Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d0b74a1acd7a393c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.2 KB Created: 2021-09-01 22:44:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 038e455be038a4a6f6b80511cac627ae SHA-1: e6d457187c24636231c685e83017b5fbd94ebc05 SHA-256: d0b74a1acd7a393c3976739d5247fe90fc68a5ad8cc8787808e54ae552449d1d
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains a large number of embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to distribute malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware delivery. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and numerous URLs are indicative of an attempt to redirect users to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9988

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://drafthe.ru/uplcv?utm_term=simple+meals+for+dinner PDF link annotation
    • http://www.sunarsurdurulebilir.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5an21djdicp2hfjhdpk27jbtj4/vetesona.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.awakohchang.com/image/upload/File/022607550.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://opalbiosciences.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612e58b1603d8---55291508604.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://smoothnomad.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/70s5d4lks4mus7r19o3c63eh6b/dubogowunusawagidebuzex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://useoneconvo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4731d19fbfa38badd99ffc978f4a3e4e/denadigutaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://admonks.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/12717d6a2d52f02af046d4965e6c7161/nomogifigika.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adice-area.com/pictures/files/bomadujidezux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ofitecnic.es/files.ofitecnic/fck_up/file/65984269729.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alvasari.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5ea3608393---88602708314.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2g6j4nlskae7vtnd7ota4k64r6/93453361590.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.treehousecare.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074d32d7ebcf---patuxitasokinupepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.reparaciondebomba.com.ar/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/igli1nica5sir9uam388fn93b3/99430338832.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://colescastle.com/clients/875019/File/fazuvi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://banerjeetourspecial.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1405074897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://salukool.ee/upload/userfiles/file/25239102695.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alfa-pechati.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e7328951eb4154a8ecc4065ffe8fe7aa/52826395158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://299-45.com/CKEdit/upload/files/kimug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcgardening.com/userfiles/file/2021081207025773499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.platformliften.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f2e0e745eac---laxilubidilazuwajof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://leosservices.com/userfiles/file/mejugeluvimofozagemabedo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bhs1966maui.com/clients/64750/File/14841321541.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sghr.ca/upload/ckfinder/files/nexizafe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.putnamtaxi.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608caf1eb88b6---7982782772.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gemwares.com/userfiles/file/gejavanamelaxoxasagivusog.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_off0000cd9e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xCD9E 16048 bytes
SHA-256: 564c6f4db56d0a8bec021f3b2760146e74029ad344bd85f34ae8f53650a3c72e
font_01_sfnt_off0000f6a9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF6A9 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010ec0.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EC0 10636 bytes
SHA-256: 157162f993021012f8f678cdc8ad6c0d039b130318b2afee538345603744fb27