Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bbe4098f0a97c410…

MALICIOUS

PDF

71.1 KB Created: 2021-09-09 13:14:13 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-14
MD5: 4696cee04bdc6c6d8ed27765c251fea0 SHA-1: b6969b88c17039e49354b17cc9eb5b3406cfc836 SHA-256: bbe4098f0a97c410a38cf7ffbaf395d700340937d1e493ad87392112b214baf0
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to potentially malicious files hosted on compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution lure. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

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://suliaok.com/v15/Upload/file/20219461415497.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://suncitygroup.ir/basefile/suncitygroupir/files/zaxoxopadujojajinuxegevib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://starwindows.ie/ckfinder/userfiles/files/86161716456.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/repoxedoxirowi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paymentsbusiness.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16133b5a480bf0---61601514996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://drnanemilk.com/tctt/sites/aaa/file/tijugitagonomibor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apexibd.com/uploads/fck_uploads/file/91777342684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zkmeiqi.com/admin/ckfinder/upfile/files/94808197751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gtsonline.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oc8gjmphcsd4m1iovc1hh5itf2/niruxozesixavalavevap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adanateknikservis.web.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161393ac089345---vezavekupebax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ikkosushi.com/uploads/files/37749266664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rebates.forex/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s5m4584l3hfb2rcdu57cd2g0s5/73457765191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://italvaping.com/file/40607130498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alphamarino.kz/images/news/file/31993571234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kangmeideyiliao.com/uploadfile/file///2021090517531693.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fohow77.ru/upload/file/26139851919.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hitecds.com/userfiles/file/32883146895.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://securitydm.com/slicice/file/rezawivegejevusutijigebe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sriagasthiyarastro.com/FCKeditor/userfiles/file/84155168783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://art-eria.pl/mandarynka/pliki/files/19815662338.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://12shio3.com/contents/files/tazuxakugumoxofefevogar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thestarbusan.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210902_5CE9023752079868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yunglin.com/uploadpic/files/72007164087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingsap.com/file_media/file_image/file/pexatobowadererewetugetef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ecostroyservis.ru/File/408956928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=basketball+games+offline+free+downloadPDF 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_off0000b4c0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB4C0 15732 bytes
SHA-256: ea880c8f77d04a69e052ffad627ebccc8ce0428d60e938772fde1d9b7444d81d
font_01_sfnt_off0000dd32.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDD32 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off0000f549.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF549 11068 bytes
SHA-256: 85c4fbdbccd153330c1d1b9742140715f51802bcd1702ab45f75bae10b43fb41