224ov29v48l1/verigibifesonegarowodopas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahoba85.com/clients/2/26/26d353b61ac95a99d7df5001a3d58300/File/pawaviluza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://peptidturkiye.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29137599249.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/FevRqgeaUVY/uplcv?utm_term=bridget+moynahan+films+listPDF 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_off0000cff4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCFF4 17292 bytes
SHA-256: d8fd366f3e86a9c7472416e9b3b43f3b58015da3b9f4d8dc7d66af7be4ab5f8f
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd6c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD6C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011583.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11583 10968 bytes
SHA-256: e6cce9aa0c53bae2e945073e7d1265e1f3b622411e04f339b324071f9bfd081e