Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de393b45ece3b318…

MALICIOUS

PDF

92.9 KB Created: 2021-08-11 00:45:09 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 7364b6ded2a599f47a679b504ab0f473 SHA-1: 9cee1dfce1db29c034bf3deda715230214f8416c SHA-256: de393b45ece3b31884a3df6f0aa3982b993506b936d2500e14ae36f5d647c689
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier. It contains a large number of embedded links, many of which point to compromised WordPress installations or disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports this attack pattern. No scripts were extracted from this sample.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

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://fanaf.comarticle_ressources/file/12688919314.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://flygarfield.net/userfiles/file/jevokabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elcivan.com/admin/UserFiles/file/gowosibozubixajed.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rockandroll.blog.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/iqt6odq1k663k1f646nfv1kdjv/nivuvazosolajebanumaxute.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fceresources.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/79252414411.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://naturabliskociebie.pl/userfiles/file/sidili.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gramercygrand.ru/files/file/12863191107.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://melissajacksonmd.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607e33296fa2e---41248206118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cr-sdc.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3001bf5c25438dd41251ecddbc77c1f3/tajene.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akcjonariusz.com/UserFiles/file/manapowuxazu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://encouragingmath.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd0f2709826243599669c2ef389811b3/bapupepezodur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nuevocoach.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/50eb593923d5810ebb683d2d8d6f0023/taxudakixolivi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://editions-tlp.fr/ckfinder/userfiles/files/60616478535.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kicksomeglass.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8b67f895a500eb10132d89216ebfa4c1/nevegefatoxukituvovame.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://chupwo.com/editor_upload/file/voruzapa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sk-developers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5207eec35f---zemolabikeda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lilit-realty.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jclk9fgl8dj61ul8al6j00j207/maranurolomidanefexujuzur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://toshiteriyakiburien.com/uploads/files/jenuwujatekosigusav.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://wshs67rocks.com/clients/9/94/942520bde836a0b401740df6f3d23d35/File/89957453418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/rra8garqakfsbk33411jqi60b5/17640711356.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.alwaysflorida.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099f6ec198b7---lunedezojopute.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bff83205121---muponirevuwoneduf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://whuntex.ru/userfiles/file/65636531174.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://catgarner.com/clients/873270/File/42414807907.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alkalacarservice.com/public_html/userfiles/file/xijudobuzelomes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/ngfLrbzwjls/uplcv?utm_term=the+wild+unknown+tarot+deck+guidebook+pdfPDF 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_off00010642.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10642 11112 bytes
SHA-256: 98dd84a0c37764d5ea1a70281043ef1729136ea2718faf9aa219e1c93f5b10c5
font_01_sfnt_off00011fc5.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FC5 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off000137d7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x137D7 17172 bytes
SHA-256: 27d9ade7bbe2e3182d2224b445e310d1e9f3ed9c2f10ba8aee5b573139050bbb