Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b11a86c1061a274a…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.4 KB Created: 2021-08-21 19:55:55 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 377159486437a09622dad6f3bce4b722 SHA-1: 090a807108d5d64b023d7d42114dad25a51ff2dc SHA-256: b11a86c1061a274a44d013dcc33626c70fdf70ce26befd4eb61f0d65325d68ca
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a high number of embedded links, many pointing to compromised CMS upload directories and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest a phishing or trojan payload. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself is weaponized to redirect users to potentially harmful sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=movimiento+parabolico+ejercicios+resueltos+para+universidad PDF link annotation
    • http://uk-finansist.ru/userfiles/file/wavitegalamejibofegipix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fatheragneliti.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aebf490030c---55733379435.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thetachikappasigmaalumni.org/clients/5/56/56ac51e2ee760b54d3ff8b7d53c877b7/File/21786371746.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tennis94.fr/img/pics/files/jowarorabaxebowizexilu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://narimasu-chintai.net/jcfiles/file/valusubotaxuxigenuxofova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luckyassessoria.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f3a5baf44b---gexopuvikalone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rafaela-motores.com/userfiles/file/43343487398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myucmas.com/userfiles/file/wefoduvovuliliredix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hinogas.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cu3auknj0j8daru8o3l9963oid/70557063099.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://na-nule.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vgrrjsdpbhcvfnrdmfu81cbo24/jezomupugotizenakuxiro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.3dreamchurch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ba3e839ee857c505a5f37307d6e304eb/80979147721.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tasleemdubai.com/userfiles/files/givuxiz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mexvp.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/62556943029.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1cetiiuinjjg7cqosnl3l2ob84/woxinasidax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quiltingacademy.com/fckeditor/userfiles/file/gupalelijagotuzikaluta.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhodnoceni-penez.cz/is/images/FCKeditor/File/62511997035.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doo-san.com/userfiles/file/20210608045955.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyline1968.com/clients/74864/File/47486243897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartcookieacademy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072255908d6e---49982506815.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mobydick-band.de/fckdata/file/60824499003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://samarpanbharat.org/trila/userfiles/file/jejozagogatu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bda489b86f6---jixuxuveremetipek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://arichaindia.com/userfiles/file/molavuvavoxunavurovine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://crossfitbeeshark.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/momilijaluzatabedis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://svs-pm.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089a82802a27---nuwijiwol.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_off00011487.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11487 11104 bytes
SHA-256: 86aff59f71964b708aead041f9ccb65966e4961afe6899af0359906af899f1dc
font_01_sfnt_off00012e28.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12E28 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0001463a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1463A 18840 bytes
SHA-256: 58cf177afe1ab5793edfdc8f565483c234d2919fbe3c7425e7d1bad3ae7a64ad