Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d3e26ec975e9482d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

73.7 KB Created: 2021-08-21 03:59:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 44dfb39042bc152e64dc1c0a2cf97240 SHA-1: fbe89b464774b4aa623b2130dda40d403461f122 SHA-256: d3e26ec975e9482d8cafb8f00bf6505b997cb18e9b553c430ae45a0328e19d86
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to distribute malware. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded links are indicative of a malicious document, potentially leveraging embedded JavaScript for further actions.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

Heuristics 6

  • 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 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://martom24.pl/martom/userfiles/file/tazimirur.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://animalscipublisher.com/files/upfiles/file/42025851092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myslizdrave.com/soubory/6056058964.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dedywiredja.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e4182a9bb51---dabakelogotebujo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pattersonandoliphantfamily.com/clients/875492/File/kalelagujosejudedasuvovul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hainescentreasia.com/images/file/45704701248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hiddencliff.kr/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210701_C2E8F5FF12C630DC.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kliningstroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609e0a9b21782---dejaponu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://evolutionchonburi.com/userfiles/files/76663845017.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.info-service.com.tw/plugin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29028145448.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://socialacademy.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f4bd92062bc2821edaf78161e15436f8/dopamuritore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thesciencenetwork.org/uploads/files/doduwox.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aceonlinementors.com/userfiles/file/60230834065.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cathyknightwaite.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/wizumutofuvefotijax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://halobysciton.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086f9fb10d4f---fuvututijumepotaxofudaka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bazis-expertiza.ru/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/68731212945.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.davinci.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074c73e957d8---xetus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.iamgoingto1996.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611b6f2394a5d---fekuwusamivisereduzalim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allmedicus.com/userfiles/file/lazumokafoleki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://primewestelectrical.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3aa5bcbd3c3426899d997628a52705f3/gotutekexike.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.westcountrystoves.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c28bf646f8cd951e9003cb13c8597383/3916401482.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://boulderdivorcelaw.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160876ff49f037---xowulipufo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://awlights.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/03a56a40a803bebdcf4c6c0e09077972/20522619600.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hotdeals24x7.com/ci/userfiles/files/69887804261.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=pioneer+beginners+student%27s+book+pdf+free+downloadPDF 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://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_off0000bd78.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xBD78 11124 bytes
SHA-256: 91c5c14ce4adbd43512b24ea4ac6d11c07dcdfb22d5c213b2a3e1b8527ee1e04
font_01_sfnt_off0000d73f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD73F 18312 bytes
SHA-256: 28181089203270c51e3ea53e35096399de50ad854acecff15bfea6772a1bec75
font_02_sfnt_off000105b5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105B5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1