Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de372a3d32073cd5…

MALICIOUS

PDF

104.6 KB Created: 2021-09-06 07:15:10 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 8eaca9cd5720b8105ef99b17f2e4fe63 SHA-1: 0cd3df801a48874b1bb592475a7a79a8a4909bbb SHA-256: de372a3d32073cd595a624dbc6210cae391ceb9c265d2e093796417b7df06aae
244 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains lures for advance-fee scams and fake invoices, indicating a phishing attempt. It includes numerous links to external URLs, many hosted on compromised WordPress sites, suggesting a distribution mechanism for malicious content. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to deliver a secondary payload via the embedded links.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9961

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Advance-fee lottery/parcel scam lure high SE_ADVANCE_FEE_SCAM_LURE
    Document contains lottery/beneficiary or prize language together with large-value draft/funds wording and parcel/courier delivery requirements. This is a classic advance-fee fraud document shape.
  • 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.
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=dctfweb+manual+de+orienta%C3%A7%C3%A3o
    • https://eliteswimmingpoolsinc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2da9qiqmrdjv5mhrts4dteg373/71318996085.pdf
    • https://www.golaw.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ddeaf097f6---masosebifulafo.pdf
    • https://inchiriereelicoptere.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075f5f6c2437---93600531427.pdf
    • https://njsolarpower.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4f1932b79b40966fafd7c709fd493091/96380243841.pdf
    • http://richmore.kr/uploadfile/fckeditor/file/fifobiragulidikaninezol.pdf
    • https://www.larche-de-jules.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/91347303659.pdf
    • http://medianet2000.net/amm_prod/image_news_popup/file/batodolakodisipevuru.pdf
    • http://st-ark.it/userfiles/files/gobepibawugetolavodux.pdf
    • http://www.virtualaid.eu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ccd0136fc7---tutov.pdf
    • http://www.holzbau-hoelzl.at/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610303d04e083---lupugulonobulad.pdf
    • http://pavcargo.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d4e0ee44c6637f69712697a550fe365f/zojuniweku.pdf
    • http://ne-moloko.ee/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c6a653d31350b44432420f3c335a85e6/82761813923.pdf
    • http://phongkhamthienhoa.vn/images/files/gokogumekupugisofak.pdf
    • http://bienbao.net/uploads/files/vezetemavawobatufanunapi.pdf
    • http://rudolphalexander.com/uploads/files/gejepelaku.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lbql31vk8dist19228vk4rkqr7/76721496881.pdf
    • http://go-pxl.com/uploads/files/28525598506.pdf
    • https://www.hotwaterfactory.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c794be313683e9e8be1a6f0348f134c5/bazapodukigapemobirivi.pdf
    • https://ekransamara.ru/files/24402232084.pdf
    • http://costruzionibulagna.it/userfiles/files/47745371854.pdf
    • https://dongytueduc.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lf0hmlom2k9qh9g8soc334sdto/kowazex.pdf
    • http://yuha.be/_files/file/getuzirep.pdf
    • http://global-gypsum.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160aa31fa17665---69623524640.pdf
    • http://perfecturology.cafe24.com/upload/editor/imagefile/65116745228.pdf
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/License

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off00012b8f.bin
8f48f33aa932842a96cc54eb8ae62fc2a248a67d3548afcf6766ca4282885251
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12B8F 20616 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00016095.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x16095 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000178ac.bin
7828ce6c799eb467128960827642b45b2c3c4b187e04b13b416fb55157fb6170
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x178AC 11260 bytes