Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 b9cd0f5215b815cd…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.9 KB Created: 2021-09-21 02:50:24 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-25
MD5: 3a759cb4aa4a3dad309a3bf37f311514 SHA-1: dbff84e73f3c0b7f413f4b1bc4fd33f6c1eefd51 SHA-256: b9cd0f5215b815cda73adfc9873f20352cdccc22ea89bdace61df54d87f4f865
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous embedded links, many of which point to compromised WordPress upload storage and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a malicious PDF dropper.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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 http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gpcqlhplqsfvacgetur0fni3n1/mudewobipubedexerosoludo.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://rogersdesignhouse.com/uploads/files/25782867487.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anbuadidravidarmatrimony.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nirapiwazoxuneloxemosun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://coolingrealestate.com/your-home-cleaner/FCKuploads/file/nabora.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zhuoer.ltd/userfiles/file/kafigewu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clickbox.ro/images/file/xewagejexividojos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f0a7c3aeb1---80671764050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://siamsankyo.com/Uploads/file/19449904743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eternaseguros.net/files/files/kipabinogabelepax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://montex.pro/uploads/userfiles/file/46180994209.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fixafilm.se/userfiles/file/25014455419.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avanti-kuhni.ru/upload/files/navetanexuxitofuxul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paraglider24.de/pics/fotos/1/file/bilelakukanupigevuru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://technology-mp.it/userfiles/files/69441756717.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.geya99.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/terifoxuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yao-cheng.com/uploadfiles/20210911114609.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://principesgs.com/userfiles/file/bumifu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sdyh.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rdlkgnndccnime9evfl7dtfof6/67372915111.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.karelo.com/uploads/File/sutozanobigor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mebelihome.ru/upload_picture/89467423752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://greenfuturevietnam.com/Upload/files/zebagojo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://0575zl.com/userfiles/file/47567044144.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttworld.hu/uploads/content_files/files/12288230925.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maggies-handmade.com/UserFiles/files/98436800872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sbkf.org/files/files/jozuvulonolekovixuzodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=free+phone+osPDF 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_off0000f8f9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF8F9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001110b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1110B 18276 bytes
SHA-256: bc31582729279804cd5707acb5c077c7e04d7095b885055f635d6b13a2f6b0b7
font_02_sfnt_off0001406d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1406D 9928 bytes
SHA-256: 84b95c802197359017dec9239172d0ba5f8653ce39f1709035e8572e18082cd5