Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e4f7076a722d079b…

MALICIOUS

PDF

93.8 KB Created: 2021-09-04 23:55:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-26
MD5: fb89e92761ce4d88eb0274a37a2b6db1 SHA-1: a6dc1eaaaabc716885272a3acc0a61ff0b0c2388 SHA-256: e4f7076a722d079b0d945263fc43666fa2aa7a167ce9e8abee67411d640b2b7c
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links, many pointing to compromised WordPress sites and disposable domains, designed to trick users into downloading further malicious content. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely related to phishing or malware distribution. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with a phishing lure aiming to deliver a second-stage payload.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9897

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 https://pacantioquia.org/aym_image/files/fozus.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://lichnyiybrand.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a651f2f8e5---fasikavubifujikasedubaro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://anatolianlgs.com/userfiles/file/52558971180.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stopasbestos.ca/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c91322a97f---27845499304.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://shtaket46.ru/page_edit/_samples/userfiles/files/fipagiwukapute.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nirmalujjwal.com/public/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59008897611.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.parkgest.ch/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606cdd5853f39---88176028661.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://impactpluslearning.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/35376474914.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://iphysiology.ru/upload/tefawuzoda.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hondamienbac.vn/userfiles/file/12226993553.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cargo3030.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16110dd1272159---92306844909.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.acptechnologies.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606fa55b1a6bd---foginagugagasezem.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://onhimalayas.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/24242292520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dakmet.pl/upload/gugetafigebiwalid.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://sro52.ru/uploads/files/xutubifizozefewufofi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dukra.sk/editor_uploads/files/sirisa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mirai-kankyo.com/userfiles/files/zemanatifavefaw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.farparts.cl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160eca963bc889---wupegizidezo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://glina-master.ru/admin/ckfinder/userfiles/files/suwozikudek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kocay.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160924c775a5a1---pesiwijo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kleinschaden.expert/userfiles/file/90195381684.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.agencesramos.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/441518974.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mijneigenlift.nl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609b87bd0f82c---soxujezogu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://foto-preiss.at/upload_files/files/wusumugeladade.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://micronforgacsolo.hu/UserFiles/file/nopagawu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ceadersvalet.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16096c38e948bf---51161315617.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081e3250200b---58275930543.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/3vuEKuznOb8/uplcv?utm_term=learn+french+by+podcast+pdf+guide+downloadPDF 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_off00010638.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10638 18524 bytes
SHA-256: 7d01f6659187059d64415f39777c5730955eb6d89208e9a6e9d00b137f081bfe
font_01_sfnt_off00013669.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13669 11296 bytes
SHA-256: ebc90a534c6c32bf232d47424d6a06d308d5464eacb1e6175db57a3a907fb68f
font_02_sfnt_off00015089.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x15089 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1