Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bd555f073666e80f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.8 KB Created: 2021-09-05 07:15:04 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 07807ecce14efaf7a98fda8a3fd64bce SHA-1: 7c258a6b42fc7d08f346379eee1f66666a26489b SHA-256: bd555f073666e80f0c705492f9a7b23235aa5ff2496c0ec0bc6fd55eb00e8444
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the presence of external links points to a T1566.001 (Spearphishing Attachment) initial access vector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

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://starma.pl/files/file/jovageva.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://mattstergamer.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0tfb4jbcicb80tj3qkauudb56k/96482625752.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://airbays.com/userfiles/file/59007181653.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://noithatkuongthinh.com/uploads/files/40367428851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yournew.site/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2p639fiutjk67g862mce4afhdd/81852478552.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://childhood-matters.com/clients/49507/File/xesabino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kngroup.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160800c855423a---risazawutogafawibod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fourseasons.events/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/580456f919bddc78836f1c45dfaacbcf/98270678374.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myphammonly.com/luutru/files/gikamuvowewironewolan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609dd02fc3d5b---kepawijafenaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092de68bed6b---58511282531.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitedpetexpress.unitedreloth.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/deregufujejixamuri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://polinagerz.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jc9ag64citqmb2dhf6c7hi5c7d/vewugukurevupig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.opencalgary.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611459c06bce8---tejigenadavoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carsonpokebar.com/uploads/files/sipubujibujar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alpanelektrik.com/depo/sayfaresim/file/24265033235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pogservice.ru/userfiles/file/23708597435.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accurateverdicts.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fb1a685861---18125210805.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://postelezmasivu-olomouc.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/18296765199.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tocgia247.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ju5c0uc70u23tqppoq16oplh82/74007152181.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://udaybharat.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91350021049.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orhancoskun.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607da1eabfdad---45422178299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/zMnd8XtcwSM/uplcv?utm_term=through+it+all+chords+andrae+crouch+pdfPDF 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_off0000bffc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBFFC 18176 bytes
SHA-256: 0925355e85fa71511fe34e5054e1377cd245d5b28113fe43f28d1660d7327b3b
font_01_sfnt_off0000eff3.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEFF3 10960 bytes
SHA-256: 9cbd3a9763d7e3f3c09fbdd1bfdcb737967f3b7850061076e58928c7669293ea
font_02_sfnt_off00010921.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10921 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1