Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ccd42301a26a473f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.7 KB Created: 2021-09-11 12:28:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: f9f8afc93c3d06d1a3d6231d26c0d722 SHA-1: 181b6c6539ceaa9de449a14c18348cc2f0da13bd SHA-256: ccd42301a26a473f781e913c85bee2cb0d15532016dffc318a053e6a79255166
216 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

This PDF file exhibits malicious characteristics, including numerous embedded links pointing to potentially compromised websites and disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate a phishing or malware distribution intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the presence of external links suggests the document is designed to redirect users to malicious content, likely exploiting vulnerabilities or attempting social engineering.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • QR-code redirect lure medium SE_QR_LURE
    Document instructs the user to scan a QR code with a phone — consistent with QR phishing, but also common in legitimate documents
  • 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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=flash+transfer+apk PDF link annotation
    • http://compufoxmail.com/FCKeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/userfiles/file/xexifizotigogozuzojamorog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://spcinternational.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/14221377246.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioassociatoemc.com/userfiles/files/73178092879.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.advancedevents.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161305b29aecc1---98306750984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.marsagri.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135ceb24dbcc---zapisedufetidopagedezofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ideakliniksisli.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135f5b285b1a---zoduvajokebuxozujupofat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://editora-arara-azul.com.br/site/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/mafaninovamelap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612fdd544194e---38833730851.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clainvest.pl/userfiles/file/tadeludanomedojotixixuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://miguktour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210906_67940212F3A7378D.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plan.msu.ac.th/ckfinder/userfiles/files/77851669087.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rhondachem.com/d/files/89702841657.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pchome.uzai.ca/upload/files/gikolelazanizodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fuyu.010bi.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/68987491977.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://triumphtoday.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16132a6a6e0b40---tipekabakejonowupog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://escaletravel.com/userfiles/files/larav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iuoelocal870.com/kaizen/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95105498694.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hamlineparkplaza.com/assets/amund/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rilasemowedowigo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shrmivirtual.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d8708e1c4448d0e25823daf69bf78fa/4709171046.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pferdefreunde-brueckenhof.de/sites/default/files/userfiles/file/56744033497.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dorapeyzaj.com/userfiles/file/wepepipakixisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://needlugs.com/userfiles/files/1071543024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariovianello.eu/userfiles/files/19545650614.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kaizenlife.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/rudazofiwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://turningpointdigital.com/cote_dor_import/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/fawigudafidavojuvufine.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000dc46.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC46 20760 bytes
SHA-256: 85f6944fb07814705c5465d0f7e5a021cd9723cbb5537a6ad78ecf8f02b9e2f0
font_01_sfnt_off00011214.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11214 10312 bytes
SHA-256: 9ca8da58de7c2917e9d0adb5998a468b46cdb5c463614d57139ab4f3bb89aa5b
font_02_sfnt_off0001294b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1294B 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1