Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 df60c007dc72b7c1…

MALICIOUS

PDF

89.8 KB Created: 2021-08-26 06:02:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: 6cc6e8c8a91d2d0ecaf33c04358c0323 SHA-1: e2f03648620a5a5e1e8d7a77881b255dd01a3166 SHA-256: df60c007dc72b7c157d07da3d5be6477545b55b2fb67dad16564030251b98615
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting an attempt to host and distribute malicious files. The presence of a 'download button' heuristic further supports a lure-based attack pattern. While no scripts were directly extracted, the overall structure and URL findings indicate a phishing or malware distribution attempt.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9985

Heuristics 8

  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://garglob.ru/uplcv?utm_term=answer+report+excel PDF link annotation
    • http://leadershipcareer.kr/fckeditor/_upload/file/41983635191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wurstfargo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ed434703394417f10386706ef2d0c974/9923776692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fortlauderdale-carservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbcf7294ef8---darifofupipesematoxuzixe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.kcequipment.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/feee0c9f1b52e2f44ca946591bb9ae88/zutuxinuxibimuwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eastmoorclassof1970.com/clients/4/43/4343e427eb1b0a0668350338a4d6b623/File/toxumawujuto.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://artistalexanderkanevskyroyalshakespeareglobetheatrelondon.com/clientMedia/file/65311254006.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://bettynblue.com/upload/fck_img/20210521/file/85347602027.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://informerfitness.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2a527820f93d5994e9e45edb8fdabd90/21715878980.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sahamit.net/userfiles/file/57640318223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://reparationmobile.net/userfiles/file/17448227344.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zezoalza.com/ckupload/files/39512744362.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xperion.hu/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4d2e5e53568ebed678bfbaeab3c4932a/41643067689.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ethiquedevelopers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/966a569ba7350d6ac533ecb28d7ba1ad/juvikakipaguzidoziwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maxitelt.no/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a2592770c46---wedurodezopudugezega.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://davidlbrooks.com/clients/868292/File/47395991418.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vico-inmobiliaria.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xetekalade.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://harekatmemuru.com/images/Media/files/wevaxazeze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iamsoldierfit.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16083f71ae33d9---48765310008.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://yourlightingbrand.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c9b76dc26fa1f00b22b8e52bf5aba17/45719376673.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pianoszimmermann.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609fec4e70343---35011147933.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.anapharmata.hu/ckfinder/core/connector/php/files/18206278037.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lhs75aa.org/clients/0/08/08eb77d093c5251d787cf05842b4a73c/File/ziroj.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_off0000fb21.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFB21 17748 bytes
SHA-256: 7fff7a021713bca37b8196cac16baf60aaf3d1fc594043d83469939cdc479783
font_01_sfnt_off00012979.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12979 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00014190.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14190 10284 bytes
SHA-256: 07e216f36cac90cf5a56f9046e892f7591151be57d903fba43489584646f2b8f