Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d143ebf86eb1442f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

74.4 KB Created: 2021-09-28 09:13:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: f00e1fa6c512f6ab2351d0917ecf0da4 SHA-1: b34640421e5225727000d3373733b27a49de3bad SHA-256: d143ebf86eb1442ffb29fb095fb031915dabea259d1b23ece5f6baf637385bf4
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to compromised websites and disposable domains, a common tactic for phishing or distributing further malware. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links suggest it's designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9963

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 https://jdconstinc.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/92404562672.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://noithatdangcap.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/47646522705.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shamayachts.com/upload/file/47240659022.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tainanrup.longi.tw/uploadfiles/files/20210927_002457_4179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.willmarshelter.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/30414625548.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://avvocatogiuliani.it/userfiles/files/wupurinu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cargeacrew.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16150e698a7a85---32789866653.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mondzorgvesa-voorschoten.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1615150098bfc2---34726192697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robertmatzuzi-massagetherapist.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613ffe25c9711---javuwogi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1613fe66bc11a2---gilibijanokerajolukati.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinarioilghirlandaio.it/userfiles/files/7073277600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchirieriavioane.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16141b3ac8fafa---kapusamunuzodokevel.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chung-pei.com/userfiles/file/44949876582.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zonazero.es/userfiles/file/rizege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://argentum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d9o46tig9akehmqn6nq064m3kc/55383360039.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://srccaa.bdbabymart.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/boxajoxulupamizo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.studioline.ie/ckfinder/userfiles/files/87018566738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lcd96.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9c6b507e19f5c064cc40af64baf18e03/34643791304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://a2itsolutions.com/chop/multimedia/userfiles/file/48286009684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--djr00fsyfv0o5qgy9u.net/filespath/files/20210919080412.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.barankayalar.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161464f2368413---gevopeluxotuwenefo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rungruangsteel.com/public/upload/userfiles/files/17433296797.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=hack+in+app+purchases+for+online+gamesPDF 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_off0000b57b.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xB57B 19864 bytes
SHA-256: 3b46538e18c29106ab7eb1f616e7a4acac31f43f4605f25252533611d064edb0
font_01_sfnt_off0000e951.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE951 11012 bytes
SHA-256: 67518f8808b945567aebf5e835e8f4c5be94c0d253a61dbada688b0fa20a492a
font_02_sfnt_off000102ad.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102AD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1