Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b43bd03204f59e1f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

97.9 KB Created: 2021-06-28 09:49:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: f5f42233b25d64a4f7507a6e1e1d117f SHA-1: 61f6417be77d49c5c0d61a19f2d999989cae4855 SHA-256: b43bd03204f59e1f3acbd432fa67856cf1b9ad788173ac9e521725e74f40aacc
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. The file contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting it functions as a link farm to distribute phishing content or malware. The presence of these links and the overall structure strongly suggest a phishing or malware distribution campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9909

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 http://www.lentilles-progressives.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c8aea3154b---jikakivapujefabizabuz.pdf
    • http://studiotecnicodavico.eu/userfiles/files/lezum.pdf
    • http://irinaburmistrova.ru/files/95278437579.pdf
    • http://atdawnwelift.com/userfiles/file/jiwukinawinijibotumezoge.pdf
    • https://briljant-maleri.se/UserFiles/files/77731099892.pdf
    • https://formapolis.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cc5edb3d73bd208b34ee630ccc5aa13d/lotuginusabokiwi.pdf
    • http://www.associatedomains.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086dfdbc17e5---wizolopatoto.pdf
    • http://jnnycc.org/userfiles/file/paxuboponamir.pdf
    • http://www.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fbdaba2a11---janonug.pdf
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609c4ca2ad60c---23310954304.pdf
    • http://interel-rus.ru/test/sites/default/files/file/jiwonuguv.pdf
    • https://commonwealthsportsawards.com/userfiles/file/loparozogunavavuboziki.pdf
    • http://cortabellanews.com/userimages/59523369937.pdf
    • http://global-poseg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16088bf15a3f6f---84588332168.pdf
    • https://playgametoday.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d418db94f80ec5d4f59e0d9a3c5fd855/68108747031.pdf
    • http://www.majbrno.cz/uploads/files/56400211829.pdf
    • https://sckprime.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6c559c4ce22e6e3d91a971d280e48db4/92122481485.pdf
    • http://salsainkonstanz.de/media/files/vonimimotekubom.pdf
    • https://xn--i1aam8cb.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/52fca68f9079d8eb9093a9f67bcfb863/35587498425.pdf
    • http://uro-medical.pl/zdjecia/fotki/file/xojinotev.pdf
    • http://securitydirect.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cd487011e7f900f1d572e06138ece8c5/nujup.pdf
    • http://www.lauricedale.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607efad072b28---baragekerog.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=how+would+you+address+a+wide+range+of+issues+in+your+groups+as+a+school+psychologist
    • 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000102a2.bin
bfc7ce51a1a9b37382af61f0075eb0cdb972126da031002d338643432d80e6e4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102A2 16252 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001187e.bin
ca65964e58de5293c65e9d1f49962e1a907d08de2763c225dd6bc598ce70a886
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1187E 17684 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000146e3.bin
48ac4b23d3c722a863ead1f9594d3a42fe35ec5565d8a3cf67e02cf3ed896fa9
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x146E3 11188 bytes
font_03_sfnt_off000160d7.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x160D7 16792 bytes