Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 df33bee6dc7c867f…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.1 KB Created: 2021-08-18 22:46:51 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 521a22aa009a2a5ffcbba32bd4129446 SHA-1: a656a8e57b46dd193bd62e7cde50ba49bf184098 SHA-256: df33bee6dc7c867facd8e3d0d8ef08ddbd4e1e7cc629798783b0b0adbcc50507
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature. No scripts were extracted, but the embedded URLs are the primary indicators of malicious intent.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9935

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://misosmile.com/upload/editor/files/48475289893.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://clinicacomciencia.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bd9093a414a---kujaterodejoxisekururij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hometextiles-consultant.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/tozutubopepug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dirabrealtors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609cd687268d8---44446593430.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aqbnb.com/uploadfile/file/68194537175.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pianoszimmermann.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160dddc6164ed8---parevigeguvu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dmddsgn.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d002a5dc0f51e0e2362e0f42dcde89d1/wexepawoma.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://envisystem.com/upload/userfile/files/pegenitobizikug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://myphamhelios.vn/luutru/files/pexokakukexizosege.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bitite.lv/media/txt/122/file/15564071331.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mp-hd.de/data/aktualnosci_imgs/file/21030226277.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dancephoto.ru/userfiles/files/savuwe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074b1b518798---83611627774.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phayaotechno.com/UserFiles/File/69780978245.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dipinkrishna.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16085681ebe4fc---wixesefumufimovoza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.191seo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606f655967e9d---xelawedabugezonigegivodip.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://joshuadacosta.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16110b2080f2f0---bubunidi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mfplus.ba/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160873fcca062a---situbulebusitogofuvuge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tevukasveza.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/pegabe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://maloneslandscape.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160cb0b16ec615---2755258697.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perfectthesale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16089483cdebb3---xevewazumusikofugilalub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.latentoac.com/portal/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/qk9mussrbit03s946nq31b9t2l/suvumagutamaferowutadi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anhbanglaw.com/userfiles/file/vuwuduvuzusukekalu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://championshipsportsrings.com/clients/23492/File/ximopazafujujifoxexofom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/6naE_Nh8_CY/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+clean+up+old+singer+sewing+machinePDF 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 4

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
stream_003_off0000da55.bin decompressed-pdf-stream PDF FlateDecoded stream at offset 0xDA55 18360 bytes
SHA-256: fe6a030cce3a1e6f7bc0bd98ffaf71e5932d07356b5efb165c677cd9129ebadd
font_01_sfnt_off0000f69f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF69F 16836 bytes
SHA-256: 756ba7e7a7d1ae0f8f80730766c20886cfbf5f17959bcaa33e7b93f3d40c1600
font_02_sfnt_off0001224d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1224D 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_03_sfnt_off00013a64.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13A64 11140 bytes
SHA-256: aea9662ef9eafff94f32063de878c6ebd25e976c174586c82800426acf2a1eb9