Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a664c080c4503ad6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.4 KB Created: 2021-09-05 12:29:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 7da2a3fc31e6be7a78f5c300feaa5189 SHA-1: 6b5e12f5a8155668577796075b57e2fe1052c4c0 SHA-256: a664c080c4503ad6fe851ef9883c30e4aed94a0855ade83254c7d260448edeeb
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file that contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded URLs suggests an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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://haruhonpo.com/upload/haruhonpo/files/zidegujobivew.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://taichielite.com/louis/taichi/ckfinder/userfiles/files/98708308205.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://areaengineeringsrl.eu/userfiles/files/jivoluladomenelibivo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://redigonda.it/userfiles/files/jexezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bbensonmft.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9181e136d54d4372423159ddad0842eb/55634429088.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pwr-tech.ru/userfiles/file/pezagari.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ghhs1968.com/clients/5/57/5762190d0a265df614d1f295a7060a42/File/wenusubazod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kazenergy.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160925bb0cb8ee---kugunirasewigiwi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gillsandgeckos.com/userfiles/file/vozenuxir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dezsredstvompx.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae838bb658d734bbe82185e091971a9e/beninonidawetizubirezux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lilit-realty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jas90ht0j4fo9368kjtrbt7l80/negijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://minhphucvietnam.com/uploads/userfiles/file/telepodotozekusewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bogieclassof67.com/clients/71235/File/rabuvikijuzogonujabeza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dungcuruamui.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cuvd552rp3s69kel7c13kk42eo/93952436734.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inlandautorepairmurrietaca.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0a8ff6d1551b3660de37b67d9657ad4/natawigokewuporojun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smithmurdock.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c68f4ad378b---nonubexul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o003ph62sbfef3kanc8ghe66j4/35374383528.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://irmascaritasdejesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0ec906cfd1---72240540814.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tranthachcaodanang.com/uploads/image/files/44623622911.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gennarimaq.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160822a7d10165---laxenilogiza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skiflogistics.ru/userfiles/file/sovigipodimukolamaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=solutions+intermediate+workbook+3rd+edition+pdfPDF 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_off0000c35c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC35C 11324 bytes
SHA-256: 386867679a0efeb4f7e2453ab98ff172769bd690b81a02dddc58908547c81815
font_01_sfnt_off0000ddd0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDDD0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f5e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF5E2 18312 bytes
SHA-256: 4ff12c29c4c0c5b78e61c70383f46d111b0721c1999a0340073b7170e5f99762

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