Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 de4f678f9dd87119…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.9 KB Created: 2021-08-31 16:48:40 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: 74e217ff8f82b03ecf7f68aabb9143a7 SHA-1: a4a05d0960d3171ccfbc11c5f6c5f72bbc0a7144 SHA-256: de4f678f9dd8711917801228dcd9b353bcd8d28010fa1cf24012f8203ad6a842
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites and other disposable hosting. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely to lure users to download further malware or engage in phishing. The file's structure as a link farm suggests it's part of a broader phishing or malware distribution campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9913

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 http://phaptangpgvn.net/app/webroot/upload/files/76011825835.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://wwm-quanta.com/upload/files/luwunarofabu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://myhoorayhealth.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c7d7b400117d7a66d370a8393f9d9d48/14608939983.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zeci.nl/im/image/20342380187.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sarujiovalente.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/va4rf1j56llgsk76kqcfqgvsae/lonadetavebexafagobud.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cortopolis.ar/userfiles/file/85968898299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mindweave.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/jeinusmu7q1dg1bdla9uve8iio/rerusemojajejuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://patrick-vallot.com/upload/files/fanatuzaroxoro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://proff-doors.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1135993e0b2a7a93b8d20ce2e4399672/busomozediva.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://inchiriereelicoptere.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fcbdd717d8---73330850457.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://borderpak.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b1726a8ca81165508ebd23ecfdc957a/vudoxakax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://apparel.allianceflooring.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/34ae02b18518126e60cf2bec16f0b5c7/13233124713.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sl-light.ru/design/img/upload/file/6651753275.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://petra-dario.info/upload/datoteke/mejexuzavi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ontheedgeofnow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ac462f36455---sanoxonafogorozadanogure.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kinoimaging.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a3a67333e9a---95734967939.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://animalscipublisher.com/files/upfiles/file/tudilolexuwurikivububolos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nepalonetours.com/userfiles/files/nikiwidusupe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://west-holding.com/userfiles/file/36147451388.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tribo.kz/userfiles/File/26527943402.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tectrongim.com/uploads/files/67531377984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://picinterior.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pepurogasikewasikaxe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sesc.com.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5870divur1aqcp1fe3nvsom2u1/rusijijabevaniniweni.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.colours-of.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d7ntj8ikm1a0t0m2eq08e1dtsm/63463858179.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/gasivunuxubulilugajofude.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/Om9ozkHLxGw/uplcv?utm_term=fiscal+year+2021PDF link annotation
    • http://pro.ovh.net/~tribuene/images/banque/file/gekifudus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000fc92.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFC92 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off000114a9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x114A9 10288 bytes
SHA-256: 71a6b4e750ced4ad4a975c09a167d864845d9245a1a5ca0880c19dc6deada567
font_02_sfnt_off00012c10.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12C10 17672 bytes
SHA-256: fc0656978cf40018cb382c2edb4c271d25a669dda3e8ce9754d56e79897b0408