Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b48cda3f00148fca…

MALICIOUS

PDF

82.8 KB Created: 2021-09-09 05:31:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 5b31febd5c8af700651bd6e5e411a39a SHA-1: 4046da7b40a76182a8db052eecc4b627e2fd820f SHA-256: b48cda3f00148fca5f1ff0d906b38a4e68ffd555d2c31f2876b63d562043ba6e
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous external links, many pointing to PDF files hosted on various domains, some of which are identified as compromised CMS uploads. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The primary function appears to be redirecting users to potentially malicious content hosted externally, aligning with a phishing or malware distribution strategy.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

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://shreegroupco.com/userfiles/file/wuwevewotadebe.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://sugarfree-gelato.com/upload/file/95821943896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://openendrep.com/userfiles/files/88943356680.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://morabia.fi/images/file/giwiwikerukixiwelesuva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://narellesastro.com/userfiles/files/55182713313.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.toptalentusa.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612feaa20a48b---fibufopapotujisibonifi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phuocthuan.vn/images/pic/file/kirupanilejumulepo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/24394684513.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://519pf.com/userfiles/files/xuriletafa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.infranetltd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161300ec3ea7ad---17537798907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://suliaok.com/v15/Upload/file/202195197148858.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://silverbirdmarketing.com/pages/images/file/rubaferutasibejeriwovan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://senseoftourism.dk/userfiles/file/mudilugolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fullprotec.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pokusodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eurekaelearning.com/upload/news/file/71675192932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gazosilikatnn.ru/uploads/files/pujebewenarexefugamidune.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.leposeur.fr/site/upload/ckfinder/files/54723178697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mlspoland.co/files/file/depisarizejol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirembeestate.co.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133c035723a4---xodegewiluvivafasenuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baanpowertrain.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135b1ecddb4b---nanesolupanaxipesogunalow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sanraimundo.cl/dyn/uploads/file/92183548152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorus.rs/files/78500965403.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asesorialuishervas.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161388283a11c5---pedur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3CAf4wW3hvY/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+remove+a+forgotten+pattern+from+a+phonePDF 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_off0000de02.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDE02 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f619.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF619 10644 bytes
SHA-256: 2c446ead50498e485f2432ca5918231838bf13628ec0138de960e3bc0f872425
font_02_sfnt_off00010e48.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E48 18188 bytes
SHA-256: 401600f2a513393926035b4ec13a592af43c06bff9d858af2fccc4828a4b0c57