Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ccc829311747e36b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.8 KB Created: 2021-09-06 19:22:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 09e1206679b866490dd90f0b3837e87e SHA-1: f7ba8cfc7a6c8d4a48459ed640f8f7491c721027 SHA-256: ccc829311747e36bdc61a42479e573752e1f83a0075d0296dc651e9e8b563ac9
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 CMS platforms or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely involving the download of a second-stage payload from one of the embedded URLs. No scripts were extracted from this sample, but the overall structure and heuristic firings point to a malicious PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9908

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 http://ypcalumni.com/clients/2/24/24042806289e0d450134266962f0a0d8/File/kubivowa.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://theshairpodcast.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fd507f9d83d4500c03a64315a2130915/kexexuvanorosamiwato.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shinyjewellers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qboihidu67q6i38ogchmiioed0/wagafase.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn----ctbguteehkho5h.xn--p1ai/ckfinder/userfiles/files/zevifod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fitviewer.biz/files/file/69844592114.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodesafio.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16118583d6129c---givumutefotokusigamex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cedicar.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b4f2fb0887---54558811911.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://peggylittlelawoffice.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/walunezimodimubigun.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bensonlandscape.com/editorData/file/tezibovirepo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cornucopiafrederick.com/uploads/files/givinobometa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nbtele.com/en/cache/fck_files/file/biler.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://visualpaint.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16118dca0ccfc8---rafixide.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alphaveneers.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aafd3d79f4f3b2e51b48128479b10808/dabevazenuzozesanom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jl-vacuum.com/upload/files/17965263759.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lovesenergy.com/file/59822372855.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rosebankprimary.co.za/inc/ckfinder/userfiles/files/puwutejivuvufowuxomov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carpanea.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9d2dd89a9ea1bb12140d1494bbd9b17f/34427068172.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zap-interactive.com/uploads/files/jitatofiv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.fecomerciomg.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7a2feef237---19695280159.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80age2amlc.xn--80adxhks/pics/images/file/54345081501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kalkulacka-hypo.cz/userfiles/files/21171914817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feach.ie/images/uploads/file/33472023916.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bomberosdenavarra.com/userfiles_nexo/files/45093892434.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://carraracucinecomponibilitrapani.it/userfiles/files/tituvipimogawiropoturam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://centar-znr-zop.hr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f5bab90117d---kadoxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neteyes.eu/editor_up/46114541783.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=symphony+of+the+night+guide+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_off0000c9c6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC9C6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000e1d8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE1D8 18496 bytes
SHA-256: 4886e368ff064c541a88ee76af3f398802a5413dfe2b403bf004ae5d71c9a779
font_02_sfnt_off0001111a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1111A 10760 bytes
SHA-256: 0e3ea30ce5a5c4500fb1eeff815b1cdd0185b3dd106d11ea4e2fc7696d9af44d