Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 db25c6c26bccee27…

MALICIOUS

PDF

80.6 KB Created: 2021-09-04 21:48:48 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: a8c52931aaa44b3f074ea8371a389e7d SHA-1: 1bb4607420d360064e23ab452ebd9779af16704a SHA-256: db25c6c26bccee27c8057be6768834b0dd1c3c46c0c53ba681f01f229f017732
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, and contains multiple links to potentially compromised WordPress sites. These links likely serve as a lure to download further malicious content or phish for credentials. The PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest an attempt to exploit users through a phishing vector, likely initiated via a spearphishing attachment.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9953

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://rhagro.com.mx/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a2f62d57469cb920d9cd4f8c2d072f8e/simadiwetadomituridamodu.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://thermocomfort.ca/userfiles/file/vuzewuxupepenulodof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bigredclassof1960.com/clients/879476/File/17939427167.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dnevi-sekretarjev.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608860d71447a---ditowotivagawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sandalyecenneti.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/laolg67hqu6rfm43o5i27qljn8/84513795178.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mvpartners.be/images/uploadedimages/file/ruxepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ukicda.com/admin/fckeditor_upfiles/file/2021061809560880554.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://organicfertilizerproduction.com/d/files/giwetivaroxafewukid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://highendschmiede.de/highendfiles/file/18974197085.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ednak.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fe303cf3c62---25694097138.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://antwerp-rentals.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9b00269c11---52797232838.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aihr-iadh.org/uploads/FCK_files/file/sukodiwelipeluzosogon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.federatedlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/38a65b6ea5ab9b3613bdfb70407161fb/bumakatamiginowawovonu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kamarkosong.com/contents//files/56337644117.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://homeaestheticsllc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/914ca7598d44a9f55dd38eef5ae48738/95075807950.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.esthemed.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aeadbf30ea6---22817588050.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maschimaurizio.it/userfiles/files/nikizixofoxezesatuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16095ba9786581---bosimeno.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://autohausnschmidt.de/userfiles/file/zavinelezod.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bikipvuikhoedep.com/app/webroot/files/editor_upload/files/jatimapinalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.andreivieru.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/jomemigajujukafami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.lugashotel.com/data/editorfile/58488275939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chronocertif.com/userfiles/file/remapasebanutimoxedege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://velvetskin.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f9a6026393b59d31feae8ea1094a57c0/20226721247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1xuhb7AK25c/uplcv?utm_term=metodo+kaizen+toyota+pdfPDF 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_off0000d381.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD381 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000eb98.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEB98 10436 bytes
SHA-256: 54ace3df0d8c3abc99ce531b150fac0988f7c6509ebc8718bb98ef25d390c1fa
font_02_sfnt_off00010371.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10371 18972 bytes
SHA-256: 3c69ae80d62e90a55979e8d6822e291e211a0c2b72e2436da09fd77e0045be14