Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 be3831181429c9a4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.7 KB Created: 2021-09-14 07:02:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 2b4d34445ae1e2cadcbcfb777b779771 SHA-1: 3fbd932855a31214e8142f1631f35080cc753106 SHA-256: be3831181429c9a4b6f3380f3677c529043df15a78a6724008ea47e47d62da42
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a 'download button' lure and a QR code redirect further supports this. ClamAV detection and ML classification confirm the malicious nature of the file.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • QR-code redirect lure medium SE_QR_LURE
    Document instructs the user to scan a QR code with a phone — consistent with QR phishing, but also common in legitimate documents
  • 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 https://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+type+square+root+on+phone PDF link annotation
    • http://boothbayharborshipyard.com/userfiles/file/60283623160.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fetogram.ir/images/upload/files/kamof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fengshan-zhennangong.org/upload/ckfinder/files/85583660537.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ph2020.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dufevelisepomem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://playeasypiano.com/resources/fck_images/79381626470.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://globalfeedindustry.com/upload/files/nipalexujujekuxitenusuv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gpkoaee.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/21198540327.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://volkshilfe-ktn.at/images/content/files/lafoxomakid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bdprescription.com/ci/userfiles/files/kipagiseg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sungwoneng.com/upfile_editor/2021/files/12429018881.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ashtralmedia.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f3f51a77a1---damumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namngonviet.com/user-/files/34508690310.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://basisangka.com/contents/files/sifuxedopokedopawuno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideaklinikbakirkoy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161320fc22ed49---xixovilapunus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://unitytradecapital.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38222479046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://etonbio.com/newsLetters/images/file/53071606969.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://snsi.jp/image/news_file/gogaroso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://centaur.vri.cz/docs/files/79070942297.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.rpv-drachten.nl/files/file/xeminanozov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ochoadentalcare.com/tacgestorcontenidos_ochoa/documentos/file/In PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/tolowulirakirigepotunanos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161340963d6bdb---kizedavusejizuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fluitec.fr/ressource/site-image/files/pidedalarovuxatogoguga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://namadagaskare.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wumofekodema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000ec4c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC4C 10648 bytes
SHA-256: 54d833bc6159dd7726726085845d08cca788f4a5cf9cd3c287f8ba1fc8a49e9b
font_01_sfnt_off000104b2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x104B2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011cc4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11CC4 17280 bytes
SHA-256: 9ddc43668e6739db021b569577fe7fc47bacf5bb38def0f7e6dfa6ea4ebe2929