Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d5fa2245757ca4fb…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.9 KB Created: 2021-09-03 13:17:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: e7a359316e18da7240d62bfdb3749e41 SHA-1: 9fb834d1bd94a0f53d366fefa56e134652ff4b57 SHA-256: d5fa2245757ca4fb6e9d628cb64f2cdc848513eec5099677abc9991eab81b4b9
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host malicious content. The presence of a visual download button further supports a phishing or social engineering lure. ClamAV detection as Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 indicates a known malicious pattern.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9924

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://aordonez.com/images/contenidos/files/73875579844.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://serdceprirody.ru/userfiles/file/nefesizaregabiluxize.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://thepetrichortouch.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/abhv8pbtdp217d2mn5o89pqcva/marefijepujibutazonazate.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kvartira-zalog.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b10917f9a769ffe95be6d4dc125052b/72237239703.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ncfouting.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607513262a0e9---47275378691.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aliceinformaticasrl.com/user/pages/kaxera.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://go2germany.ru/files/file/94892607781.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mysmilestudios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d1414a5e675e50eede8c69411e9258ef/10054324896.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://domosplast.hu/files/file/19347412627.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexanderjamesbackcatalogue.com/userfiles/file/tigipuvodazow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fertilizerproductionprocess.com/d/files/26448935467.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://amwordpress.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610bfc9a4255c---tajuburutuvanujusozafow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pezenasenchantee.fr/userfiles/file/8689960052.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://all-stage-meditation.tw/uploads/files/610644ee176b1.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hospedeagora.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9e8sllndgfav3dqkq43addafmu/92099735897.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quesnelbusinessnetwork.ca/userfiles/file/welamoximaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rhondachem.com/d/files/nadidejarebure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a011133b937---18634024431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medicalalliedtraining.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c8a60b5e17f---56253260633.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhuifan.com/upload_fck/file/2021-4-29/20210429195051188807.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://singaporeroadshow.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cba4a7494202edbfc58df90f2671b034/53744704392.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://inlovehuahin.com/file_media/file_image/file/69399783993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dbhsreunion.com/clients/21010/File/ketajowalonevujeronev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lyzebrno.cz/userfiles/file/ninuxakurojujugebiwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://swotin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607d9afae2c86---sizikugujuwago.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=up+board+12th+date+sheet+2020+pdf+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://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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e788.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE788 22224 bytes
SHA-256: 63cd4824b23b4306304463ce4b1d8803f2eb9aacebd7b41d8da56c53498c24ff
font_01_sfnt_off00012215.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12215 16148 bytes
SHA-256: b17e3c388ca520c70044df51a505a8c8de3d1ca9b2e495c629779bc8d31aca59
font_02_sfnt_off000137a4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x137A4 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off00014fbb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14FBB 11032 bytes
SHA-256: b2921cca91defb6869783b6d67aeebc1a1b4d794aa1d9d9c013e97e2645ae89f