Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c34c7a057eeb51c6…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.3 KB Created: 2021-07-06 13:50:11 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: 385c3ba620ee85a21a9ab6b041047aa4 SHA-1: ede5e952dfb1106af1cd8dc72262e0e6175a5e5f SHA-256: c34c7a057eeb51c6898dc01a040ea0f751c4086f26a3b02ed7717b595e54483e
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains a high number of external links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads or disposable domains, indicating a likely phishing or spam distribution tactic. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely related to distributing further malware or leading users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://nesemlak.com/test/images/uploads/files/vifoxegarilojisasox.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.apollopowersystems.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/115c0ce4f1b674241ec8d31c15254acf/41935473017.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.aserspa.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sq15jua0q6tt4l35o517dvecp8/75127068027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lirealestatelitigator.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9c156fd6c7aa0128e8466707d4e92a7f/ninoxinogelurekezasipete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vallejardin.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d29326f21f500c3aa42e085b70760a4c/14349320114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingcraftviet.com/uploads/ckfinder/files/moler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apvn.info/userfiles/file/pekowexu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/83980414765.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://engravestone.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c425178c7cf---kagupuwiraniwabububuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.areatransfers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160919fb802883---39808078497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cascinasorigherio.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd80b0e190c---54610093523.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsinc.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c3b8dd982dc11e214367618b623be140/20218779085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hesexpo.com/img/editor/image/file/96054180639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cepsagibyachtfuels.com/images/photos/jiwudewulefekitisupuzi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bechtoldpaving.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2d94133a3924186e7ee5ff617168099d/68149437449.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mandalaconfeccao.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607471cb67f20---40922046917.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kasargod.net/uploads/file/vexefoni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://digireg.dk/upload/6605590235.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://turhantur.com/turhantur/files/67731688700.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sussexweddingservices.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aab1315c80f---kipoxel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://torrentclub.vip/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/omiumd4dv2ku1849cej5pn8egr/siladavegifitasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aadhaarretail.com/administrator/imagetemp/file/18904647022.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meandnetworking.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nosulunema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=biscuit+technology+pdfPDF 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_off0000e2ce.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2CE 17024 bytes
SHA-256: cb0bcab870087032affdd1b17800ec62132b9c241814c0d81bc9ccc2836403b7
font_01_sfnt_off00010f31.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F31 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012748.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12748 10904 bytes
SHA-256: bacd82f54eb55a13753df2007f9253b536961d83a7974ad99f034209663208bc