Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e4f3ed3662c4fad0…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.5 KB Created: 2021-09-11 14:34:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-27
MD5: 356be7fb854bc70d1e1d80d20749a598 SHA-1: a5c490f3091255d3d1f0582131c448bfe2eca8a3 SHA-256: e4f3ed3662c4fad05a18efb837ed7d5575d7ba470fd059cf62daab58e9a1f159
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links pointing to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded links are designed to trick users into downloading further malicious content, likely another PDF.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9949

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://studiolauramoschini.it/userfiles/files/7957643180.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.etoiles-recrutement.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16135fcbfeb6ec---33865764292.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2016.letnifestiwal.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/kosanedurajupababoz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jogamiskolc.hu/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gidufidu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goldendoodlesofthesierranevadas.com/userfiles/file/1877342890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://qualitycountscleaning.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/7b685476742977bc6fcc259061988e91/zijizokilux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fantasypartyentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1612f8af13ead7---nozobubo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://abcbyspu.net/ckfinder/images_store/files/25682190940.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pustelnik-budownictwo.pl/ckfinder/userfiles/files/61162559348.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://congchungnguyenlieu.vnpec.xyz/uploads/files/nifadepabaziwaruvime.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://retco.ge/ckfinder/userfiles/files/1453079747.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sterlingsez.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/50014189599.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sevenseahotel.com/uploads/images/files/15489260318.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hoaiduc.edu.vn/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gepojumusurevazegikodano.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dayou.tw/uploadpic/files/202109030518278537.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://terredellamagnagrecia.com/userfiles/files/pukinug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://globalcircle.club/userfiles/file/dobalirofinozi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://g4m3s-4p1-12s1.com/contents/files/34134843253.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ecolservizinettuno.com/userfiles/files/12177256864.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.padanguparduotuve.lt/ckfinder/userfiles/files/bunowunos.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://cfi-registration.amyhalter.com/buzzboxgift/img/userfiles/files/sedem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://noithatdangcap.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/nujelupawatunigukuwarezuk.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rajatotogroup3.com/contents/files/57685080410.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://filipdegreef.be/uploads/files/63637827350.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://encino.kopanramen.com/uploads/files/sufepoxotin.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/1KS0DP0cxss/uplcv?utm_term=planificacion+y+control+de+la+produccion+chapman+pdfPDF 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_off0000d40c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD40C 19036 bytes
SHA-256: 22919d52baa15da37a66b09d3065a00acf409bd5183ef7ea0a65e742a4319598
font_01_sfnt_off00010514.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10514 10932 bytes
SHA-256: 2bce781725987bcd9ec259d040c1923952d9715562280eb5038ab83d66fc130c
font_02_sfnt_off00011e3c.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11E3C 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1