Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 e8197f42ae5c9503…

MALICIOUS

PDF

87.9 KB Created: 2021-06-28 04:41:39 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-15
MD5: f8283484f656f1c24d25f87b7b251646 SHA-1: 1b892b12eb0eebcbfbe60e357f199c67e2cdf262 SHA-256: e8197f42ae5c9503b63e2b32e1680a52f6c79446ae1e9757a70f3eca5b971af3
212 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links to external resources, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites hosting further malicious PDFs. The presence of 'invoice' and 'urgency' lures, combined with the ML classifier and ClamAV detection, strongly indicates a phishing attempt designed to trick users into downloading and opening malicious content. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the attack.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9947

Heuristics 9

  • 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.
  • Urgency / deadline lure low SE_URGENCY_LURE
    Document contains urgency or deadline language ('account will be terminated', 'action required within 24 hours', etc.) — useful context, but low-signal without other findings
  • Fake invoice / payment lure low SE_INVOICE_LURE
    Document contains invoice or payment language paired with an action verb — useful context when combined with link, macro, or attachment indicators
  • 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://jdrum-music.com/uploads/ckfiles/files/gofewejowipimi.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://beaufortbond.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3d7cb265ea185986c12330da5057020a/28777493291.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kingspec.su/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4lvq948ih89asobs3m4i1ckalm/20774750307.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://islandsvefir.is/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bd4sfmad6ilpd9qkgdh7ieqcdp/tovolekuzanuzinob.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://informerfitness.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/2a3399ac21bdfdc77aaf23cd24ab4417/moluvitipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://osakadentalcare.com/contents//files/15964957984.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://alarrabnews.com/images/content/content/file/vubesedejulubugikir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://strap.sk/uploads/files/juridupeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://pvsystreports.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/p2j13s7ts6lofuugt085gn6fs6/votemuwapenamakajagas.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.rockandroll.blog.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1miec6budlm49u85h2v5a3c8li/xapazuputijelifikurukegi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://baaningdoi.com/file_media/file_image/file/2938820414.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dazzlingdecor.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5c3dc8992b---25020568018.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://safetypath.net/cms_images/95458628993.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://deconkhoemanh.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f5r4ekcfd60ntu45bfcdc21an9/57646515155.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://csim.jp/ckeditor/uploads/files/tepofulibawere.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sg-design.top/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bdf2a8fc6bcef1f09aecc4eff1967164/41420148031.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/cv9juovv668f18qag9csah89i2/masovaworuboxajitugevaz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.breastcancerfoundation.in/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0c7518fb98014ded7f36280b8f9c24f1/1550869692.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gradur.ba/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c45d74d87a8---39695236223.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.pointcookelectrician.com.au/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607a9a31e49fa---momofejujogeba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://carthink.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c7158514cd7---taferizixezazowadekon.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://addsfly.com/userfiles/file/wusupet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rhythmcprandfirstaid.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1ec0b7f3cd3cd02f3bdb313ff34fd179/51399281890.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=bsc+2nd+year+botanyPDF link annotation
    • http://kioskcondoweb.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a1be6a1ea37---22708996613.pdfIn PDF document text
    • 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_off0000f690.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xF690 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off00010ea2.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10EA2 16560 bytes
SHA-256: 0833a219879abbdf5a118d6c2b16dcd1840d640a88793f1ba30a78aedc307666
font_02_sfnt_off000139b7.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x139B7 10652 bytes
SHA-256: 1224684f0887d380d6b4c57ef42be6e403d9ff5e5bd3793b1c746444f148eda1