Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ba40a5615685eeaa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-08-05 06:37:12 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: ab6c52c7c1aca4f2b88339d8191e76d9 SHA-1: 6a9a0b400fc1ca1f92468844ab3a2c0ac933b6f2 SHA-256: ba40a5615685eeaaf43913f3c7e098ef41dc20dd8b3737c7ddd53abf01c60005
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress installations and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a 'download' button lure further supports this. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a second-stage payload via the linked PDFs.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://rauvuonsach.com/images/uploads/files/34066119570.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.hdontheroadnapoli.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160982f0976147---nuzemuxu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cuatudongsaigon.vn/uploads/files/ribirenibidokida.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://prokoncept.hu/admin/blogfck/image/file/18727375557.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.psalighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e58047014621a8d65f81bf1f3dd1c9d/sukivalixejopof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://specialbrands.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f611ad1bc9fc78e3012c6fa8e9e7ce48/wajotozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maristaslardero.es/userfiles/file/89135846812.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://event-connections.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3575b7a0bf---45773296146.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.vita-organic.eu/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/93407571255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079a4d4cbeb9---dobazuzotidomosopize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ajitcoatings.com/uploads/poziv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://villamishkan.com/310renonew/front/images/files/paxete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mijneigenlift.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c99f77a491f---lufisegepofutex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reversetheclocknow.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/31745178003.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.segurosfacility.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c052e431345---10717618396.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kakvkusno26.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9b17b98978138d9054a639415dff96f2/95990267334.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ferado.vn/userfiles/file/nowewifunagexuvoju.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b73800292dd---serurerojepegasudufal.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marigabung.com/contents//files/mugavisapuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pluviaterra.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/509b5567f1bd5ed6bcb1e397d82a7ba5/tekurebedasatagifozukek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amwordpress.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c1d770295ae---79253906838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teusz.pl/UserFiles/file/fejivilugolopofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bukharaatlanta.com/sites/default/files/file/momulilubevojawinaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=n64+emulator+3ds+redditPDF 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_off0000ebc4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEBC4 17680 bytes
SHA-256: a8718fbb956a5dd651c6afe65afcdec6015f5abecd92318da512076a022ace1c
font_01_sfnt_off00011a4d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11A4D 10800 bytes
SHA-256: 4f08f68f6ffa6c2f8b1841915e1e84e5f66f5ed5e0784ea7fc71c77ecc143306
font_02_sfnt_off00013356.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13356 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1