Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b103934c47dfe9fc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.0 KB Created: 2021-07-08 11:56:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 5191c5920c71c1ee546c70e3897eefab SHA-1: 361871dc8ed577d8fa870559685aaef69322f942 SHA-256: b103934c47dfe9fc501fe40565b86ae66d52be0ecf9678fddfa1c7c9e9048264
236 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

This PDF file exhibits characteristics of a phishing lure, specifically designed to harvest credentials or abuse multi-factor authentication. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, suggesting an attempt to redirect users to malicious sites. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to credential theft.

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.
  • MFA / one-time-code harvesting lure high SE_MFA_LURE
    Document asks for a one-time code, authenticator approval, or MFA confirmation — consistent with credential phishing kits that steal session tokens or abuse multi-factor authentication
  • 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://ketchas.ru/uplcv?utm_term=left+arm+numbness+icd+10
    • https://ohligschlaeger-berger.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608916238e8fa---64184930408.pdf
    • http://akekaluck.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/88350820778.pdf
    • https://alfa-pechati.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6e60e9058bcaafa7812e42af39fb9c39/7865036999.pdf
    • http://inewbus.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n0s3b5s0cmhhltv1jeedks6nd6/vazebuna.pdf
    • http://zadonskiy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1817cbcdee---93463232293.pdf
    • http://www.jcca.co.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f1d31434aa---95302411051.pdf
    • https://cabsfromheathrow.com/userfiles/file/gimovorobe.pdf
    • http://granite1962.com/clients/869125/File/12169700923.pdf
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adfcdb0d31e---77045585130.pdf
    • http://luxmeterthai.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79801613645.pdf
    • http://lussoleathertiles.com/test4/EDITOR/example/v2/userfiles/file/lavojebatikase.pdf
    • http://es-umzuege-transporte.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e9855c0c8d1251e0ac25ef2e71abbd99/18085869552.pdf
    • http://grupogmec.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16084eb218c2fa---tijunapeg.pdf
    • http://rjbmachinery.com/d/files/dubekimusivaxaxaw.pdf
    • https://www.quatainvestimentos.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f410da924f---mebijorixele.pdf
    • http://pavcargo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d570a61eab6ebb7a5338ded5a93b1eaf/48315515253.pdf
    • http://emotionpicturesfestival.gr/userfiles/file/93316439873.pdf
    • https://yourtuscanyguide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/mlr1t9b628mqdurau1vfr72ff3/37259602236.pdf
    • https://wildarium.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/17488246339.pdf
    • https://www.ptlittleflower.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4r1dh47eamb5dam92fgp0r3f6g/zolokovogunevabaje.pdf
    • http://dakhoanhanai.com/images/files/18760889819.pdf
    • http://cauthinh.com/luutru/files/61971509002.pdf
    • http://www.peopleoftheheath.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079a33a1871c---58698351597.pdf
    • http://gymostrov.org/gymostrov/userfiles/file/pitudobotera.pdf
    • https://luminex.pl/upload/file/70204969776.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_off0000ea9d.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA9D 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000102b4.bin
822b6d2ac97cefef29b2d22f5214b4f1028568a1e24fe2eab9eb91e2c5b97c23
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102B4 10844 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011bc6.bin
b12d307bfd7a282702d396b4feefc011ec57d943b4a7de7a8fb6ce3e83d62848
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BC6 18000 bytes