Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f404668406ada285…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.3 KB Created: 2021-09-02 20:47:01 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-11-21
MD5: 3af145ff29cbf21c5e52b2c30f4e19c8 SHA-1: d283fb121d5bed2aad92d476c954b93649b605ee SHA-256: f404668406ada2858257a70d89fc0b13e7820f6a290af4cc661e6071ca0abce5
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1059.007 JavaScript

This PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many hosted on compromised WordPress installations or disposable domains, indicating a link farm designed to redirect users. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. No scripts were extracted, but the extensive use of external links points to a watering hole or phishing attack vector.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

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://pistant.ru/uplcv?utm_term=otium+wireless+headphones+manual PDF link annotation
    • http://taiwanglassgroup.cn/userfiles/file/20118436910.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://milcontabil.com.br/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/g8ujfa7vsag59khcg1vjmd5ks7/5079253193.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://trucraftsmanship.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16073e643968db---jomufuduxigubesiveximesa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rayer.cn/d/files/sudolerubafejanolemupo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://jpjplumbingandheating.com/FCKeditor/file/35478133922.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://neodev.space/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610881b24cf9b---bulujunonafekelaso.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://shining4u.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ab6b78c2fda9b70e095762f04580cf32/1333124185.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://realimpacto.com.br/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608872d76b521---votipolaxaxizara.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://godparents4tz.org/home/god/public_html/ckfinder/userfiles/files/40902909935.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ambulatorioveterinariosantanna.eu/userfiles/files/2760330567.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ewms.vn/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/78ugrqkab45v13710v4776cmgv/mafeved.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.hotel-palladium.gr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/81fpvppb5bag6l2m05rtkk8pkv/mibabulaj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kimsanghun.com/upload/userfiles/file/2021810154571817.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://summitremodelinginc.com/userfiles/files/60438705607.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://musorcentrum.hu/files/article/file/kejipaxovimuvurusuveponuw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://provisionsinternational.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b1b64631de3---83253369254.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://championsforchildren.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/99eb3ac7c1170e81f0cb3f090c4b3a1d/66139085806.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://montpellier-businessplan.com/mbp/upload/images/images/upload/ckfinder/99410349093.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://ambientltg.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/fcfc7803070f371e66d2338e36f2169a/6292737743.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.driftime.ee/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606c9ad8bb978---potaruvurefofobufev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://allegroescrow.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160731b5ecda98---1027811902.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://tiramisu-o.com/yamituki-n/uploads/files/21484045115.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_off0000e6db.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE6DB 10868 bytes
SHA-256: 7042a4643e19005bcccd549d3dce12c7539eb979934ecebc61baa3cde1761cf5
font_01_sfnt_off0000ffd9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFFD9 18664 bytes
SHA-256: 60ea0410d5fd77b0edb48fe760fa39caeeaa83d89ec107d7a032802944a07e1e
font_02_sfnt_off00013002.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13002 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1