Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f46be54a9eacaffe…

MALICIOUS

PDF

81.8 KB Created: 2021-09-07 05:17:26 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: f66ee3acb6acceb03aacf09dc8bb4334 SHA-1: 520ce0b66ce8e9f5fd92ce9d7e9fadeb6f2eebb8 SHA-256: f46be54a9eacaffe031817b294d3b56856e270e3ec6c5d8ed8ae559aa70d35c6
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple heuristic firings indicating malicious intent, including links to algorithmically generated URLs and compromised CMS upload storage. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest maliciousness. While no scripts were explicitly extracted, the PDF structure and embedded URLs point towards a phishing or malware distribution scheme, likely initiated via spearphishing.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9955

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://medvor.ru/uplcv?utm_term=yoga+asanas+names+with+pictures+and+benefits+in+telugu+pdf PDF link annotation
    • http://grandinspirations.com/clients/75274/File/27922211638.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://villadorottya.hu/uploads/frontend/files/likeruguforerefamewuxo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://q-web.ro/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/dpagi0hc9km56jrqn50hea0hg1/sirazodez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://christianboudreau.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a37ac916e85---gukabogodakutodo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paletydozahrady.cz/ckfinder/userfiles/files/winisifipikax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xn--80aaaglcftt5alesfkk7f.xn--p1ai/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c84523e06fac66a884d6085abb07c4da/jigokakuganidezov.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.psstrecno.sk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16072ff2606fcc---mutamuwatadofulonipepigog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jockmurray.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076f6541a59d---vokapupavamopo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://dirabrealtors.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16076693275958---2710243900.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://livewireeventz.com/userfiles/file/dewoxifarebuwu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aczelzalog.hu/tmp/zofetinilasuvut.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.dolphinrfid.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ea0eb064f5---14870036081.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://clinicaveterinariacittadivignola.com/userfiles/files/dodewunesikixazabur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://a2designbg.com/userfiles/file/suguzorefisodobozunuwo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://yuha.be/_files/file/34133543766.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/lu60kg64qtnemp3c6q3cd294r3/xiropidekalegizaxojifa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://vinamex.info/uploads/news_file/95263541872.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://josephlillianmorrisfamily.com/clients/59960/File/tupisitik.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://luxmeterthai.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dugur.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.franklinwebdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609bb1f9013d2---90480647702.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://picassogift.com/Uploadfiles/files/matotet.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://piataafacerilor.ro/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/kakokobimewobisezux.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://benchmarktransitions.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a88abfa8254---74204583247.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://slotpt2.com/contents/files/vukejifegiwisalabixukalu.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_off0000da6f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xDA6F 17328 bytes
SHA-256: 4c5e10257929c1c3d23bf24fd3fc409b3e2aa3c0d9e9ea6bf7305ae1373606be
font_01_sfnt_off00010725.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x10725 11376 bytes
SHA-256: fffc27c4068fc450958d4ed5f3dedf6b22f3fb1040ae417ccfdddbd9bf630a7e
font_02_sfnt_off00012161.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12161 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1