Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f4dcf1fbfa7bbc35…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.2 KB Created: 2021-07-09 06:54:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3)
MD5: 01dac602034bc6866bc8cc01f185db3c SHA-1: f1b6734cdfc2d001e3cfc1d8e5d9150366254c41 SHA-256: f4dcf1fbfa7bbc351716f6c9dc9bbf5176fa1b7259d3ebba484eec33ae76c767
156 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

The PDF contains a large number of links, many pointing to compromised WordPress upload directories, suggesting it functions as a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The file's structure and numerous external links are consistent with a spearphishing attachment used to redirect victims to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9964

Heuristics 6

  • 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 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://newat.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/d716ecc2258a0124bcf3b6e016a3a9a5/25414190822.pdf
    • https://yourtuscanyguide.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/p16c3tt5akpqrhbgsm5q3pjga7/jumevezokobelosexo.pdf
    • http://miamiwars.pl/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/4e6241c33a9648d305d3e61a239f571e/dukisazivumazalixegademo.pdf
    • http://dgjst.com/upfile/file/41986697403.pdf
    • http://www.asslar.de/downloads/8323948213.pdf
    • http://hzjksj.com/images/upload/File/22345401850.pdf
    • https://www.numberoneporthill.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607933df6a7e1---winadafezuges.pdf
    • http://timatey.kz/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bejijnqr3oet5sdtvph6ahjg11/pumefumutej.pdf
    • http://kaufdeinauto.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160d3780ed6850---folagurikuxufagogad.pdf
    • http://hidra.it/ckfinder/userfiles/files/38385450871.pdf
    • https://willmarlakesarea2040.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/78448939374.pdf
    • https://sentinels.ro/userfiles/file/mowunixeferurigesuf.pdf
    • http://plusbateria.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160e65882e3626---subunun.pdf
    • http://raunlarose.us/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16093a60c4c259---vewinupi.pdf
    • http://lalitas-thaimassage-spa.de/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609a555c95754---1084572065.pdf
    • https://gearforfree.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8coq6nuoejhcrh4t9mgeitg9r7/42479129198.pdf
    • https://intelean.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160782ce2a1372---zikemevowafupisosi.pdf
    • http://serendipityorlando.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607310a0d6463---18685119152.pdf
    • https://marksiegeldds.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/25d01f4d15304a923dfb84dd9f73ce8b/lumawabevi.pdf
    • https://erinmillssmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1n3csifnh9kmc4fj02813gi554/poxofozunaxowu.pdf
    • https://djhelaly.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c6f20abbf2c400c1714e7a9cd3d50b5b/zejedinoligirotasas.pdf
    • https://kakvkusno26.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/e91a466d90003e5abdb2609244bd78d9/gisajajutabo.pdf
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/S30rS-6n6vg/uplcv?utm_term=hang+out+with+friends+online
    • 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_off0000ef4d.bin
9523da44fdaab178b8c9b4e855f027ea81ae82473ae1e30194797f3956352d3a
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEF4D 10812 bytes
font_01_sfnt_off000107f8.bin
9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x107F8 16792 bytes
font_02_sfnt_off0001200a.bin
5f048201e8049a70e1b510fa8360348f40ddf4d5fb3492de92aca1237b96e45e
pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1200A 16884 bytes