Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e13c7658b69b6a23…

MALICIOUS

PDF

77.4 KB Created: 2021-09-04 09:37:58 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 56102be6ccdb4bbf6109c51a19a67abc SHA-1: 314c0c30a2429e76ec787e43e94ba668790e9631 SHA-256: e13c7658b69b6a239ffa1fd38b628a79f366a2aaf6f69da5f13824d6dbaed864
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics as containing numerous links to potentially compromised websites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier further support its malicious nature. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the embedded URLs are the primary indicators of malicious activity, likely serving as lures to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9948

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://www.kevinbrooks.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b84a2e89729---59381922989.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://medgarlci.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f1c46b862596c046b92d6d898d22241e/72158728793.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smalternatywa.pl/media/upload/files/61f60e292bbf1f14ca5c25835332e48c.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.europesolidaire.eu/userfiles/files/mewigivururoge.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apexnepaltravel.com/userfiles/file/60595025929.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lcan0h96gsdsag1gn57nfj6en1/84115873337.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://protechlighting.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6f77c44799db6213ac7a4235197a0eca/68710423285.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://massintech.ru/img/outer/files/ketubirakiwinidonobidas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://3dreamvr.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/061494fafe8991c9f332b538522ba844/21595130118.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://essiac.cz/UserFiles/file/resomogekokipitakid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.huntsvillepr.com/files/files/gagidedojumisisowudubim.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.accidentinjuryalbuquerque.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/sa1rbqm11tte9iqs4md7mn42l4/sedidapino.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://maternites-catholiques.org/ressource/site-image/files/nejawovomozapitupesutazi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://phanvienphianam.com/uploads/userfiles/file/91979551787.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://perfectthesale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c973d91962---96927463840.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.maderas-navarro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kiwumebunipasaf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://luatkhangthai.vn/upload/fck/file/22649420081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.ediliziaindustriale.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1611ad4d469afd---bijabirisetofo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://restorationteleconference.com/clients/73716/File/setez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://zulaikhatextile.com/userfiles/files/momunolojepofiminonejok.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://parklanehotel.asia/userfiles/file/fosejirulet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.basur-tedavisi.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607b980588613---58069758258.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.web2business.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160f5078561af1---69023560632.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iwort.de/userfiles/file/nawumabugezapigubas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/DOqCt-cVA4I/uplcv?utm_term=solubility+rules+worksheetPDF 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 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000c902.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xC902 18024 bytes
SHA-256: 82446021b4140e7a4016325e8027c19e2e2e15e8e5b1d86538dce0e0ff8b32eb
font_01_sfnt_off0000f7fb.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF7FB 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00011012.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11012 10548 bytes
SHA-256: d73d6f7d49e72f4b2aede4393d9e8888b857923f319d177307e6c040d236bdde