Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 bdbe120999f81562…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.8 KB Created: 2021-06-28 11:24:05 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 99ce1b96c3a3a839827f1e0a7c8de03c SHA-1: fca9db3937bfd9fa28b68ec59bf082cd2ddaa478 SHA-256: bdbe120999f815626618931c657f5219d42179f1d6dcb58d628c2941bc232adb
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics as containing links to compromised CMS uploads and a link farm on disposable hosting, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further support its malicious nature. While no scripts were directly extracted, the presence of numerous external URLs suggests the document's primary purpose is to redirect users to malicious sites.

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 https://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=cheapest+day+to+book+flights+2020
    • http://compie.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c573e935a42---mexesomosemag.pdf
    • https://www.rath-catering.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7edf4e513e---15092368794.pdf
    • https://opsclown.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tubixikijuvepikal.pdf
    • http://host.keraladreamhomes.com/~viswabrahmathach/admin/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/19068402143.pdf
    • https://www.hed-endo.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076f59794600---76480031486.pdf
    • https://xn--i1aam8cb.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9733e7e8fded903c08c71758285b7780/bunejoj.pdf
    • https://advicezone.org.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0dk33k7brdr0ugme0np1p1ofu5/bojonop.pdf
    • https://greenturtleproductions.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5f2cca600270c02cf74c950b3790b4dd/rugegerigofevisoxopid.pdf
    • http://mini-garden.ru/userfiles/file/28549893537.pdf
    • http://cjatkinson.com/userimages/9043320636.pdf
    • https://championsforchildren.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6a5cf5d26583bad23e0daad1fe22f2f5/suxibimejo.pdf
    • http://rhondachem.com/d/files/65493537323.pdf
    • https://dixietemporarystorage.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d742c9a0c18a2bbb08cb911c2e145cd2/fomuxipigivu.pdf
    • https://webgirls-studio.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc1e5830ecf---rojuwex.pdf
    • http://mirrorgallery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b2d6e17e492---jawir.pdf
    • http://wurbs-hanau.de/userfiles/file/36937532218.pdf
    • https://dolaodong.com/userfiles/file/liwonufikoraborabativamud.pdf
    • http://www.hkwebdesign.com.hk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082585da7424---suzupese.pdf
    • https://jclifeschools.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fa31d3a0aabcbce446d8ff6db047d109/vokefoxaratesokijitof.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1cetiiuinjjg7cqosnl3l2ob84/woxinasidax.pdf
    • http://www.segurosfacility.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d921c6a42a5---belutuviguwerap.pdf
    • http://transcash.com/ci/userfiles/files/20254186038.pdf
    • https://lisacutler.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16097a2f52b85b---vufavelipatebuf.pdf
    • https://newat.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cbc7cf2b3b42a17efe6ac1a4bf45c768/norotupuwinonunekili.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000f595.bin
0839317c214d497e4dab0503fa8e42594773011a9f8beca77c3700311bd348dd
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF595 17180 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001225d.bin
ff6d62e2f3acb33c2a87483c58f1b87da4ef029692f4129f59c30d2396e45eb5
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1225D 11192 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00013c63.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13C63 16792 bytes