Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 f6f77f1652750903…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.3 KB Created: 2021-07-25 17:47:33 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-12
MD5: 97d422291b9e0bc3fa1d66a4ece7f7a2 SHA-1: bc614db3fd9626e96320277cd7f743a9d92becd2 SHA-256: f6f77f1652750903b49ead2830bb6b1a3d7f63a645be92aab341738641f8309f
196 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains numerous links pointing to external PDFs hosted on compromised websites, indicating a phishing or malware distribution attempt. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly suggest malicious intent. While no scripts were directly extracted, the PDF structure and URL patterns are consistent with techniques used to deliver second-stage payloads.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

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 http://toastwarenhuis.nl/app/webroot/files/userfiles/files/59893938423.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://www.sunargrup.com.tr/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ksthguraenrkdtlhu172ntq3r6/minolaxobojixozap.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://weblative.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/orthfs34saalg1mbirluko5k52/56397748295.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://monacollection.ua/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bf62a6d91851ce0948cc11a6de674eb6/4051776596.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://lucidareemantenerepavimentifaidate.it/userfiles/files/13974747945.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skuplaptop.pl/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16074088a9b2ae---bumavota.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.enviedecrire.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1609f61630941e---51247232287.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://saftanton.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160725bbf02a23---ferigogigadaginiw.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://esvigo.com/upload/files/12285227563.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gpmpoolandspa.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16589792019.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://bindazzled.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bbd122ca6bad158c8187fc8fa71a4d48/24796971378.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.goldenplanet.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608b9b21ec305---74259564602.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://angeladaniel.eu/uploads/files/bagesopanasumexuz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://flygarfield.net/userfiles/file/72322100096.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://webmodels.studio/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607023c28802a---49481077726.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://trustarshida.co/cache/fck_files/file/21255780092.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://accessiblevehicleservices.com/userfiles/file/26663501871.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://conhantaoankhanh.com/webroot/img/files/sosofigejebimupakikex.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://jacksonreunion.org/clients/71346/File/fagukumetoziromuvof.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://kiuanai.com/userfiles/file/guzekofosudakururi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://reiki-roots.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160ab195a72ca7---roxixekezus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.idenet.net/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bb7c71037c1---baxokovelaremananowiwub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.empresasdelimpeza.info/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160947d09cb09e---musadisowo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/skout/mBVl/~3/YTWXjIUwRh0/uplcv?utm_term=direct+express+emergency+cash+2020PDF 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_off0000ee55.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xEE55 16560 bytes
SHA-256: 902346621cc3327d7899aaa7dbbbc93101b71d457e5d3bdfd0a62611c003641a
font_01_sfnt_off0001193d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1193D 11112 bytes
SHA-256: eae3bffd3693a7dd0f0d3c7ba1b9faa29f7a2e72034550185f6ff2b199527161
font_02_sfnt_off00013321.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x13321 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1