Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d5fb071b673ef05b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.2 KB Created: 2021-07-21 17:17:14 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 5f343ce0bfee8bc213147246d55a8064 SHA-1: ab46f0457bcebf098c38256d60f7aa908ca2aa49 SHA-256: d5fb071b673ef05b031deb0f24b7291487739b1e9d3ad7dc992fe09427af7c62
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF file contains numerous links pointing to compromised CMS upload storage and disposable hosting domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely to redirect users to malicious content or download further payloads. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are indicative of a phishing lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9987

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 http://hanboo.cn/Uploads/file/2021071603264470554.pdf
    • https://www.formwork.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lacldf8nne3uakmkrct9518pkp/kivexererikuwefixipu.pdf
    • https://regalcabs.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160986bb00685b---51697633000.pdf
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b647de29149---linapamarekovi.pdf
    • http://feldbach-tourismus.at/files/kudugiwufuvur.pdf
    • http://www.afamaresme.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bcfd1136da8---taxomolurixinoferusasarik.pdf
    • https://lecapsuledigian.it/file/25575817148.pdf
    • http://www.derbysignandgraphics.com/uploads/file/81167186256.pdf
    • http://www.peretprod.ro/content-images/file/78972063377.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/vvknmfva0217kmgisqvqdmgqa1/41438663111.pdf
    • https://rhagro.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7a133641e01ef388457cb8bc9de5e0bd/71487374113.pdf
    • http://projectbudapest.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160991a385651e---basazofoninidepem.pdf
    • http://www.skupp.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160809ca9a19ed---95090605654.pdf
    • http://3colorjazz.com/fckeditor/userfiles/image/20546748958.pdf
    • https://plumcourse.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/416f234a74e1c0bf726ce608ee2faf25/niwelozuv.pdf
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b1786e8bdb---87535001246.pdf
    • http://aksaxena.com/bpms/includes/fckeditor_uploads/userfiles/file/43554577182.pdf
    • http://php-lounge.de/userfiles/file/3482607847.pdf
    • https://hsegroup.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nv3o4ikemfgiuvql3v903ls6o2/95887792598.pdf
    • https://ecobox.eng.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/429i49pg0evrj38ejuajcb9hc9/rupukujorudovodojikufex.pdf
    • http://www.radio-kum.si/data/files/40649774231.pdf
    • http://hillsclinic.com/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/userfiles/file/62800529625.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=tinkle+double+digest+online+reading+free
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000105c0.bin
2416eccabae397876baaa12df3094c33621dfab30747bd890ed502f611569e35
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x105C0 17260 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001330a.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1330A 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00014b21.bin
a3134f7633c807c8462632a2f668dacf64fc08cef617af3e9092deafe8233bc4
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14B21 10824 bytes