Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 c6edcfc9d85adb16…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.5 KB Created: 2021-09-20 13:33:35 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-31
MD5: 35c6f9ca49381bf473906392de707ebe SHA-1: 53f6538b57c1cc4fb471156614a0b087b08e33d3 SHA-256: c6edcfc9d85adb169e4ccb5dffb0bb04c03e14670474903894652e58b806aee6
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS upload directories or disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. ClamAV detected this file as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan, further supporting its malicious nature. The presence of embedded URLs and the overall structure suggest an attempt to redirect users to potentially harmful sites, likely for phishing or malware delivery.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier suspicious score 0.4113

Heuristics 6

  • 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
  • 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://fong-cai.com/upload/files/pabawoxosifises.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://zaun-produzent.de/userfiles/file/mefoviletakomakar.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gianenricofabro.com/userfiles/files/27664219756.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bordahusfeldolgozo.hu/editor_up/lupanududimuvasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studiomedicoveterinariobellucci.eu/userfiles/files/49555792657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://righetti-ticozzi.it/userfiles/files/98870256429.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://safarekhoob.ir/basefile/safarekhoobir/files/fifete.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://learningsolution.ca/userfiles/files/80923375786.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bycongroup.com/UserFiles/file/mogopuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sindhuinvestment.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/lekejewokuwelaxejubi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saxonrt.hu/img/userfiles/files/lozuwetemulalotenodesib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://proclima-membranes.ru/userfiles/file/3148286329.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://picinterior.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jenexexaze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jgbt.us/pds/userfiles/files/62028274351.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.moyekolodin.com/files/92636647952.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.adcgrain.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f517b311e4340ba9584dbd7f9e86fe8d/wisegigavekan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://popa.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1959f7979150be7f1ef80bd9ad71db7d/49202842373.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://buffagiuseppeinfissi.com/userfiles/files/didaxugefufifekikax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eastmanllc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/torefu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hoatuoi360.vn/uploads/files/larajovu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nnk.gr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1614094fddb890---49996223685.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://giaydantuongphongkhach.net/images/news/file/7966090744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realwebguys.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ee1c168747---nupomu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tezerwatch.com/file/upload/files/09-17-21-36-14-33.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/LPIa9PGmDLg/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+cast+from+phone+to+laptop+using+chromecastPDF link annotation
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000d746.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD746 17420 bytes
SHA-256: e6eaf96116a3ca0ad18e828c9aac631566675703694770bcbf6a24f41fbda660
font_01_sfnt_off0001042b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1042B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1