Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 dd592ccc3c764f4e…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.1 KB Created: 2021-07-30 05:36:49 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 1536972b78198d51b8b02e4ba3ad683e SHA-1: 7fb7269fee2d04adf1a9b2f530e80f7281c17af8 SHA-256: dd592ccc3c764f4e21401335d0935d6c3346886b0f9127be553876cca6ee038f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous embedded links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. No scripts were extracted, but the structure and URL patterns are indicative of a common PDF-based lure.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://www.veronicaneal.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1/16076a15c7cf64---zixozodew.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://deltagroup.bg/uploads/file/biwepuvekuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cascinasorigherio.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160930c490de7b---biviwezapunokizudapivusa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bc7d5d2d8ef---mivedoniviputare.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mouaumfb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608e6e8316039---guxupufozojipupupufax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimbuunguyen.com/uploads/userfiles/file/gejejebopanibuluk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8th7eiq8s35iurqsv3vimtipg6/pozis.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1904177fb5---libavemafuvebiwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608994a051242---48378827960.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shuswapladystriders.ca/userfiles/file/23215769252.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.etoiles-recrutement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160db450f8797b---botesujaduselalexipusudan.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.infranetltd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160804faada10d---39916973186.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sztarmedia.hu/_user/file/wozokafaxezonegifadediwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://guclupin.com/calisma2/files/uploads/20474494644.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aihyang.com/userfiles/file/32798546491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakecountyoralsurgery.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a267f4d0cab---mariwodudolenibuwifuf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jshtextile.com/UserFiles/file///65141157883.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://macleanpinesdrivingschool.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/99d59ca76d77d2baddfc3781541a5621/migugebivebimilewatub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aarogyamedico.com/userfiles/file/60532838788.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://adamlegal.com/userfiles/file/nasobuzepelepumifewiguxud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.baptistenhardenberg.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a15a3cf582---kojuwigorutabetofadak.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://chicohigh1987.com/clients/47015/File/81225900639.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colegiodesafio.net/home/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160abf39d006bc---tarebusolu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=is+abs+plastic+safe+for+hydroponicsPDF 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_off000102ef.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x102EF 10920 bytes
SHA-256: 12495a7b5e7c809994a1ea2fa1715a38e78ee50f16388de2c32757614d38499b
font_01_sfnt_off00011bf4.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11BF4 18784 bytes
SHA-256: 2f2ecfbd488c1cfd03a0d816dea521163fdd5a50538b6b9e0c8aaa0cd084ba9f
font_02_sfnt_off00014d60.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14D60 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1