Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ac61a0b6348a1ec4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.6 KB Created: 2021-09-14 21:01:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 591f7ddf48773b1600cbc2ddcae5b6c8 SHA-1: 48460356d30463304973128cd9dddaa2b576f41d SHA-256: ac61a0b6348a1ec4e4f2bcd72816b8bb8a8f5da4b5530e09bf990211fd624f45
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links to external PDFs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites. The heuristic 'PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK' and 'PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM' indicate a phishing or scam attempt, likely to distribute further malware or collect credentials. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly support its malicious nature.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9912

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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://huntic.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+turn+on+incognito+mode+on+android PDF link annotation
    • https://goldengatetaichiqigong.com/userfiles/file/batimalarasorubuzowuzuma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nvsrolko.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zapol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leuphuotcamap.com/uploads/image/files/papanum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stijsr.com/userfiles/file/fewigekesod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.urban-quartz.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5ffc94680250cf7e970fe0924f538e1e/21106050149.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.louisianarebarcontractor.com/editorimg/file/gofajonajovutof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dreiseengrundschule.de/files/sizufejoxovagibidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceral.pl/ceral/pliki/file/zawafu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.marthatrotts.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f36053efd5---19852291594.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.driftime.ee/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ecadda7f20---dibozavunoxuwofar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldendoodlesofthesierranevadas.com/userfiles/file/1877342890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cbconsulting112.ca/userfiles/files/66161966960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://larrysiegellaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/4435417859.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cpc-serbia.org/js/files/bezebovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiotecnicoarduini.eu/userfiles/files/vivabuvagofotaxif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://northwestconvention.cz/data/files/68088511127.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ckm-machinery.com/userfiles/files/jipamedaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://laboratoriodiprogettazione-ve.it/userfiles/files/23008371105.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wsm.hk/images/files/30732833817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://posicert.com/upload_fck/file/2021-9-2/20210902095556694153.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://completecollegestrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/475e1c60ad28b747c457aef420ac41c0/34898324874.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://linardi.ru/files/file/jixipewogonoluxasaku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://baptistfriends.org/media/34037526323.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maderas-navarro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/36766585503.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cjmfgx.morefriendship.com/upload/files/59335932167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://5thaveseniors.org/userfiles/file/riruxut.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_off0000e186.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE186 10676 bytes
SHA-256: 4153f7ab139b96c1b3993b070c13ab463b70868388195e607dc3f878e22103e9
font_01_sfnt_off0000f9ca.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF9CA 18096 bytes
SHA-256: 5b0550a753f072a12006df64952d4eb6c2b86a7f3592cff5d627e7bd6fe91887
font_02_sfnt_off00012836.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12836 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1