Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c473c0eb4386c709…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.8 KB Created: 2021-06-26 06:51:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 7dca04df3ddf8e7f8b0f3dd6cdbd4556 SHA-1: 2d28fa887a34dd244624273a78eb3680da947d49 SHA-256: c473c0eb4386c709e40f4d565f82ab4ddaa88dbaa122ad820661ea4bdec4c2a4
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to deliver malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://sheenabusesandcoaches.com/userfiles/file/41289649216.pdf
    • https://reflexlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ead793dc5e42ecb08b1e851a72ad7afa/44138471776.pdf
    • http://www.goataxiservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081750f4845d---zemes.pdf
    • https://www.cocochan.com.pk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c18022f7490bc95bd4a8e63096bc5550/zosifupenalamene.pdf
    • https://xn--fct8ml6mwue.tw/uploads/files/64989304738.pdf
    • https://nicemexico.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16091d19356ef9---31786755538.pdf
    • http://www.ncstarim.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ooa27lml0jtbio4f4haf5paoh7/zefedoz.pdf
    • http://pck.malopolska.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8d775d48b190760279e252e5b5902462/kinibijuvibedage.pdf
    • http://lltsg.com/uploadfile/file///2021052823024348.pdf
    • https://www.fmworks.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gbefjaconcie3iu650bmlqv0s5/3565021424.pdf
    • https://certifiedmoversinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dc4ab57326b1d20cdc6ae3a522a9bd46/95626805021.pdf
    • http://www.pianoszimmermann.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608048fd8dc15---mujugopejijujajikevarokev.pdf
    • http://messtores.ca/fck_user_files/file/97414526012.pdf
    • https://inifd.london/uploads/file/22370776520.pdf
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskywinnerinternationalaward.com/clientMedia/file/tawotofozinoxe.pdf
    • https://repare-ton-smartphone.com/userfiles/file/kifowijimirof.pdf
    • https://selectwifi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c585c5bdbdb---mujomezukofeda.pdf
    • http://iseveranscopy.com/upload/editor/file/wuweluwosupev.pdf
    • http://vegasoft.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606eee5b599a3---vigulifu.pdf
    • https://t2sc.me/userfiles/tazumakorezupelipifapilew.pdf
    • https://totalyoumovement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160781194ef4a3---4267682549.pdf
    • http://cricalliance.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078b45d16619---18526887756.pdf
    • https://hoffmanowska.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a9ce3a35c7f---15899737738.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=small+sample+test
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e60c.bin
5bb30f62cba241a8a5a1d34a6e2171c1d02dded6ea42b15037d8efcdeb07f15d
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE60C 17580 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00011446.bin
26a694d3601da75e35c62eff438c84f83acff3adc618e37617031dc4752f464a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11446 10072 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00012abe.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12ABE 16792 bytes