Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 cfb26faccd53f943…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.4 KB Created: 2021-09-03 04:27:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 5753c38b2b18ecdab0485f2279f26700 SHA-1: ba52a84459960b158e747a9e35344824345946ce SHA-256: cfb26faccd53f94374413d5df0bffdeef60a796c6fd4026cd0019ac3da90ec39
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF document was flagged as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised CMS platforms or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics indicates a pattern of using generated or low-reputation URLs to host malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9911

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://oniceh.ru/uplcv?utm_term=the+metamorphosis+essay+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://ed-web.cz/userfilesfile/20599066232.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariocigliano.com/userfiles/files/balidenuzokibelubuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alliance-bio.com/user_data/editor/ckfinder/core/connector/php/upload/files/wumuwomuzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ofertaromania.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gogozesunuxamuvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.helmmsp.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/988e940b26c339380b10b9a81db56136/zekabagakebodekale.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.luminicaambiental.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612cc933e552d---joboxozurigegubam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://berbun.com/user_img/file/peselerezew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smiletoursvietnam.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/monuxapokeridavafesat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vnos.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/zuvawovinuferubafib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.pferde-fuer-unsere-kinder.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b273029108---35131921161.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://meandnetworking.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vasekama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://constructionone.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa073b58cdb---xojejejuvejunifuro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beijingxinzhi.com/userfiles/file/20210518072650_2052180586.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.reroofingbrisbaneqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc94314930---94641324301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://actionelectric.pt/www/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aae913326d0---zufupawanirot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://slavica.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/98deb310bd78f7a71b615881fbf0fa06/lolovotekakolik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://giayviettri.com/img-ftec/files/wafudaseburoviv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stalmost.pl/userfiles/file/86779568754.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lightingsolutionsinc.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/77d0e4ece90f770b1babe1e303e1f354/gofebap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.varishastalari.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e596bd7bfc---nowukepu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wcdt.co.th/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/n867nrvut0thlhur748bia25c2/70289490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://psychotherapie-dr-albrecht.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f2ed51449d0---lipipe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gennarimaq.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611dddac1fc4d---saleviti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.garriagricola.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8024ca9dc6---27197242630.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prttour.ca/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210624_CAEA03F7D91EFC2A.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ifbscalidad.eus/files/galeria/files/pelako.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.veronicaneal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/1607ab98111782---1040303511.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_off0000e19e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE19E 17584 bytes
SHA-256: 848161b47a5ba0f68a7b2cd3f7d8943d247f28b9470f3eaa39bd8fa901b6f57b
font_01_sfnt_off00010f41.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10F41 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012758.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12758 10692 bytes
SHA-256: 6a874dcaefa74edd122d827e51ce5b485b67acbb9b75160c942ea037d221a4bb

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