Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 aedd3ef1007a7af6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.9 KB Created: 2021-09-16 20:37:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: e632ccb9f8af1128b8adb7457984e5d9 SHA-1: 61042180b4b21a4b462f5ce1d3ab3008177466cb SHA-256: aedd3ef1007a7af6449b5afceff498e3baa8600f6dfcf7cfc085c0e27eba5d48
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF containing numerous external links, many of which point to potentially compromised websites or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a download button lure and ML classification further supports malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and link farm indicate an attempt to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

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://mytshirtcreator.com/app/webroot/files/file/29370649741.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://footballsod.com/images/ck-uploads/files/vozaviwarekut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traditionsradio.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/59c4c5024d7136409988f29417e830ba/gutujab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://geriatriccarenewjersey.com/userfiles/files/93661285030.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/didonoko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://njchemland.com/upload/files/rojezube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://primebrokeragetx.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sokamexip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.deadclan.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613d545b33148---zotojix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.loockuniformes.com.br/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161414099a7e70---zekasorezumi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://madmojo.com/fckupload/file/42427578398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://giustizianuova.it/userfiles/file/pigatalexolosulekalotiter.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saipanbooking.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210902_4379B7A1E9EB0CDA.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leuphuotcamap.com/uploads/image/files/ruvexavexamigupobu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evergreencans.com/userfiles/file/78185426740.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cananalimdar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r5talams5ib6um9ss44mmojl4k/pelajedudavopiwar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tennis-samara.ru/img/file/43547093169.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karenlovelee.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135307fe387a---mometilajexofewagoxaroj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vdavloeren.be/userfiles/files/12887333814.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abapaposentados.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612ec4c3bd340---sojokabanogazuwew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kovove-ploty-brany-zabradli.cz/UserFiles/File/99282876191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hizlipin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/zemavepezuribub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jr-bang.com/uploadfiles/20210911114724.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alhambra.kopanramen.com/uploads/files/lilesot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tieulongcopro.com/luutru/files/digonugupemimu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baldonimarcostudio.eu/userfiles/files/jezepa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=free+robux+loto+2020+onlinePDF 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_off0000edf0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEDF0 18460 bytes
SHA-256: d4f2279ff759c235cb3cdd2dea16de7fe5669f7b1f54573517f39eab2f9118af
font_01_sfnt_off00011e3d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E3D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00013654.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13654 10332 bytes
SHA-256: 98127fc9192bafb3dc23cc7b345fa96e0aee0231a417e4f3e570d952c8db285d

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