Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ad8382e4abd7f54f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.8 KB Created: 2021-07-09 19:49:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: b15fd2ad2e8f51695ac4195f518fd7ed SHA-1: cb5c897ed6f294e67b153c68bcfb38cb4ee12c1f SHA-256: ad8382e4abd7f54f3eed077d8e3efbb389d66ba5b9e8612b88cb761908b47cf4
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised CMS uploads, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of embedded URLs and the link farm structure point towards an attack pattern focused on directing users to malicious content, likely a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://www.americansummercamps.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074a378536ed---37834320901.pdf
    • https://www.marvistasales.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7dd9de1af03d067d60b32d3d12d684be/30749435339.pdf
    • https://cffcommunications.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/160876eedb7dee---ruminanivezizozekexu.pdf
    • http://smartmedicaleg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b584847d2ef---83663277729.pdf
    • https://amiablediamonds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a4e25a250708258f6c8f7d279c01af16/xixipazakopuwivexivubobe.pdf
    • http://www.sunarozlem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v676ifhot6vhfu82mc20nn75u4/lifekagelere.pdf
    • https://ewastexperts.com/userfiles/files/babosojakogim.pdf
    • https://techielingo.com/fck_uploads/files/56059609822.pdf
    • http://andreagarciam.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f44bfc51e7---gofusujusiwesosudosa.pdf
    • https://aronabritcan.com/userfiles/file/wolib.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/zesogatizozafapumudoxodi.pdf
    • http://praxis-greve-polley.de/web/editor/files/97511691628.pdf
    • http://subventionsbetrug.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rf2or11fkpd9tj7i691vhck4he/96598789010.pdf
    • http://westmoorclassof1965.com/clients/5/52/52ec68f2b927accf75267cb07bfcc891/File/sokubitapixerokajepalawij.pdf
    • https://www.modianodesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cae13c96b71---4587459804.pdf
    • https://ecomassage.pt/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1opkfb52n4se2t81k11pa3jpf1/paregebujupojikib.pdf
    • http://historico.uts.edu.co/portal/app/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zaruxazotufemaboraxarof.pdf
    • http://aire-limpio.com/img/editor/file/masijitezofipofifozu.pdf
    • http://rdmsrl.it/userfiles/files/45571554145.pdf
    • https://kltccompany.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/garilid.pdf
    • https://travels-ukraine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1661f1c8bf---45835111773.pdf
    • https://travels-ukraine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e385df06f1---97437835368.pdf
    • https://alfa-clining.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bec2d09a105c3101ac32c5bacfd8c73c/rivos.pdf
    • https://www.carlosfunes.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160acd873eec30---64141226428.pdf
    • https://aliencosmicexpo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c8f0eaa6c0---xugipurepamipabonifuwusi.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=neck+pain+stiffness+and+cracking
    • 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_off0000ee3f.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE3F 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00010656.bin
403f307870a55fa726d48a76135d1a82aac4b48b9ea01728842d4d2213e9a4df
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10656 10700 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011ed8.bin
f0d4df1be76beac3e51bb565dfc5ede1ff1868a677e3369ae797a430b6651be9
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11ED8 16592 bytes