Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e5e50f54c7715191…

MALICIOUS

PDF

88.6 KB Created: 2021-06-29 12:57:36 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: cd926481def7cbb4101d71b54d4b048e SHA-1: 84cb3584984bb98bba84c4b5c44785cc0b5a080c SHA-256: e5e50f54c771519101e0fe2b5a5359a142a841e0be8f4895f5582c4955cca729
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to compromised WordPress sites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. Although no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and linked URLs are indicative of a malicious campaign, likely using embedded JavaScript to facilitate redirection.

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://training-solutions.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a595587731---31070449310.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://iwish-cosmetics.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608ef39a554a2---34821965675.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://soba05.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b9f9d0f7d664e313d714d5b98fbed393/metapinizefinexixiximodom.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://atut-biuro.com/uploaded/file/nufimajimimuxogawoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.hollyskauaicondo.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160790f17ca5d5---99385749024.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neurooperations.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/nulumakufuboki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://topopentertainment.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c244b9ecbbc---35979256994.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://agcslohian.com/userfiles/file/59054404623.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sketchup360.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4dkedn37o4ta0tmebt3kvdqi1t/logegepupologawefabonuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://liveisagenix.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/suzedimamefiboba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://zlatartopalovic.rs//files/xuwagowigego.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://heyumpnd.com/userfiles/file///35562000091.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.appsolutely.sg/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609caa48dfe7b---20967496068.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.vitrierbxl.be/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160845c3fa4db5---89268436290.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://olgapopovaphoto.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/852fe6c4b404d6af2b89a317440bbb0d/54034850415.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pristineleather.com/userfiles/file/91398546484.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://danfilenemd.com/clients/67744/File/mesupivegaki.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hsegroup.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/uflhn4t77puv6qn8t9kt51emi4/1981618233.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://feach.ie/images/uploads/file/veribusuvafebijofukuwasi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tongdaidoanhnghiep.com/app/webroot/upload/files/pojiposexajubigit.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8da35e005c---jigakorigunetikadimave.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://boldvision.tv/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608c9d0057ab1---26511334149.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://penal-garazh.ru/files/bumusefuvupigaza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=medication+administration+record+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_off0000f785.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF785 10728 bytes
SHA-256: 4a8495230cd74a4c1da5d0e2ddc1208417babcddfd62fabf6958dd7cc63d530b
font_01_sfnt_off00011020.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11020 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_02_sfnt_off00012832.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12832 17140 bytes
SHA-256: b095c821249dbf56232ca524fd17ca28e63188fc987c9c449b31c4193779c11e