Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d694b900107a40c2…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.1 KB Created: 2021-08-08 13:54:43 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-23
MD5: 8fc9e69193c9c51b1b79a251ca800246 SHA-1: 191ed7d3203af3c4c5b0644b5eb8eaded564a0ea SHA-256: d694b900107a40c2162b1fef5327c9a83fbf3b2dd551769ff993951ad2ba98b8
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of a 'download' button lure further supports this, indicating the document's purpose is to trick users into downloading a malicious payload. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9994

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • 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 http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6104g20nu1u7lst3kej0adgk95/simikosevawugiz.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://studioego.cz/userfiles/file/dujabebuzesuzopinebos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://work4shop.cz/userfiles/file/wigapavipibajobifori.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leaguengn.com/userfiles/file///94817062240.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nensi.si/upload/file/90734332059.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.lang-mayer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607ffcda30453---33336113537.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kocavietnam.com/upload/files/79289689972.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16080eb726fe26---19553731933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rodolphe-blanchet.fr/Rodolphe/fckeditor/file/muzoxokesiwipav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luxartparquet.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/85b8c380ab72fa4aad553ec79b684735/losivupuxulexivozebilabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nail-free.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vojamapetowudogexotoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rethabise.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074d39592cc8---6946413844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bezpieczna-strefa.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/56a1ec5f00875ff0ea86d5e19e2c9943/lopotiduwijigemuwojid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.carolglassman.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac93ee62675---28640114481.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maekalocal.com/Maeka/UserFiles/File/gasedinumofukakosogupodid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goodmix-psc.com/userfiles/files/22170696597.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://petraifevronii.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kowelagulozufiwag.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://omniatel.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076098def6ee---70399643219.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aafkqcanfpgnhbng3b5i9a.xn--p1ai/pict/file/tonigopodazugutub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ubest.ru/images/file/21569551387.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.festivalmarrakech.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609dfae1df7ef---zovevokavok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ya-ke.cn/admin/upload/lipikegisosudovove.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=vivaldi+concerto+for+2+violins+in+a+minor+free+sheet+musicPDF 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_off0000c8bb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC8BB 16856 bytes
SHA-256: b1ebfa9bdd74ea2adb8b3a8505c28f0eef82443a6f1aeb940e9eea2d7ad4cc5f
font_01_sfnt_off0000f4d7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF4D7 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00010cee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10CEE 10996 bytes
SHA-256: b4231086d7761652499048c2736edd15829315dcedb08f8d77277f6de8780d1a