Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a71a1cba4d698347…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.9 KB Created: 2021-09-07 08:26:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 130fbf5ae2f97babc1d34370d5d0ea77 SHA-1: 73542c69c69a03c95d31995deca694b6faadf257 SHA-256: a71a1cba4d69834736a6da95dd30201e9ba3a8cfebf53986b4986c053210ab17
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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 http://studiophotosfashion.it/userfiles/files/paziwaximewikupadotoxaru.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://imagespa.mx/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fa89985ad21---34274965883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ises.ca/phpsites/vertical_living/uploads/file/12819490732.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://perfecthospital.net/FCKeditor/file/leneregosikaretisegiwukur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lexconsulting.ro/webroot/files/media/63429546312.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trungtamdaykem.vn/Images_upload/files/nilavirokowikutad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fygl.net/uploads/file/181110199471.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.beewellrx.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/rubanitenebetizamaseje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://law.com.sg/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/376d747316c1ec8e047c3b207cd86d7d/10539282758.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvkumariajnkvv.org/singhania/downloads/file/naverikuzef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fotostudiovaccari.it/userfiles/files/41103723138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://huron81reunion.com/clients/f/fe/feec28e48c841af8be4ad6373737a022/File/66463089642.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mtreurope.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/donifafufelidavob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alfapilates.pl/upload/file/23163219305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ikima.fr/uploads/file/fizovelijajelodelukuzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://space1500.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/83959b74c2f67f8173edd2aea895ed57/96599347779.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trucraftsmanship.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613033e6edda8---jojigoxorojijorivogajex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.areatransfers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a90184206bf---rowusuzunil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://demirlermetal.com/resimler/files/bonojoxiwafajajawejis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://orkhaconstruction.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rr5or1rb01s4fkr1okas87tnl1/48221181740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clearlakesd.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f638d991bed---27322604609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://breedlife.com/upload/files/gizokutisinavev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/i70rvam7v4d0eknljft5d1bdp1/juxufalefosidorokide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alquimia.in/admin/fckeditor/editorfile/norelunezenozadepaji.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sip7.pl/autoinstalator/sip7.online/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa30560cabe9b6ddf8277431254762be/50955288390.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+build+a+3d+printer+step+by+step+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_off0000c34f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC34F 11096 bytes
SHA-256: fac5143d03255ccb6507cf8bf1e16ed41626421e3fd6855e52fb17aa228e4e86
font_01_sfnt_off0000dd22.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD22 17188 bytes
SHA-256: 8c8f041dd619ef149f5403333be774088f6d0e6e44266688d600d4852c379ab1
font_02_sfnt_off000109a6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x109A6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1