Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e7cdc8ff4ff563e4…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.4 KB Created: 2021-06-27 19:30:00 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: e6051482faea86fbf8b6206dee149309 SHA-1: 4826d1da334675afb06fb8390a911338898b1be0 SHA-256: e7cdc8ff4ff563e434846487684cd1c9a94d4fa78bbf1238c3b2857d8d02aa30
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1204.002 Malicious Link

The PDF contains numerous links to compromised websites and a deceptive download button, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs point towards a malicious download lure, likely using embedded JavaScript to facilitate the download or redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9960

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • 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.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • 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://tablica-nieruchomosci.pl/uploades/fckeditorfile/banelak.pdf
    • http://conservationenergy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c693cccc77c---55852608951.pdf
    • http://www.pirac.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5cc30ff8776523c65d81e855b87bb4c6/pawetedu.pdf
    • https://jiptv.nl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/m48nj1sbqufv2lns9l3eekbhr9/ketipabukidiwipituzelezo.pdf
    • http://www.nanodrywash.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f1098114f9---14428660234.pdf
    • https://neoville.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/5cfe7fc82a77ceea89e8ee6940318fbc/48019612177.pdf
    • http://www.maderas-navarro.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/xirizugemubored.pdf
    • http://alnoorcity.com/userfiles/file/rerirokiribuxudokejisu.pdf
    • http://tavernadelsnoguers.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f6beb15943715f53c11d3acf8b17f8e5/6534424644.pdf
    • https://elitstroycraft.ru/source/file/lujudajamowamazekofukijub.pdf
    • https://best-turbos.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d0f953899871e9e5b4f052a4e9bb36a5/77914325473.pdf
    • https://3dreamstudios.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cb7e930cc97176af7c3807502f309ca0/14570455648.pdf
    • https://lashmakerpro.it/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/35ae9h0cbpjoj0kum0lbvkjk00/jamudilatukokojex.pdf
    • http://kazenergy.kz/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608fa64f74f2c---35317704529.pdf
    • https://pk-kuepfer.ch/ckfinder/userfiles/files/90049540461.pdf
    • https://readxyz.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25239438d9d0c6ae91e5804d6e33e796/wisaxodojoze.pdf
    • http://cetinelektrik.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160956202a5cc9---geletafewejavuxi.pdf
    • https://www.sevgiliyevideo.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16090b91cd423a---13702531249.pdf
    • http://highendschmiede.de/highendfiles/file/44218489186.pdf
    • https://kakvkusno26.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/86cc93fe2ed48b5b19b89fcf70652c16/44067476554.pdf
    • http://cosmic-kino.ru/sadm_files/39764206443.pdf
    • https://www.ferienhof-schneider.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608d4ed9d2c3b---janikebupusadowividesedig.pdf
    • http://graphicon.hu/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a93201c9189---dosedagonoguvifufo.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=chamberlain%27s+symptoms+and+signs+in+clinical+medicine+pdf+free+download
    • 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_off0000d99a.bin
a6c9def4c5148e73b0a274975651d6fe9786569524c97362d63e5b6f55aaa680
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xD99A 11472 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0000f439.bin
cb644229a6f593f0288573574ab8b09bd11260b8aab723652ad79a8bc4c44d45
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF439 16932 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off00011fa4.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x11FA4 16792 bytes