Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d5b5ac21d4fea27e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.6 KB Created: 2021-07-03 12:51:31 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: 0401feecb3760400637ceed2d6c837f5 SHA-1: f224d45f6c90b7503de973a79f699d581267e922 SHA-256: d5b5ac21d4fea27efb09d99f165661b664c0149e2211f5f07ba20538ed50c3b9
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document contains a large number of embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution campaign. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the nature of the links and the PDF structure are consistent with attempts to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9942

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://catamma.ru/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+calculate+a+perpendicular+line PDF link annotation
    • https://www.acetechnology.co.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dna1unfovbrmcdapfenklpt41t/66304065309.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kalirich.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9lescu61e553b72du1m911kf36/gidosovore.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lang-mayer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086e13a982fe---jafeliz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://husvagnsexpo.se/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608223a7b1654---28725304868.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://razdolle.by/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2osn0f2pgjo63hijrsnddrlhh7/70029876906.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://teplitsyoptom.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/04f906d0c905272dde3088443258b555/lofapi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.almansori-ye.com/almansorifiles/files/siridolo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terezmisszio.eu/files/file/80657860143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kirks-pool.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16098dfa657a2a---bemomalotajobuwidono.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://symbioticlifetech.org/attfile/fckimg/file///20210508425_742350397.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aj-logistics.com/stock/userfiles/file/sibosopijojaxabalikedol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://verkoop-je-wagen.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c101a6b3b2b---12087129996.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naturalmis.com/userfiles/file/fuxadavuwegodegaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pet-fashion.ro/mm/file/kasixu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://budoprojekt.eu/obrazy/file/fajodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oiweld.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a6e4445618ba9f69537d4057e23a4df8/vubelidotokimekitojewat.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1uhmkrt9pnochhi7jii18qtvp4/vagawisemurufokuri.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andyselfstorage.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/94v4d9p9u16o6oifkrjj1sirts/23396146956.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://expertsystemgroup.com/file_media/file_image/file/favivosifijebifefone.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stallionreadymix.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b4f9881ec3---poxonawiselunabezuxomizu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pinturasoltra.com/images/slider/files/katiwerisaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abwcrainhwy.com/uploads/files/xejuvurizorogisiwilupu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lisacutler.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a57428adf5a---66220950804.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eobliecky.sk/userfiles/file/pawesodipixaxifizusivuzo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.justgiveahand.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092008bd591e---fedikakuveto.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_off0000ec82.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEC82 10516 bytes
SHA-256: d893551555e84ce556457db226ebcd67b881e3510071c1d342995e04173f9d41
font_01_sfnt_off00010488.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10488 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011c9a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11C9A 17752 bytes
SHA-256: 13ca6f0b7c88f36dfe6b40462025cb20910ee463059f97ebe4e64f525c3a0fe0

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