Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd1f91a624d36f8b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.4 KB Created: 2021-09-02 04:26:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: f117ba929b0a07063c30f0ef54ed81dd SHA-1: 010a42e2f5e4c8ea0a73d141ceab58b7c8516a60 SHA-256: dd1f91a624d36f8bffce8367741d698ca9ad76dd8886bedd56acf6821bd7dd98
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The file is a PDF that contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the attack by embedding malicious links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9975

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://royal-art.pl/uploads/userfiles/files/xolegeb.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://go2germany.ru/files/file/35512886490.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tomaszskiba.com/userfiles/file/53709413342.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rethabise.co.za/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a0acd6d85b2---tojaline.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.theagentpipeline.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610aa4a243360---lefozubowujifitikewevas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://amalighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3c9cb4d910844ef54ff244521afb6d5f/pupovupitis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tubietelbar.hu/uploadfile/75004093998.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alexanderkanevskyartistbiography.com/clientMedia/file/68760665066.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tgfu5k7qvnf40evem80ul7gat0/20817373981.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://valdhans.cz/userfiles/file/21244975137.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://olympicwroclaw.pl/zdjecia/fck/file/97254986542.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8cu55v2us04ntp4gbgv0tn54q7/86134440096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://k-barrierfree.com/FileData/ckfinder/files/20210710_FEA77264282A000F.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2017.letnifestiwal.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7356614359.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://robinio.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/aht22svhoodg7onueios1a5tu5/2196074664.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://studioarchoggianiepartners.it/userfiles/files/40743196558.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agrion.org/upload/fichier/60249923536.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://aedwea.com/upload/foto/fabasejuxinijevogabetuki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.expoagrogto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/k1lptnjefjhfpj1touaa7qvhl5/3761420460.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://x-software.cz/data/file/foparidowusulodefonipav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tasarimak.net/ckfinder/userfiles/files/vurijuxumegozajodage.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hediyevideo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ffbbedcd3b---37813369794.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://morethancars.nl/uploads/edytor/file/29720786300.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pokewaveanaheim.com/uploads/files/senedoxuren.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stevis.cz/files/file/xunefuzuko.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=all+9+solfeggio+frequencies+at+oncePDF 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_off0000daeb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDAEB 16884 bytes
SHA-256: f3df5d5e5a5b3fe9c38f80c1a62211968b947c1356440776be2c968003c1666a
font_01_sfnt_off0001069d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1069D 10908 bytes
SHA-256: de39abadae0b16d99c5deeccec52f63e4b1c1ef60a2ceefdb66ba2b20a6ad0a7
font_02_sfnt_off00011fc6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FC6 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1