Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d05bb3aa99649c96…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.9 KB Created: 2021-09-05 04:52:57 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 4a42c7cfe5836c534524d3d5a02b386b SHA-1: f0851822ced895bf9b95f8aa4a30d0e7f36f7be9 SHA-256: d05bb3aa99649c9689a9265e4b31ae30867e9d15dc655e2f31cb72db7388bc39
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress sites or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are consistent with a malicious PDF dropper.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://stillwaterponies83.com/clients/74660/File/91158052035.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.siscard.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3f25f3cb1c---karewetemopus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://omegapizza.net/uploads/files/77402608210.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.opencalgary.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ecdcf87ca7---xakutuzekokab.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thestarbusan.net/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210606_FE21A5A5BA72E85F.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thietkewebseo.com/webroot/img/files/83202604993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lorenzonimmigrationlaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608621060a42b---32546679816.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adance0112.com/upfile/editor/file/gelizizagezufeku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fortlauderdalelimorental.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16108623f1a3cd---62308057506.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://misionesmedellin2030.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/t9thu5jjl3h3dr7ih6pgj9ifa9/nogarozumomoxapiva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gopherandsquirrelcontrol.com/admin/images/file/26380034.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rsti.biz/files/fck/file/pusegelewiriv.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bridgesonthepark.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d56cb4683d---jovukujesamuzore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eyupsifalibitkiler.com/resimler/files/20829845004.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cortemadera.com/wysiwygfiles/file/gozisenekixabamejufu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://onmamtour.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210720_4F80A4C232C38501.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jkmart.net/FCKFiles/File/lodevakata.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/h53r9h53e3l3qhh8723reco6o5/bowupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.grandeprairie.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d3267a61a40---rikozulowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iso-clean.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb697540f2a---pefesoxitukimaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nuricomuvakfi.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/pap9pih30jh6imhmavgdlnsdv6/topodedef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://polletnv.be/uploads/files/pasopasim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.audifonosdoshoydos.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c69fc631f41---81948714681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bona-agra.pl/Upload/file/28053158565.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://graphicon.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611e76cb0210e---divunajumuborasa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=hydrostatic+test+pressure+piping.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_off0000ea6b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA6B 17788 bytes
SHA-256: 0a6b00a8a6625e6731006067b0d1ba24963f5f838b786104f82fb1f35187fc7d
font_01_sfnt_off00011859.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11859 11020 bytes
SHA-256: def93690640c0952bb5373ba31ab55876d623d1e13667d2e86f9c48f577c3edd
font_02_sfnt_off000131e2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x131E2 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1