Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc2e8a38a9ef6b9d…

MALICIOUS

PDF

155.3 KB Created: 2021-08-12 00:06:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 94405295f091f8912e3b447d83b8f248 SHA-1: c31d526838bf1fac96a139a6b4288f701aec1fb7 SHA-256: dc2e8a38a9ef6b9da70be04f5c03969b505324720d2f5eb687c5c481339afde9
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF document exhibits multiple heuristic firings indicating malicious intent, including random and compromised CMS upload links. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest this is a phishing or trojan delivery mechanism. The numerous embedded URLs likely serve as lures to download further malicious payloads or redirect to phishing sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9966

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://nomylo.ru/uplcv?utm_term=respuestas+del+libro+conecta+mas+matematicas+1+secundaria PDF link annotation
    • https://brunoamaranti.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/maipsmoa3j8ir5k266m8bias25/21177248428.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://benchmarktransitions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160767ff03b208---32427228122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gjbbang.com/userData/board/file/4681371254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://telewebmarketing.com/FCKeditor/file/xufov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hevolta.com/upload/file/50992092716.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.trimbleexpress.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c9a3b65a05---88917059635.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ibliberia.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/49294305447.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://borderpak.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/49120e0807050358cd3bd42842262cfc/bizanerikuvomeninofenino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bechtoldpaving.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a801bc185f745d701bd92ed7c24c5ec3/rijutukikabow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dytac.hk/userfiles/siziwusonoxitowodu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.endthestigmacounselling.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ghlvcjph5o15bnipo7q9hpuq0i/nuwofovidoxisi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b7c96jd6t4njis4hbeoe7m3v44/15692440701.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://massvt.sk/editor_uploads/system/files/15897527014.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vizzzio.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/97c73254728e1198374d2554515c1f9e/roziwubafugimuluwa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://juniorsmagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607059dd8744c---86787384738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tcihk.com/userfiles/65111541865.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://liddellgaryfamily.com/clients/863293/File/11785169819.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.dr.schure.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/sizobojubevojesipobi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://muguet.fr/sites/default/files/file/85522417240.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ausafrica.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ec4320c7976---95720853245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://socialbomjesus.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e889205544---xinipijamefepopid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.tifdip.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160fcfc3198dba---widaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metzpaintings.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac5c0160357---23699518425.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fallahi-sch.com/userfiles/file/12966889464.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_off0001f801.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1F801 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00021018.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x21018 11012 bytes
SHA-256: 28747ad9cefa502ae52904ce0b94730614d12c6f343c49c2bbea709c25055d5f
font_02_sfnt_off0002297e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x2297E 19748 bytes
SHA-256: efdab0a9fdb513bb2eeebe7e0ee09f35e1a91f3db517929c93ede77a77a002d4