Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 d7fe26b5cdc555db…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.4 KB Created: 2021-09-06 22:17:56 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 6c7fb5f56465f9b7263a5e86af2a4408 SHA-1: 129ac50a1923ca9ed31bb2163200f8474c309b94 SHA-256: d7fe26b5cdc555db05ac718b094492edff7c8f39d87c9f2bfc8484e2d36a0b44
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites, suggesting an attempt to host malicious files or redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The presence of external URIs and link farms indicates a likely phishing or malware distribution scheme.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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://cructi.ru/uplcv?utm_term=alesis+samplepad+pro+manual+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://www.belladermeestetica.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609db590d17e2---nutagedesi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hattrick-sports.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ceb9427daf---kifimubagovowoledasama.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.1000ena.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16100790b90cd6---vakasogezupivegege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dilimkebab.com/userfiles/file/nevatigawubepunikevaromo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alsterparkett.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/88a44tj84g8i0l9c9v926b5fn0/jipugapomepezaduj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://accesoriosalmayor.com/images/userfiles/file/41240017293.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldendoodlesofthesierranevadas.com/userfiles/file/wagopetibekizuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://koetec.com/home/~ptow/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95194685151.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://southernlightingsource.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d6b9b773772f902a5bba1f1b16152a6d/pesuvir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://leap-egypt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c077ceafef8---7382780282.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://nationalherbo.com/userfiles/file/favagubiveka.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yourtuscanyguide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/68lp1n0qqco7i22akjcs9ch6m7/46467263427.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andeanskyline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f529677265---mevosamagorovuj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dagmar-e.de/userfiles/file/kenadasifomuxajop.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160991fcf6df89---12058285907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tungalag.mn/userfiles/files/durefivozowixideperakaru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://gaziemirkentkonseyi.com/upload/files/23447216918.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tea-ra.com/user_data/upload/save_image/files/76638332454.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://controlsystemco.com/cache/fck_files/file/baruver.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://butchercurnow.com/img/shop//contents/tifonaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.mueblesgamez.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/5180850097.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vaughanreunion.com/clients/7/7c/7cfe0b8ff6d5e3136a6575a9b258a09c/File/zogowoguvafomigixugi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rmgoals.com/userfiles/files/lopiroxeni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hengtaixin.com/HangShun/ckfinder/userfiles/files/52640398514.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_off0000da52.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA52 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000f269.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF269 10644 bytes
SHA-256: 98e90a7813ec20c85336779dc7be9cb57c018a8cba6e57311b14e57ea5117305
font_02_sfnt_off00010aaf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10AAF 17472 bytes
SHA-256: 4bcf700ed288fec03269f10d3717ffc00b32bda581159b766a9923979314ba6e