Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ded558bb3c0b13f9…

MALICIOUS

PDF

101.8 KB Created: 2021-07-15 22:00:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 259adb8af2653fe8dc0b218aab71415b SHA-1: 726d5a4547232d22e57bde3c1316c4200cd59266 SHA-256: ded558bb3c0b13f9676fb08f1524fac439423ce71d419e06b686c60bbbe99983
224 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was detected as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, indicating a high likelihood of malicious intent. It contains numerous links to external websites, many of which appear to be compromised WordPress uploads or disposable hosting, suggesting a link farm designed to redirect users to malicious content. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports this. While no scripts were extracted, the overall structure and URL patterns point towards a phishing or scam attempt to download further payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9803

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.
  • 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.
  • Callback phishing phone lure medium SE_CALLBACK_LURE
    Document asks the user to call a phone number in billing, refund, subscription, fraud, or security context — consistent with callback phishing or tech-support scam patterns. Suppressed for legitimate-issuer (IRS/gov/official-form) documents that carry no urgency or charge/dispute escalation.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • 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://francois-daulte.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gisefawuwilapad.pdf
    • https://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16092873f7ea65---74166346031.pdf
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariobubiniregini.eu/userfiles/files/52361424428.pdf
    • http://www.thediethub.in/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608f347d1ce1d---ruzigepijiwugarag.pdf
    • https://aguiapromocional.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be1002dd9d8---69092328477.pdf
    • http://oishisushigd.com/uploads/files/71893240986.pdf
    • https://www.shopveriamici.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hi720di3pl77elggd8ud9e7ak6/tamelam.pdf
    • http://toyotalongbien.org/data/dulieu/files/55737446012.pdf
    • https://yepsell.com/userfiles/files/78472315544.pdf
    • http://www.optionassurance.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d219dfc09fb---48837877338.pdf
    • https://www.mii.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/207ecf14ba0750a926d23f206955bbf2/64813801664.pdf
    • http://adria-ex.com/images/blog//file/dimusudu.pdf
    • https://penzionradvanice.cz/res/file/firufokip.pdf
    • https://www.formwork.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/l7f4nftousj3vnc4pb7dso2mlg/mikafevokafawofowefevoras.pdf
    • http://www.homefacelifters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/742b43b21a59db627e6cf651a2f55dc9/24287000864.pdf
    • http://prodesign31.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cf84fee8ca---lemufogaver.pdf
    • https://cristiandellavedova.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e92sm01d7utbocobkqo22rtco0/fezafizudidefefe.pdf
    • http://myexamadvisor.com/fck_uploads/files/nefegutirolonenibizused.pdf
    • http://elementsgogreen.com/userfiles/file/dobibimujeko.pdf
    • https://eduinfinite.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/566d4c710f2be393ece0c1c1ef5e2b79/25433405159.pdf
    • http://conblocmanado.com/pics/file/nikumi.pdf
    • https://dhesient.com/media/95860035656.pdf
    • http://leap-egypt.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160944c04d478f---38294313606.pdf
    • https://ailani.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7a522fd01b07f65fd8efbb22f1c98eab/zigaduxisusosowasagu.pdf
    • http://trungnguyenjsc.vn/uploads/image/files/tafirukadi.pdf
    • http://www.assignproject.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2da97751c4---26185310349.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/A3Ryygt5BCM/uplcv?utm_term=british+blue+kittens+for+sale+near+me
    • 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_off000126b4.bin
c62f200812153c07b14f0974a39240df858f8f6a497f32279a4f8c0bbf293718
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x126B4 10864 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00013fa5.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13FA5 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000157b7.bin
0ef3f4b8fe59b57cc1a58afaabf23200b5be589591b9c5ea4dfd5bd530fa810b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x157B7 18980 bytes