Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a92e9f99f667c8e8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.5 KB Created: 2021-06-30 19:37:34 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 5e33eb8b92373b3bb19c892e509be3af SHA-1: d4af34cc993c65b49c4bee610b782d83699eb84f SHA-256: a92e9f99f667c8e8bde0d7df3b247ec6b9fb41f77da96ac593180aefc58fa9ea
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF file contains numerous embedded links, many of which point to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs are indicative of a malicious lure, likely aiming to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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.
  • Clickable URI points to raw IP address medium PDF_URI_IP_LITERAL
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) action whose host is a literal IPv4 address. Legitimate documents normally link to named domains; raw-IP destinations are common in disposable phishing and malware-delivery infrastructure.
  • 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://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607cc5f101b88---gepotoxedipebisiji.pdf
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a82d04608b7---58337302995.pdf
    • https://nationalcardsolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a721404780b---65450748401.pdf
    • http://photographybynami.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b025355304---wojesuzesot.pdf
    • http://www.jamesbgriffinlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160971a3fd12f9---zunakujokiziberofurikako.pdf
    • https://manualismedicina.hu/fileok/file/witavutazaxenanav.pdf
    • http://market-oborudovanie.ru/upload/file/zewuzelilasakefukisejasur.pdf
    • http://wrhs1967.org/clients/6/61/617565fc8afb9cc6d18abf932d248b7a/File/88636755518.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kk6qamhnt47v6vqqg723sha880/tunonuxofusimamodelebojew.pdf
    • http://104.156.58.56/~web2inbox/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0e520c0bd7---jevisosididosomaduri.pdf
    • https://bettenbaehren.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160afccc86c6ff---wezodinuvuxaju.pdf
    • https://leicht-spb.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2c7682e5a611bf7f55403799019bda07/fakewivozojudedurur.pdf
    • https://www.medipratik.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cf9422df965---tuzezadive.pdf
    • http://raisemoneyonline.org/clients/6/69/691275cf9a36cab982b2498ebdc715be/File/vegagefolujaketilina.pdf
    • http://zubrcup.by/files/files/56431544875.pdf
    • http://stkvn.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/da39b450cf4fd3737106101f64df91e3/puxevirud.pdf
    • http://hurtowniagrafit.pl/userfiles/file/31949491168.pdf
    • http://bularz-auto.pl/images/userfiles/file/gemumuluwov.pdf
    • https://adbadog.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/416fc331c4043a8ee6f6abafb6dff57a/legezizobelidoberum.pdf
    • http://precedent.by/_newsite/images_from_html_editor/file/xibojoliwigabo.pdf
    • https://www.tai.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d9aebc1388f---ludefilowabes.pdf
    • https://majorsagilekvaros.hu/uploads/file/50108973093.pdf
    • https://shrmivirtual.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1bd58b9aaf36b8e0dd7c985dc64e9800/xugama.pdf
    • https://photographerin.agency/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pt0pqde67ira50nj8hlhu6lci0/begaxatazexezolu.pdf
    • http://www.fsnn.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160706be01b2f4---kopozizedopojej.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=phrases+for+effective+performance+reviews+pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000fc68.bin
fed62c9327559e6d266f3133cbd6edb4829a760e4299c3f1ec07fe41da64fe3a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC68 16572 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00012712.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12712 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013f29.bin
0b3568bbc1835264225e8311a36085b5c9ef8b430bdacc4a619aa475c966054c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13F29 10992 bytes