Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dc3baf048dfaa2f1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.7 KB Created: 2021-09-01 15:32:25 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-05
MD5: 8d2dcfb50f39764bf7f433b3fa80206c SHA-1: 9a8a635cf5c8992d324792d34e2949fa7119295d SHA-256: dc3baf048dfaa2f182d74d1085d633a3bb07b3ee9b965bcc59f250ba63332085
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, indicating a likely phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, with the embedded links serving as the primary attack vector to redirect users to potentially harmful content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9965

Heuristics 7

  • 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.
  • 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://canphantich.net/Images_upload/files/linavisulemixezawajubipow.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://alquimia.in/admin/fckeditor/editorfile/46071543623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.akutrans.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16112c19ba0c1a---vizaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://king-pro.com/userfiles/files/14321548710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.oasipizza.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611ff06f6a1f6---jirolozibonujogesavure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://eobliecky.sk/userfiles/file/zimom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://stcatherine.ac.ug/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160759962069d4---gotobav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://multiseal.com.ph/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16125988336484---zilefiped.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sculecuacumulator.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/damofazuretorunalodunawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://unsersohn.ch/images/file/79909135508.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.basur-tedavisi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160836d632a700---raxejevemosujuwavativalul.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kiteschule-kiel.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b058c8d49bd---54545669398.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://internationallanguagenavigators.com/media/zobimugeku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lovepetclinics.com/file_media/file_image/file/repuvimasawebazukizebiwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.opencalgary.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607af532e51cb---vagofudatazabonam.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://duext.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ba04a51fedd51c9a2fdd313f6ccd7835/34191774654.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mintaialuminum.com/d/files/66986676266.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroynerud-sm.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f2f76d97f1b---noporuzagesenaje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://huucodatlanh.com/userfiles/file/porepopegupotuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://uaqbakery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f76d423e535---zodagedovibutakeduwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.itbaloch.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3d642948ff---63042256224.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090e4b494678---kuludejuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://diennuocdanang.com/uploads/image/files/golaja.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.thecandystoresudbury.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/innrk24096351opdruic37qq70/rofelokurasijawewizu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=double+foot+amputationPDF 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_off0001082d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1082D 17572 bytes
SHA-256: 88c1d576d28814e113270322ec55edca215fa146505df76852928aae2710a955
font_01_sfnt_off000135c8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x135C8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00014ddf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14DDF 10492 bytes
SHA-256: f444c16e2a0f41e8c801dd82a2c7cab03dd5a9594ddc9f2f028c079a1b9d6572