Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 df823c1cf67527c7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

66.2 KB Created: 2021-06-13 18:17:38 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: 823f901c5d5dced03557d2e2bc511365 SHA-1: a15799c8632603db33c2f6b9ce29bf3850da6794 SHA-256: df823c1cf67527c7dcc0dafe9afd4ffadd7b3704730ce7e7a57cc08668ec983f
154 Risk Score

Malware Insights

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

The PDF file contains numerous links pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting, disguised as a guide for combining PDF files. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or malware distribution. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs suggest it's designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.8278

Heuristics 5

  • 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 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
  • 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=how+to+put+2+pdfs+in+one+file PDF link annotation
    • http://erkerlaender.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b067da461c---bivosixasabita.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://oiweld.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1aee32ee0e3d7d7c0e8687b723405341/54802374989.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://diversifiedhumansolutions.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/9d5fe311a5269d2b9dba5a198c73d331/30840607043.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://beulahcooleycollection.com/clients/870349/File/3613386158.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://savoie-outils-coupants.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/baguxejegodoradutojalixij.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.physioaktivkramer.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160733eee1e08c---vufigujerewalatumodug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.caribbeandentist.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607635ebb77ad---36466235515.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gametimecatering.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609d08be39ff0---11905153290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://schodylux.pl/userfiles/file/fifozo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://capmar.eu/userfiles/file/vefelufefinarulerubirodim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://birons.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0aa1884f873c8f7e31a890e67f0f3ecd/ludiwesapanovagatugebu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lostsoulsmemorialnj.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5e5770838d33f4bff817238e9c51a231/47858948844.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cohn-vossen.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b85b6d7ed0f---13139218113.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/In PDF document text
    • http://www.ascendercorp.com/typedesigners.htmlIn PDF document text
    • http://scripts.sil.org/OFLIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000dcae.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDCAE 4912 bytes
SHA-256: c1b3cbfeb19ae7a9df193ec3946f4bcd611ef5642929b524491418a3d693a056

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