Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a787e3bf45984d05…

MALICIOUS

PDF

78.1 KB Created: 2021-09-07 14:07:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 1bd523acfd8d265d73c3de87fa39743b SHA-1: 08b07b4efbb514680cb1826c9f1900dcdedbcb44 SHA-256: a787e3bf45984d05c3bfa1b41924be133176cf915b328890db0d9a29555851ad
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains numerous external links, many pointing to compromised WordPress uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports the idea that the document is designed to trick users into downloading a malicious payload, likely a second-stage PDF or executable.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://synerhu.ru/uplcv?utm_term=urology+mcq+books+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/webijojorubowupuweb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quincy.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zukejed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amirafouad.com/uploaded_files/file/33905534815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://susasoft.com/upload/userfiles/files/xukolekadawosawixekip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://murasakijr.com/uploads/files/zawexofejapevi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://girc.ncue.edu.tw/ckfinder/ckfiles/files/budubuganitibevujuzopas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zagorjeadventureteam.hr/files/nazebadorelevunejugabo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snailgame.ru/upload/files/20210811074308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://portsidestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e1473deda1f7f2c71717e82a7b7a7ea/lesur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zzquansu.cn/d/files/reditejuxax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.blackhillsdancecentre.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081aad3e5195---temizesovitosemezir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pal-kont.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/902f7dd099301e3029b283c89b8e790e/timokirum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a24705a6d5f---pabijomizukokanupejomulez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nedirajtebosnu.net/userfiles/file/lafikoresomaximefejibuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ohligschlaeger-berger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c2e648daf3---74596759658.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yonseri.org/userfiles/files/68878272499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.criteriainvest.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f1cepefvo7k7o1qd4f5u18r2m5/xadamajosujavesapaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://weilandensemble.nl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jatodosowowudiliwumin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dso-fuzine.si/docs/wirovuberos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bethtikvahevents.ca/clients/2/20/20a91c0cb94b02964b0d1c5d980f1596/File/vupiwosapomevodexolaguv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.colegiometa.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a053e046310---11446267727.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tuclubcr.com/campannas/file/80937576299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://controldellaves.com/app/webroot/arxius/file/8655880982.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://areshin.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/56429cf69813eebd27eb52d5703ded1e/78908337024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.puskinas.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52137393194.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_off0000ccda.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCCDA 17496 bytes
SHA-256: 5714a37d72a8d3f06725bf03e47b148ee0bbb977cb00d66935aa5dbea5fb131e
font_01_sfnt_off0000fa60.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFA60 10872 bytes
SHA-256: 2c47da53a70d3d2600081ecbd47229f643cec8fe5db4a8e40403d0359e4b56cc
font_02_sfnt_off000112c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x112C0 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1