Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b27a3d4ac1dc7393…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.8 KB Created: 2021-09-07 03:03:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-03
MD5: e11f1f2ac19196c3109a060cebb02c6e SHA-1: 7ec6a60f3d551137b19e8d089c691afbf66b53e7 SHA-256: b27a3d4ac1dc7393bd4be172a7b41835bd7610908d987edb5984e3dcc429eec0
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URIs are indicative of a spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=possessive+nouns+worksheet+for+grade+1+pdf PDF link annotation
    • https://lecachet.fr/docs/files/julakewelalewidipi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reformedgeneration.com/userfiles/file/wezafokiwubexifimo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chatfieldfarms101.com/userimages/28129638601.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://la-roofers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086fd2b68b21---68569344787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://escolacaritas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c9505fa91cb---24696618066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vom-ragnaroek.de/uploads/file/jusawumabukinunodudajifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonwering-nederland.eu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/musovosajixuvoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://martonelektro.hu/files/file/bumuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.musicmaestrodiscos.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607050cf39d73---sowajem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bakoca.hu/files/file/gewasokir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.jemelectric.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e8e08cc2bc---50681663633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--tnqz8hz5cb8l.com/upload/files/fetabunadatug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marblo.ph/app/webroot/img/files/36178127848.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stcatherine.ac.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16108396d0efb9---golusorozup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.generalutilities.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fb8bcaeef6---tatabegemadubovo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://erex.hu/upload/file/15165468484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alituncer.com/userfiles/file/36391181464.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://telechips.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/25524507128.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grandiosa.is/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/82rfqa4i99sjdiigl1ofjnqp25/digujosarewigubewodibitug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://topinsolventa.ro/userfiles/file/mevusonojigurutonuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/55870632623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://olech-rzeszow.pl/userfiles/file/52360058742.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saxonrt.hu/img/userfiles/files/16322309866.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_off0000c351.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC351 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000db63.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDB63 17224 bytes
SHA-256: 443803d035f614ee69d537318a722dcf589f89e59130892573bc6f2565bb5cb2
font_02_sfnt_off00010791.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10791 11128 bytes
SHA-256: 6470315458757e3dcd6eed7177e785c5cbd8ed1bdc0a33402b5567ec88bfd7fd