Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c27b655565e2dc0b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.2 KB Created: 2021-08-17 05:51:47 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 22c36dcb3b23f5a96e172c67c7f8c5d1 SHA-1: 339991f5df34c21d13cb8568d67a2e7a4ab9ec36 SHA-256: c27b655565e2dc0b267feaf3691e5c8435e5ce1e30e94ae7497f141fbc7e90bd
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent. The embedded URLs are designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content, likely serving as a lure for further compromise.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9876

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://irlanc.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+invest+in+cryptocurrency+in+india+2019 PDF link annotation
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocamali.com/userfiles/files/pizosoboxumu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a931990b6c5---8658389789.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://altstudio.be/app/webroot/uploads/file/93528599286.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whkmradio.com/userfiles/file/rujulazafesabot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://northmarking.com/userfiles/files/71007602420.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.christinemartin.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab752aa9602---7783460651.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.akutrans.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085561342d1c---soguze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://acrgroup.nl/userfiles/file/96552858142.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autosofortkauf.ch/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/s803voes6bm4314bm53ptstcgj/21360450556.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--szabowski-tub.pl/userfiles/file/vodepimezidotuziniz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://anandamsanyal.com/userfiles/file/7140956255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://frasertechno.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ec4b4412be---dizefakunosilewuvusitufan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jotelek.hu/files/file/2355284284.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://davis-wilford.com/clients/5/5d/5d1655677b271656441dfc21bb295863/File/ramolugowozimopepe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608145fdf3c8e---41158877279.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elitteaccesorios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0i1etf64rgt7727qii1an1svo4/sabanagemutofuvab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pavcargo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2af2d643657d718375f0c912dd2722d1/rotojoraxafasifupelejonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inbeeldt.nl/userfiles/file/jezez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartmedicaleg.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d0e358c6d7---zejupebipedovi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.energetisch-therapeut-estie.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a928a9dba18---99505675144.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ncsccalgary.com/userfiles/files/fapebawusolaketip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/70741173907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cn-noah.com/uploadfile/file/lamine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alotercuman.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bopipikalubonojaneba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inistor.com/ufiles/files/9287194046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://divetechmarine.com/contents/files/30562231101.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_off0000f6d5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6D5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010eec.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EEC 11280 bytes
SHA-256: 786db74050037cce2ff6efd92cb2f10525a4f315cdd24f52508856bf70945d45
font_02_sfnt_off000129ac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x129AC 17484 bytes
SHA-256: 9f6a37aefb0b474571c8ec230454967d506f1d08fd2807924056a35d526734f8