Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b7317eec53331229…

MALICIOUS

PDF

102.9 KB Created: 2021-08-10 06:12:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 37c6aae60aba51cec7a0851d861c7a8c SHA-1: 23492fac4bb19bb7c223a9be8ba3d228299969ec SHA-256: b7317eec53331229736723c338f99ed1cb880faf74e7ab75c565d0698c210a1d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ML classifiers and ClamAV, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malicious content or conduct phishing attacks. The presence of these links aligns with the Spearphishing Attachment technique, as the document itself serves as the initial lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9978

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://wscnaturalhealings.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/324d8481ffeb0add7572acd903fdacdd/lorejojujavezawowalod.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://mateuszkucharski.pl/admin/file/jupadizinugavuzez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conwaychristian.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b35fff25264---37545781971.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antifftech.com/uploadfile/file///2021051000475861.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kraljicabih.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160709ef341bb4---12362607844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ogblfrontaliers.fr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/r3k7q89anqko7unarjo1jsdtet/44489604226.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.morenoroofing.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abff9cd8db4---dusilifasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asdgolfclubtoscana.com/writable/public/userfiles/file/ribodisivudopopuxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://seataclightingalaska.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c44a3af33ccacd09853f47b11d3ebd71/gizitamirozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://e-district.org/userfiles/file/miwijeborurumuzubu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amuseonline.com/absite/userfiles/file/4677776739.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://breakevenpoint.pl/uploads/editor/file/20315257621.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3f8er0t1kgg23gfiu6ovs3pst2/11562196106.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.knickmeier.net/images/pageimg/file/37365582367.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toonesk.com/upload/7046128163.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.victorian-manor.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f1db72a847---bixokoxovagejawefuwafezu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttlh.vn/storage/ckfinder/files/wavisiso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://acetuitioncentre.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093aeb60e71b---kikebitolunokotedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.oasipizza.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160adb91db2ead---41709049931.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rogierstoel.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qbljfnkkgefphep3qhntbtham1/84694365509.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kermiradiatoriai.lt/images/files/veluniwodifokew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://czdashan.cn/uploadfile/file/2021070610432073499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lashharmony.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/kan5u7fqp9bobrf9febio3qdtl/63684189784.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://samnakthodrahassob.com/userfiles/file/sekibatizunuwup.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+deal+with+emotionally+abusive+mother+in+lawPDF 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_off00012dfb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12DFB 11012 bytes
SHA-256: a23e4ddb043216012e5d48ca12edb0cc58b5568c928106114e139c6da4b74608
font_01_sfnt_off0001475c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1475C 16724 bytes
SHA-256: 99126c4bf64ae511bc67a4517a6d74f3790cadd91b54e473014b5a7b706d62fa
font_02_sfnt_off000172ef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x172EF 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1