Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e19a0d560aab35ce…

MALICIOUS

PDF

94.8 KB Created: 2021-06-25 16:48:16 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: a6b338e1f3583baab2917d1c4383450f SHA-1: a2baf8746576afc5e6f07977e0eee485025b442d SHA-256: e19a0d560aab35ce5c8d291cb0e5ed8812810502e031e3c50df9d811bee4f97f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file was flagged by multiple heuristics as containing a link farm pointing to compromised WordPress uploads, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection further confirm its malicious nature. The embedded URLs likely serve as lures to download a second-stage payload, which is a common tactic for phishing campaigns.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9991

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://asu.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/raec08fnu4hhl010sh5r39h4mm/gizutopijaxibukis.pdf
    • http://claudiodauelsberg.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c10c8cf2f40---lawokekeguluvesuxuxevazi.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/v93m7alq04d3e6rpgkg4ii1a02/95938019010.pdf
    • http://auxerretv.com/content/public/file/folusaroso.pdf
    • http://icwest78.com/clients/67591/File/17423241527.pdf
    • http://shipsupply.ru/userfiles/files/91320893655.pdf
    • http://accronline.com/userfiles/file/84475579469.pdf
    • http://0-50.ru/userfiles/file/84232931159.pdf
    • https://drahmetbostanci.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608645f90941e---4331549326.pdf
    • https://www.advids.io/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c5647870594---91087791280.pdf
    • https://www.qlsny.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a85c07e685f73a2d016ed30b930e6687/38654561587.pdf
    • https://www.areatransfers.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160759e2121822---22856937052.pdf
    • http://amdind.com/userfiles/file/58479627024.pdf
    • https://stefandes.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ae44d0be5b9---vabitapideragezovidema.pdf
    • https://haltia.mx/sii/ckfinder/userfiles/files/95528127914.pdf
    • http://pferdefreunde-brueckenhof.de/sites/default/files/userfiles/file/vafekafava.pdf
    • https://gdr.co.il/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6ce71c5742c1e1655e1a9491633305af/lategevebud.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/BvfzZFkJO3s/uplcv?utm_term=free+gay+text+line
    • 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_off00010e20.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10E20 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off00012632.bin
2b9515c0d0bb55cd6807bf1cf67fec261a965682fd9e27c0e5534e2a661f0862
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12632 18156 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00015652.bin
fd361f1c82b95fb5194e0360922d65e74b78d39f67968a81f36aac21aa35d77b
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15652 10188 bytes