Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d4d2af6fc1cb7120…

MALICIOUS

PDF

75.2 KB Created: 2021-09-17 14:20:19 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: 24672939dff37c49f826ead0fb194b09 SHA-1: 6190642f32740b2feb88555a019e0f699f1f509d SHA-256: d4d2af6fc1cb7120d0ccee9b52f7a9a8324452763ba7cd9e0935983f82f8c426
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting a lure to download further malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely a phishing or trojan delivery mechanism. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are indicative of a downloader or phishing campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9973

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://worldwidestationeryholdings.com/files/file/munerikok.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://turskazka.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29221817993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://journeywithmypet.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/29603255690.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gorsilawfirm.com/userfiles/file/30764530943.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.inhd.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161363bba883ac---dulutasafisig.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://qboardapp.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a208ba592e69da76406aff3fea10378d/siwutonusoruvuzogenif.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://selfmadefilms.nl/userfiles/files/buwamulupiliworomet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://calprin.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/13316989932.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jainfarms.com/uploads/libinomokimotidexuze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lisaarkinlaw.com/customer/3/d/9/3d947ad6ce2568d98b832ccf5548371bFile/febalasageden.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://traktor-tv.de/sites/default/files/file/sizuzojuwepukajojot.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://catwalkdogcome.com/editor_upload_image/file/xabotev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://faurerom.com/userfiles/file/jinezol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://marblobathware.ph/app/webroot/img/files/3956337328.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://linkevicius.com/upload/galery/file/63244540987.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kooijobs.in/ckfinder/userfiles/files/77082142674.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gingerwooddesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16130df44cf811---90096354726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csaladiegyteruautok.hu/userfiles/files/61566219613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fabiocaronearchitetto.com/userfiles/files/ganakejetubovavizik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://89928386.com/uploads/files/202109051206591990.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/7427232088.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bharatdarshan.net/rgroup/ckfinder/userfiles/files/72442761248.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://elearning-chemistry.ro/userfiles/file/tibopixinupirowu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kuni.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/lovawizemowafibes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+use+otg+in+mobilePDF 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_off0000c41e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC41E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000dc30.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDC30 16900 bytes
SHA-256: cfb48b584259264ff9f5a3354d5b19b93f510bba7c974972d8942e8f4a13c9fc
font_02_sfnt_off0001075e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1075E 10504 bytes
SHA-256: cab2186dca85472646e99c0b41b8c2d174e858e97387470c42116253920e00ba