Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f50e74c113412a25…

MALICIOUS

PDF

83.9 KB Created: 2021-07-25 18:34:15 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-09-14
MD5: ddd7ae2a1e5232e11d5c6086acda550d SHA-1: fc7cd0bf9ca9dc2076304d41c0fcee12abbc2010 SHA-256: f50e74c113412a254e9a34dc033041f76a0ccec14c0beb94fdc1e1a09485dc5c
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains numerous links to external websites, many of which are hosted on compromised WordPress installations or appear to be part of a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The presence of embedded URLs and the nature of the heuristics suggest the PDF is designed to redirect users to malicious content.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9990

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 http://zetrade.cz/userfiles/file/vixabubimikago.pdf In PDF document text
    • https://uclerbaklava.com/resources/file/99485193381.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunarnuricomuisvealisverismerkezi.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/gd3q47goujf8jmof8la6la0ns6/46578662122.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pinotcar.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/8a5f7b69b60ad02331bca35121271da5/6251285234.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://teenmag.cz/userfiles/file/82613976710.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://rittenhousesmiles.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ae56c569cdfc3ba456147caa8a5f1ef7/53387360520.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://scheiden-maassluis.nl/uploads//file/jejutekomiwanoru.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://edarky.net/data/file/51763300751.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stin-verdon.fr/assets/Image//files/1232573723.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dienlanhhonganh.com/images/pic/file/26838036744.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://fizjolech.pl/userfiles/file/nunepujema.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://emergent-partners.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609ea70daa1bc---buzuwagimatofaxokezawagex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://readxyz.org/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b0a2aa7482d89bc08a7e93f2cb5d52e6/tatixebotazitolajug.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.stockholmswingallstars.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16075fd59a40bd---wizabelidivosasasamoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.sunaryem.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b19etdtqpuge5s9pfvvj0a51m3/43870847474.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://dispomydeal.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/6594a4ea2fde722b4e4102c0a35566f7/44242732829.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.westcountrystoves.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/1e11ceffabda168ab4ce164562af199a/10065253869.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enviedecrire.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c744680454a---dimodorovax.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bonpetsupply.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160792e82e4804---25422113382.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://futurepoolandspa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/dujazonazasunejodiborol.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.oknookna.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a78bc05b301---44047841317.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://akinmedical.com/uploads/file/4378157559.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://filtrydokoparek.pl/img/all/58728479069.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://alsumiri.net/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/f2e7d3fc6f211d7c8be54c5868c6f5d2/dawoxevipesogep.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/fzgW7-mxBc0/uplcv?utm_term=vienna+u+bahn+map+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_off0000e5e6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE5E6 10440 bytes
SHA-256: 6bbabaf1c57fb812b86391fdddbe2e0506e9deafcdbe8c3429ddd585d682a01c
font_01_sfnt_off0000fd0e.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFD0E 16940 bytes
SHA-256: c6362a485f428b2266ad690d9adda7b1fc42780e811c8e3466b79896a5ca177b
font_02_sfnt_off00012944.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x12944 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1