Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be197c3657414863…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.1 KB Created: 2021-06-26 04:36:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: d90433c6d26c82b6203d5a202175fa8f SHA-1: 0f02857dfa3ebe3d4d053995c4a2981e4791b39b SHA-256: be197c365741486378a718b28e199e0db724040f5bf08318c23845c5f9348b17
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains embedded JavaScript and numerous links pointing to potentially compromised WordPress sites, suggesting it functions as a link farm for phishing or malware distribution. The presence of algorithmically generated URLs further supports this assessment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9769

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • 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://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160727e702bebb---94589189264.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://tsutae-f.com/js/upload/files/gogibenalumikumor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davidwoodpersonnel.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160807f0530478---18625434797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nowbali.co.id/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160965bc3c5f5a---fukawobujibudenudam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dent-pro.cz/pic/file/jezepazimopi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sibmetiz.ru/upload_picture/fenigesuvizike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jonkmp.nl/img/cms/file/ragivivit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ebsjosepirosamaria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608de2c660fbd---lumaborare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diversecityuk.com/userfiles/file/folabuxilojuziremefivin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fruitssupplier.com/app/webroot/img/files/20351771478.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tirthmobile.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tatv16tigdj2ikmcqanfl39d2a/10539934795.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vmkmsz.hu/userfiles/file/sanowoledazorob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dadosefatos.net.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c03865b32dc---64209948631.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.guestquesttravelmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hmgn64qd0gla9c6tlnhnq7toa9/nufudozu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cgt-fo-csc.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7243939e83---96866591330.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.netcorp.hu/data/editorfile/80050663072.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3spgam02dp9c53bm7hg65dbn31/rizusodudajuzuri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://2greenchicks.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a2b6b484ec5492c79c528afaa9f7390a/6483895700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thingsantiquesla.com/userfiles/files/gadobinubotimarizerobe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://emotionpicturesfestival.gr/userfiles/file/gekutuvovirubeketuzexuseg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sacproblemleri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7929f85653---loledijezolifofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoscuolavalerio.it/userfiles/files/nasifalugagadutuzivu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://joyfool.art/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7d833af7a87743891a45ed68b7c474ad/88335792536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lotusromeo.fr/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/93666222674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://precisionautoandac.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/70d1539fc6af0ec8131185f8cca57e9d/47807972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mymango.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8d388dffa7bd80d4ec8d6485252afe3c/voderututok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stallionreadymix.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a7bbf77309f---wajuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=75.1+kg+to+lbsPDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0001003a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1003A 10128 bytes
SHA-256: 81c521a38562c7f3adc6616577c232fff9bf4688ab9bb1a5aadf9ec2bf368cb0
font_01_sfnt_off0001170a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1170A 1668 bytes
SHA-256: 21496ec7d819a181ecd5b04ef0af2d966874359b7a5f1303baf82341d98c4b9a
font_02_sfnt_off00011eef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11EEF 20004 bytes
SHA-256: 71881393b46bdd282f48272c6201e7305667aeed0acb9c1eb173adc7dba94c8d
font_03_sfnt_off00015292.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15292 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1