Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c30dfb7277983583…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.6 KB Created: 2021-08-04 10:49:29 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 4bb1dd73329ddc0c25773fe63106b6cf SHA-1: 0a472566286069b5e84c52d1f5c62fe33cef32d1 SHA-256: c30dfb7277983583c5305face283597f3102b84edd9cdf9daa9927bce86f5094
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of external links and the nature of the heuristics point towards a malicious document designed to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9972

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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://beastyenergy.com/userfiles/file/47540948929.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://artsketch.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2661d7175289cd7cb76865ebd549604b/33382606826.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://beautifullifeuk.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c1bfc8efb72db920a18c8a60f447a034/47555594389.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://victorylimo1.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160737a40e6915---51774077186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.investinwielkopolska.pl/application/lib/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dazimabukezilivawetebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cada0f10fcf---69204068757.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://choiceenergynetwork.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/28010c2bd999fd1aae6603e3e3b0d23f/25119828231.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alpha-dynamics.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607810572514e---54359133004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wghsclassof69reunion.com/clients/b/b3/b33699c65747f61a54cd06c2fab73d22/File/sekunelogudariwilalusowes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://themultifold.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/187t85mp12e5e1hqgasceosqp4/98395325342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ontsgoi.shop/uploads/files/94483233450.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wodgluch-projekt.pl/userfiles/48468105983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.movingwithmagna.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c0dd0438ccacc451c7ffadd96508e94a/bunupofovidomofuxubuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://highlandlynxotic.com/clients/7/73/73cf6ae24f8ea70eb1cbac1dff6b0f9e/File/tatulovorizu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16082e7bec5ec8---jopepurifomodi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://andrelandberg.com/userfiles/file/92379655899.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.radioemka.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b8017ceb7dd---nibutizevoliso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://comesa.com.pe/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f0puiuninis0vkgkfj7ss5rl67/morotetigisunir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://clubsecurite.fr/webroot/upload/files/mexirixab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maremio.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wimololifiku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vivekanandbawwa.com/userfiles/file/68308589014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edoxmarketing.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/te7ggvg0e2tvb9f9rh1rhcb2ku/kumexojalagolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deltagroup.bg/uploads/file/fotugilofepusakubazilafet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/50625989916.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ttlengenharia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a5ab79e4ce---wazisabaxenemakakuzem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+add+music+bot+into+discord+serverPDF 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_off0000f719.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF719 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010f30.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F30 10868 bytes
SHA-256: b57089a824995f45d4488e6f5d0a015c04d6943b86d6030290a9ee5a5221095a
font_02_sfnt_off00012856.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12856 17260 bytes
SHA-256: 34adaa34bc1c0da5e9b40a87c407da610e63474c50c3796d05683b317b587451

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