Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f2deca0728a0e01c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.7 KB Created: 2021-08-08 00:10:23 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-07
MD5: d709d04836b9e3facef27643d9732abc SHA-1: 833a961b7972dc01c530000668eefb06b1365419 SHA-256: f2deca0728a0e01c294fd21fda9ae9cb27c1cb58a08c7794ab7782bec09c18bc
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links to external resources, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites and disposable hosting. The ClamAV detection and ML classifier strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK and PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM heuristics further supports the conclusion that this document is part of a malicious campaign.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9956

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://aksukartela.com/images_upload/files/64122090538.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://www.spreefahrten-berlin.de/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bdjqg4g8n2680d809s5fsqv4qd/kiwodix.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drvision.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16070a1059fbea---zotesexanovuduguwanijido.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.gaviprintpack.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a5485161201---wapuxebobumofuje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://asu.com.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/geiutuphdg3r3itgbgo4jt5ets/86538349723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://finatwork.com/userfiles/file/vemezewevexakewakawi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goksirlambinowice.pl/img/upload/files/54379518604.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gat-asset.com/CKEdit/upload/files/jodefezanilib.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://elenasteele.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c065cd1b8f---pazoxa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://kachhiproperties.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0910s4mo32fhaf9ddq2g1ten80/guxoloxoraderitomad.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://fxmeat.com/upload/file/9b501eff433585cc4d556ef8c0db85bb.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.kliningstroy.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606d2f6757a85---48924110810.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://daoltrading.com/userData/board/file/kajujinegowebagazeboro.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.nandomoraes.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/161053720945b4---32166982067.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://tongdaidoanhnghiep.com/app/webroot/upload/files/43034874538.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.suffaheducation.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081c21569d9b---30202750017.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://doublehappyvstheinfinitesadness.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607c211d80d6f---zebidana.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hellnocancershow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c77d5f3ee69---monog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://goref.ru/files/file/33639334431.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://saigondome.com/uploads/userfiles/file/mobemi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://useoneconvo.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6bc0776f2303a9a7c9deb900d0302e5e/sagojibilobofopawitesatef.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://growmytruck.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/0fcafaae8d53cf18d997b7c3b992411c/92698087730.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orarestauratorisaf.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b46f74dc307---gikexodefuxiba.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/GLLx1DTH0VQ/uplcv?utm_term=vocabulary+for+ielts+reading+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_off0000ea99.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEA99 11120 bytes
SHA-256: 5521b3a193e07597d978d755f6c556268eca0d355473bc5297b380f5cf16fc90
font_01_sfnt_off00010445.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10445 17340 bytes
SHA-256: 6df5fa753ef3124fa98af2c7df2437d519edf530549cb55ed12e34982072e73b
font_02_sfnt_off00013153.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13153 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1