Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d7fb8b43f070531f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

79.1 KB Created: 2021-07-01 22:31:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-08-20
MD5: bbd1ac465f6d4993e95c63d3896184eb SHA-1: 124586fba2f56cd0ceec17a6e52e0fa097b3ea68 SHA-256: d7fb8b43f070531f7d30e74abf7848146806a3a0e4c304b923b285444ce1cf18
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the presence of numerous external links and the nature of the heuristics point towards the document serving as a lure to malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9958

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://chcial.ru/uplcv?utm_term=pagalworld+a+to+z+songs PDF link annotation
    • https://flylights.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/takn1b30scbi0apt5rl7d4fhkn/6458505705.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bodwellassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fdb614e571c9dda7e25852b630637a89/70185966821.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sunnysolutions.it/uploads/assets/file/26057264346.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hightechrustremovers.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac36093e312---53092322755.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.medicalalliedtraining.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c58a25cf81e---rizusovozajam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.nestroots.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/nqtv793mh6pt772aeo283nj5s1/maxagomumozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ehblending.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c80f12b30b55262f6952f1e54850122b/62648158863.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carlojans.com/cms/file/87290232081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://broadviewlibrary.org/uploaded_bvlib/file/beguvamomejorikimil.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.jhannahs.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608beb4e42c49---36922319928.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iwish-cosmetics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cc87050cfa---vufamofifanizeke.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://10glazsikeyrosa.ru/file/71097116308.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://plenaadoracao.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d8e342c0a85---pitujexaziwuzipodav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realimpacto.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a152dc2d7b4---79577706713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lastcallslc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/02e061c5153c12bf2ca0711a373d28f3/kovewidemum.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pensiunea-escape.ro/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kebonatavojudimowe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tamtam.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5d6b60ab44cbf5a4f93ba3d789ea53ca/33929545774.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dmddsgn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/53ea1ead876721ea33b2c8e162d1dfae/muxalonumivow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://storage-in-motion.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b5657b865d2---gegakido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://loveforlungs.com/clients/a/a9/a9a80f3a93b7553e0860ec1960497db0/File/patovanuvemamiwex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://g-shocktou.com/user_file/file/dopirefifiwigifamaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-eckernfoerde.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cb3bd6fcc9---fabopom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085d92443d48---51173000367.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_off0000d28a.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD28A 10348 bytes
SHA-256: 82afcba6a4c4ab2945665e9069b2ad688dbd1e3adea96e39e7b23920ca7de7b4
font_01_sfnt_off0000e9ee.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE9EE 16812 bytes
SHA-256: e60b34f30d351a0d3745e712eae83268ee2a17f6a8693199e80d6c5b6c0a5867
font_02_sfnt_off0001156e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1156E 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1