Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f25ffbd8172436f7…

MALICIOUS

PDF

103.0 KB Created: 2021-07-15 14:55:27 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 1a65257699ae6b88f8d3a1f542f395d9 SHA-1: 6865e21c03f239ec0bf9db405e8c6aeed0a7b9db SHA-256: f25ffbd8172436f77ccc2b5f4c42807dbb70e6d7897fae561e4bbdbca8b4c213
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is a PDF file that contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded URLs suggests an attempt to redirect the user to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9926

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 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://luxmarketing.agency/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/oq5grs922j46494f5fph3l2qqq/jokifeg.pdf
    • http://budka39.ru/files/13108645481.pdf
    • http://www.danvillern.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f9d6e4ca46f7cde570c7dc5274036886/60263582793.pdf
    • https://groupburuemas1.com/contents//files/xedavalikenutogawagaf.pdf
    • http://sinara.org.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16079bbc05726c---18482331727.pdf
    • https://www.coconutlodge.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f15465bc5f---79258061713.pdf
    • https://www.hintonassociates.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/a1b97a334ea181816796f99cdbc1b506/28280396848.pdf
    • https://alihuata.com/userfiles/file/6604636355.pdf
    • http://amfmeg.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160773926d339c---98447757686.pdf
    • https://borderpak.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/3b9a01404807cc8ea86357b9e03b5d61/20007399311.pdf
    • http://fincasotilloviejo.es/files/sotillo/_repo/file/fufigu.pdf
    • http://drapikowski.pl/uploaded/fck_files/file/gebomabijukeva.pdf
    • http://www.mkkdigital.pt/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607637dd15813---zonesorodexatupev.pdf
    • http://geometrarontani.it/userfiles/files/refogowezuliful.pdf
    • http://denprokhorov.ru/images/file/85914423042.pdf
    • https://www.hadlowsecurityshutters.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6b312034c7618376de0fa874e5358b7f/gelufotenanenubovoj.pdf
    • http://www.gabrielamaciel.net/images/content/file/nuwofuperomagifutoxof.pdf
    • https://stef-nancy.fr/upload/document/lelama.pdf
    • http://bluekeydigital.com/images/pic/file/10712431834.pdf
    • https://rffsev.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bb5617baf4459cfd3e30421d4d56fdec/24875344527.pdf
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/okk77stl9p3q4mnvan5r1623t1/zunabesefumiwimen.pdf
    • http://photographybynami.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16086dd68e3996---91756239568.pdf
    • http://toptoptraining.ru/img/upload/file/podibamu.pdf
    • http://profisystem.ro/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16099ae91007e9---numinubuketunuvobeg.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/BkSY9tpko7c/uplcv?utm_term=how+to+find+the+average+rate+of+change+of+a+graph
    • 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_off000127f9.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x127F9 16792 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off0001400b.bin
39801c1dc72834ed36da89bbaea87678b4b245c1db4511377d75913fb2a9592c
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1400B 19428 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off000173c1.bin
a7fae2d8467e39e77a7f31207509c36ef0f259098e67807dc610f096a554b787
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x173C1 10828 bytes