Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cd7e13e414c73cfc…

MALICIOUS

PDF

84.5 KB Created: 2021-09-14 09:16:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 6a14efade8ad45f25145163a19beec3c SHA-1: 024ce2931082c962e5c8ce3505088821fe53521c SHA-256: cd7e13e414c73cfce56961e3add63951b79b387be432b8e3c922f1b28399e434
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF contains multiple heuristics indicating malicious intent, including links to algorithmically generated URLs and compromised CMS upload storage. The presence of a 'download button' lure suggests a phishing or social engineering tactic. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with malware delivery, likely leading to the download of a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://flightshop.jp/images/blog/file/53662026785.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://lasermedia.cn/userfiles/file/napijoxuzana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kuppersbusch.hu/userfiles/files/xuxikasapadusugozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quesnelfoundation.ca/userfiles/file/xokuvidajurekemajakolova.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thanhtindesign.vn/uploads/image/files/16585831022.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://htwy.com/upload/file/zirukowozefezozuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tranthachcaodanang.com/uploads/image/files/33753624395.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://testplanet.nl/uploads/files/73260516413.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://satnamunicipalcorporation.com/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/guzoru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leicht-spb.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/09b309a9fcc15ee5a9ef5d26dfeca194/74543471273.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.restorationservice.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161381d69c13ac---zotowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mozartcantat.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161347b4b9cc6b---pofexosavudefavokozenem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weddingitaly.jp/images/file/94798134750.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jerseyshorepirates.com/userfiles/files/89541319745.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135ac6d58fbe---wetalozajepebol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://total-sport.pl/img/upload/files/45591984076.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cck-brno.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jedokupawaziwikifube.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.focus.mu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3f40204e261455095fdabc480c291a8d/bikirofafovuvatilil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agro-vostok.ru/userfiles/file/34400090219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://grahampropertytax.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d5e151e79fcb406dadf261db57701d70/zizibusagul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://seteo-dechets.com/images/file/wepeveraregixaxir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pataniforum.com/admin/jquery/ckfinder/userfiles/files/siwof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kazenergy.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613f58781067d---zezevonopezafivegefupeni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/zuvuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://indiebookoftheday.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161387ce01e323---vuzalogafefefitotejuka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=watch+kimetsu+no+yaiba+mugen+train+full+movie+free+onlinePDF 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_off0000e2b1.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE2B1 18208 bytes
SHA-256: 55d701f0a1f5ddb52b13adde1510e1bfd9b4ac6f8c918b444a327ebefb736098
font_01_sfnt_off000111a5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x111A5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000129bc.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x129BC 11288 bytes
SHA-256: ae6e62307231e68df52905c6bc0d56c283564b9467561d493d3799e5bb4c5818